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Careful editing can make such a difference to your writing, as there is so much more to think about than just spelling, grammar and sentence construction. Via janlgordon 
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"A collection of 18 useful videos produced for the Ed2.0Work EU project that introduce Skype, WizIQ, Voicethread, Voxopop, Blogger, Wordpress, Tumblr, Posterous, AudioBoo, Slideshare, Prezi, Google Drive, Wikispaces, PBWorks, Diigo, Delicious, Reddit and the EU project Web20ERC "
via Lisa Nielsen and Joel Josephson
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by Richard Byrne
"A Complete Guide to Using Blogger In School covers everything from blogging terminology to blogging activities to the nuts and bolts of using Blogger. You'll learn where to find media to use in blog posts, how to use media in blog posts, and get ideas for media-based blog posts. You'll also learn how to set-up your blog for multiple authors and how to manage comments."
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I hope you enjoyed part one of what I learned the first year.
The original post was packed with so much information that I had to break it down into two parts or otherwise risk being labeled as verbose as Nitty.
The following are the remainder of the tips I learned the first year of blogging.
Take action. Do a little bit everyday.
It is easy to get caught up in reading, learning and planning on the internet. Plan away but if you don’t take action then you will get nowhere. If you don’t know where to start, then break your blog down into baby steps.
Take a week to map out your niche, then the next to map out what you want to include in your site? The following to come up with a logo and tagline and so on. You may need less than a week for each task. Via Martin Gysler
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Beth Dichter's insight: Richard Byrne provides a comparision chart comparing five blogging platforms in eight key elements in this post. If you are considering starting a blog for yourself or your students this post will provide information that may help you in making the best decision. Via Beth Dichter
Alfredo Corell's curator insight,
January 11, 2014 2:15 PM
The chart compares eight key elements of five common blogging platforms. 
carldowse's curator insight,
January 25, 2014 5:23 AM
A useful guide for choosing the tool that fits your teaching context and learners' needs.
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by Richard Byrne
"Yesterday, after posting A Complete Guide to Using Blogger In School I received a couple of questions about why I am hosting it on Box.com instead of Google Drive or Scribd as I have done with some guides in the past.
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The New Year is a great time to either start a brand new blog or revamp your exiting website. One of the ways to improve your blog in 2012 is by using plugins that make it more social media optimized and SEO friendly.
Having the right plugins can give you an edge over other blogs and can also assist you in gaining the extra functionality you need for your WordPress-powered site, especially if social media is an important part of your marketing strategy. Let’s have a look at the top plugins that I recommend you utilize in 2012. There’s a few new plugins in the mix together with several plugins that I recommended in my Best 2011 WordPress Plugins for Social Media and SEO that you’ll want to reference if you haven’t done so.
Social Media WordPress Plugins for 2012
Read more: http://windmillnetworking.com/2012/01/10/best-wordpress-plugins-social-media-seo-2012/ Via Martin Gysler
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A really great blog post can bring a flood of visitors to your website when people who read your post share it with the world.
The best way to create a potentially viral blog post is to experiment with lots of different types of blog posts and to observe what has worked for other blogs.
Below I’m going to share 11 blog post ideas you can use to get more traffic. These ideas each came by examining popular posts from some of my favorite blogs. These posts became some of the most popular posts on some incredibly popular blogs. There’s no guarantee they’ll work the same for you, but try several of them and you might just make a breakthrough...
Caution: there is a very strong word or two in here. Reader discretion is advised. -JL Via Martin Gysler
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I selected this article from Curatti written by Alice Elliott because she explains the importance of carefully editing your blog posts.
Improve your writing with quality content.
How to Effectively Edit Your Articles
It's tempting to hit the publish button right away after writing a blog post. I agree that in order to make the best of it you need to carefully look your copy over first.
Elliott explains the process of how to edit your articles and improve your writing at the same time.
Here's what caught my attention:
Selected by Jan Gordon for Curatti covering Curation, Social Business and Beyond
Image: Courtesy of Alice Elliott.
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Read full article here: http://ow.ly/qtpb30aY16P
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