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{{Adoption Dallas Genealogical Society}} | {{Adoption Dallas Genealogical Society}} | ||
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[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/All_aTwitter_about_Wave All aTwitter about Wave: Ten Disruptive New Web Services]<br> | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/All_aTwitter_about_Wave All aTwitter about Wave: Ten Disruptive New Web Services]<br> | ||
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= Areas To Be Developed<br> = | = Areas To Be Developed<br> = | ||
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== Wiki's<br> == | == Wiki's<br> == | ||
A wiki is nothing more than a web page that can be modified by anybody who can view it. This page is a wiki: register with Family Search, click on the 'Edit' button and you can change this page! | |||
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Obviously there is a lot more that that to know... one place to start is this [http://www.dallasgenealogy.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=264&Itemid=204 Wiki Overview]<br> | |||
=== Popular Wiki's<br> === | === Popular Wiki's<br> === | ||
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== Blogs<br> == | == Blogs<br> == | ||
A Blog is just a specialized web page. The name 'Blog' is short for We'''B''' lo'''g'''. Characteristics include the following: | |||
*A Blog is usually focused on a specific topic | |||
*It consists of a series of posts that are usually brief | |||
*The most recent post is displayed first | |||
*Posts are organized by topics | |||
*Older posts are archived | |||
*Tags can be assigned to posts to facilitate searching | |||
*Readers may be allowed to post and/or comment on posts | |||
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For a more in-depth exlanation see this [http://www.dallasgenealogy.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=239&Itemid=161 Blog Overview] | |||
=== Popular Blogging Software === | === Popular Blogging Software === | ||
*[http://wordpress.org/ WordPress]<br> | *[http://www.blogger.com/home eBlogger] - Free, provided (and hosted) by Google | ||
*[http://wordpress.org/ WordPress] - Also free, although you must have your own server or a web hosting service to load it<br> | |||
For more information see [http://www.blogbasics.com/ BlogBasics]. They have more tutorials and discussions about hosting options. | |||
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=== Related pages on Family Search === | |||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Blog_Your_Way_to_Genealogical_Success Blog Your Way to Genealogical Success]<br> | |||
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== Facebook == | == Facebook == | ||