Crash Course

I'm getting a good deal of mail from ABA Journal readers who would like to learn more about starting a weblog and what on earth they might do with it. If you are such a person, here are some worthwhile resources:

• All About Blogs...: "A collection of articles on blogging, bloggers and all things blog-o-rific. Notice that the number of articles increases over time AND that blogging seems to inspire a number of manifestos."
  


• Breaking News in Microcontent from John Hiler.
  


• Corante on Blogging: in media res by Hylton Jolliffe.
  


• Derek Powazek's classic: What the Hell is a Weblog? And Why Won't They Leave Me Alone? The comments are wonderful too.
  


• The Art of Blogging, Part 1 and Part 2, from elearnspace.
  
• My favorite books on blogging to date are We Blog, The Weblog Handbook and Essential Blogging.
  


• Jerry Lawson's Blawging 101.
  


• How should a lawyer prepare for starting a blog?
  


• Dave Sifry's Technorati.
  


• Myelin's Blogging Ecosystem.
  
• Here's a blogging tool you might not have seen and/or might not come across in the above materials: b2. And keep an eye on Jonas, who's toying with the idea of adding a blog interface and host to Blawgistan.

[Update] Please add your additional suggestions to the comments!