Want to break into blogging but don’t know where to start? Dynamic duo Joelle Reeder and Katherine Scoleri of The Moxie GirlsTM show you how to start your first blog, polish your prose, get involved in blogging communities, make sense of RSS feeds, podcasts, photos and more — all with fun, humor and attitude! Inside you will find the need-to-know info to get your blog noticed: How to choose the right blogging platform or content management tool, select a web host, dress up your blog, manage blog content and keep your privates private! When you are ready for more, The Moxie Girls will treat you to insider dish on blog etiquette, analyzing blog traffic, blogging for business, creating podcasts and adding bling to your blog with plugins, add-ons and more. Throw in the refreshing cocktails, beauty tips and gossip with the Girls at the end of each chapter and you’ll be Blogging with Moxie in no time. So, what are you waiting for? The IT Girl’s Guide to Blogging With Moxie is packed with the content you need wrapped in casual, engaging dialog and a cheeky, bite-sized format. Bargain-blogging with tools such as WordPress®, TypePad®, and Vox Choosing a content management system like Expression Engine or Movable Type Managing blog content, using tags and moderating comments Selecting a professional designer and choosing from off-the-rack templates An introduction to podcasting and videocasting Finding, joining and managing blog communities Protecting your online identity Using a blog to better your business

Apply Excel daily and smooth out life's wrinkles Who knew a spreadsheet could do as much for you as your favorite moisturizer? Become a Microsoft Excel Diva with this sassy guide and discover what hip IT Girls already know: smart is beautiful. Impress the heck out of everyone at work with your stylish reports. Do a budget and see exactly what you can spend on shoes. Get better organized. Who has time for dull technical manuals? Learn all of Microsoft Excel's secrets in this girl-talk guide. Welcome to the party! Relax, refresh, and reward yourself at the end of each chapter with fun, stress-reducing chats, like why soy Chai lattes are better than regular lattes. Don't miss these gems! * Meet Microsoft(r) Excel(r) 2007, the Louis Vuitton of spreadsheets * Join the conversation with these basic Excel terms * Learn the fine art of Excel formulas and functions * Dress up Excel data with SmartArt, WordArt, and other chic accessories * Build a shopping spree budget from scratch * Show off by adding Excel data into Word and PowerPoint(r)

Introduces weblogs, including the history of the blog, how to create an informative and insightful blog, and the proper Internet etiquette for writing and maintaining a weblog.

"One of the true beauties and powers of blogs is that they can give voice to people who are not heard." —Frank Warren, PostSecret postsecret.blogspot.com "Don't write anything in a blog that you wouldn't say to someone face to face." —Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog www.tuaw.com "For me, the future of journalism is blogging." —Mary Jo Foley, All About Microsoft blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/ "I do my best thinking via my blogs." —Chris Anderson, The Long Tail www.thelongtail.com "When I look out at the blogosphere, I don't see lots of inconsequential blogs. I see lots of possibility." —Gina Trapani, Lifehacker www.lifehacker.com why do they blog? It's addictive. It consumes an incredible amount of time, energy, and effort. It is their passion. And these bloggers wouldn't have it any other way. Among more than 102,000,000 blogs, a few stand out as influential, ground-breaking, and singularly successful. These thirty bloggers have been featured in Wired magazine, Popular Science, and on CNN, NPR, MSNBC, and 20/20. In one-on-one conversations with Michael A. Banks, these innovative, creative thinkers have shared their tactics, their philosophies, what drives them, how they mine for subject matter, and their personal secrets for success. Come and learn from the masters.

Boom and Bust in the Blogosphere is a case study based book that looks atblog failure and blog success. If you want to blog, you want to read thisbook.

Updated for the most recent tools, techniques, and standards for creating cutting-edge Web sites for businesses or personal use, this book is one-stop shopping for HTML, JavaScript, CSS, tables, forms, Flash, and more Brand-new chapters cover Ajax, Adobe CS3 tools, RSS, and blogging tools Hands-on guidance and expert advice dive into such topics as creating and editing images and graphics, adding multimedia elements (e.g., Flash animations, audio, and video), creating stores for Yahoo! and Amazon.com, designing auction pages for eBay, and building blogs

The bestselling bible for social media is now completely revised and updated! The Social Media Bible, Second Edition (www.TSMB2.com) is the most comprehensive resource that transforms the way corporate, small business, and non-profit companies use social media to reach their desired audiences with power messages and efficiency. In this Second Edition, each of the three parts - Tactics, Tools, and Strategies - have been updated to reflect the most current social media trends. Covers all major new software applications, including features and benefits, in detail Lists more than 120 companies integral to the social media industry with updated data, products, services, and links Includes advanced topics like measuring social media return on investment (ROI) and how to develop and implement the Five Steps to Social Media Success strategy plan Includes dozens of social media ROI case studies Author is a widely acknowledged social media authority with numerous media appearances and speaking engagements The Social Media Bible, Second Edition gives you a fully up-to-date toolbox to revamp your marketing strategy and create new opportunities for growth.

