Who Let the Blogs Out?: A Hyperconnected Peek at the World of Weblogs

by Biz Stone

Blogs--or weblogs--are a huge phenomenon on the internet. From ultra-personal diary entries to specialized information on a wide variety of subjects (teen ranting to presidential campaigns), blogs are the new way to create a virtual community that can effect real-world change. It's not hard to set up a blog, but it can be difficult adjusting to life in the "Blogosphere."
One of the first blogging experts, who helped found the weblog community...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312330006
• ISBN13: 9780312330002
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

I highly recommend this book

Biz Stone's book is an excellent introduction to the blog. It's written in a conversational style and I like the humor. I've read a few others about the topic, so this isn't the first of this kind for me. He gives an account that is accessible to someone who has never started a blog, and he makes the world of blogging look interesting if not fascinating. Yes it does read like a printed blog and is very instructive about keeping blogs, development of blogging, and their social interactions and implications. I think that many prople would aspire to his high level of quality in execution of the electronic word transmuted into the printed page. I highly recommend this book for both the casual reader and someone who is already moderately skilled.

Kind of like a blog itself...

The book itself is cioppino mix of everything from code snippets to advice to reflective essays. It's a quick read, fun for someone like me who's immersed in blogdom and willing to gloss over the stuff I already know while picking out the nuggets that when implemented, will transform me into a Blogger Extraordinaire. It's eclectic and blog-like in its coverage of the weblog phenomenon. It might make a good non-technical intro to blogging. I especially enjoyed Stone's discussion of "The Strength of Weak Ties" and how blogs fit into the weak network scheme of disseminating information, fads, job opportunites, etc.

Like an adventure story

Biz has a lot of tallent ! Not only his writing is funny, interesting, usefull and profound, but it also holds attention I devored it like it was a detective story ! I recommend it to everyone : it is not technical but very usefull, and if you want more scripting, you buy (like I did) also his first book.

A Smart Overview of the Blogosphere

A nice refresher for those familiar with blogs--even better, it's an easy, readable intro for those mystified/confused by blogging and curious about its history.