A Step by Step Wordpress Tutorial for Beginners is written for people who want to create a blog with as little technical mumbo jumbo as possible. This book explains WHAT you need to do, WHY you need to do it, and exactly HOW to do it in a thorough, step by step tutorial written in simple English. In this easy to read book, youâll learn how to create a self-hosted blog, how to install Wordpress with just a few clicks of your mouse and how to change the themes and personalize your blog. It demystifies concepts like pinging, trackbacks, widgets and plugins, gravatars and wavatars, RSS and email subscriptions, and it also tells you how to get people to discover your blog, what to do about spam, and more.By using this simple tutorial to create a self-hosted blog with Wordpress, youâll be able to set up your blog in almost no time, with ease and accuracy, and your final result will be a professional looking blog that people will be able to find just minutes after you write your first post!

Now a Netflix Original Film directed by Amy Poehler! "Moxie is sweet, funny, and fierce. Read this and then join the fight."—Amy Poehler An unlikely teenager starts a feminist revolution at a small-town Texas high school in this novel from Jennifer Mathieu, author of The Truth About Alice. MOXIE GIRLS FIGHT BACK! Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with an administration at her high school that thinks the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes, hallway harassment, and gross comments from guys during class. But most of all, Viv Carter is fed up with always following the rules. Viv's mom was a tough-as-nails, punk rock Riot Grrrl in the '90s, and now Viv takes a page from her mother's past and creates a feminist zine that she distributes anonymously to her classmates. She's just blowing off steam, but other girls respond. As Viv forges friendships with other young women across the divides of cliques and popularity rankings, she realizes that what she has started is nothing short of a girl revolution. Moxie is a book about high school life that will make you wanna riot! Also by Jennifer Mathieu: The Truth About Alice: A powerful look at slut-shaming, told through the perspectives of four small-town teens, about how everyone has a motive to bring—and keep—a teen girl down. Devoted: A girl with a controlling, conservative family realizes that her life is her own—if only she can find the courage to fight for it. Afterward: A tragic kidnapping leads to an unlikely friendship in this novel about finding light in the midst of darkness. Praise for Moxie: “With a story that’s equal parts heart and instruction manual, Mathieu has captured the movement of a generation—warts and all—and shone a light forward for the next one.” —E. K. Johnston, #1 New York TimesBestselling author of Exit Pursued By a Bear “Vivian Carter and Moxie are strong and smart and so, so inspiring. She is my new hero and this is my new favorite book. I’m proud to be a Moxie girl.” —Jennifer Niven, New York Times–bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe “From its soul-deep girl friendships to its swoony love story to its smart, gutsy heroine, Moxie is a ferocious joy. I could feel my heart—and my courage—getting bigger every time I turned the page." —Katie Cotugno, New York Times–bestselling author of 99 Days and How to Love "Moxie is an anthem, a how-to guide, and that best friend who says, ‘You matter, too!’” —Sherri L. Smith, author of Pasadena and Flygirl “Like the addictive riff of a punk rock song, Moxie will pull you in, inspire you, and kick you back out into the world with a burning desire to change it. Read this. Now.” —Jenny Torres Sanchez, author of Because of the Sun "An invaluable revelation." —Booklist, starred review "This novel is full of wit, insight, and moxie. . . . Highly recommended for all teens, but especially those who would enjoy realistic coming-of-age fiction with female empowerment." —School Library Journal, starred review "Satisfying and moving." —Publishers Weekly

OMG: Don't write like you talk! We live in a culture saturated by improper English and grammar where continual text messages, incoherent posts on Twitter or Facebook, and poorly written e-mails pass as writing. Well, time to toss out those embarrassing grammar errors and change your "naughty" (a.k.a. lazy) writing ways. Smart girls who are ready to improve their writing will not only laugh their way through this funny, entertaining, and informative book, but also learn tips and tricks so they can stand out from the spelling- and grammar-error crowd and earn a promotion, earn the respect of their peers with beautifully written e-mails, impress the boss with well-written reports, and polish their writing skills. Don't Write Like You Talk helps writers of all skill levels understand basic principles to improve all writing, from e-mails to blogs—and from short stories to novels.