I usually access talkback from the front page of the website. Click on 'talkback' and then click on 'view new posts.'

How about this: since there are now a number of bloggers from the paper with blogs up now, instead of saying that the "topic starter" is Lancaster Online, could the webmaster put the name of the blogger in that "topic starter" block as well? It would be a nice way to know when one of your reporters or columnists has put up a new post on their blog.

As it is now, when a new blog topic goes up, there's really no way to know which of your bloggers is the author. And sometimes when one goes back and forth from story to 'view new posts' you get that dreaded 'flood control' screen. So if we knew who the writer was beforehand, it might save a click or two.

Thanks.

Hope i'm not thread jacking harv, your suggestions are good. but the was the only active topic on blogs.

what is the difference between blogs and the opinion section? it seems like gil smart, jeff hawkes, et al were just plucked from the opinion threads and plopped down in the new blog thread. this changes seems like what i call a "happy to glad" change.

PF from what I've seen so far, the reporter blogs are free-standing and not connected to printed articles. They can choose to write what they want when they want, day or night, without being vetted by an editor.

I also agree with Harv's suggestion. Under the current setup talkback is useless for monitoring your favorite blog. It's also a waste of time & bandwidth to have to click through multiple pages before you reach the actual content.

Thanks for the input.

Right now, the reason you see 'Lancaster Online' as the topic starter is because there is an automated process that grabs the post and imports it to TalkBack. We figured that it would be easier on the user if we left all of the commenting in one place instead of having commenting available in each blog as well where you would need to sign up for another account (yes, WordPress makes you register too).

But you do raise a good point, and we will try to come up with something that replaces 'Lancaster Online' with an author name.

The best way to monitor your favorite blog(s) is to go to the blog itself, which is set up the same way as most other blogs. The front page has a summary of the latest posts. And if you click on the title to anyone of those posts, it will take you to the full version of it where all of the comments are listed at the bottom, which is similar to what you would see in an article. There are also links there to take you to TalkBack to comment.

So that's why it is the way it is. If you have any other questions, please feel free to 'beat me up'. I'm used to it.

Hey maurer... don't know if you remember the old Batman series.... POW! BAM! SOCK!

Thanks for your reply and splainin' how it all works. I really thought that you were there 24/7, eating Ramen noodles and putting in all kinds of code to get the titles up. OK, not really, just a visual image rather than POW! BAM! SOCK!!

I remember Batman. When I was a youngen, it would come on right after Underdog in the morning during the week. Of course, I could only watch over the summer when school was out.

thanks for the explanation.

Can the blogs.lancasteronline.com be renamed SmartBlogs.com, featuring deep thoughts by Gil Smart? Looking at the response it looks like Gil is the only one getting any 'play'. Way to go, Gil!

[attachmentid=968]Anyone with a computer can become their own publisher on the internet.

You can create your very own diary online and share personal thoughts or political opinions on anything.
Its known as blogging, and it's simple to use and you can do it for free.

A blog is like your own personal soapbox. There are no rules. And you can use your blog to share thoughts, pictures, even video clips with friends and family thousands of miles away.

Blogging has turned the internet into a personal, yet public place to create your own custom journal. Surf the web these days and you're likely to come across somebody's personal blog page.

Blogging has become a place to voice your opinion on politics, share your favorite recipes or tell the the world about your travel experiences.

Even celebrities, like Barbra Streisand, have blogs to communicate with their fans.

Chris Holland of Hermosa Beach set up his personal blog page about a year ago. He posts articles that interest him, exchanges computer and technology tips with other bloggers, and shares his personal photographs.

It's easy to become a blogger. There are many websites that will sign you up instantly.. Some charge a small monthly fee. Others like blogger.com, owned by Google are free.

Chris showed me just how easy it is to set up my own personal blog. It only took about a minute to create my account.

Then he, showed me how to put a face to my new blog, taking out his digital camera.

Once you connect your camera to your PC, you then download your pictures to your computer's hardrive then upload them to your blogsite. This whole process can be done in a few minutes, even less, if you have a fast processor and a high-speed internet connection.

To show you how quick the internet works& I didn't tell anyone about my new blogsite. but, within a few hours after Chris set up my account, three web surfers found it, and posted a note on my blog, welcoming me to the exploding blog community.

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I decided to pay for the URL: www.LookingAtLancaster.com. It is easier to remember than: www.LookingAtLancaster.blogspot.com. And it's only a few dollars a year.

palmer - fess up, that is not your mug. But whoever it is - is he available???

Kate,
He's kind of like channel 8's Doug Allen, All hat, no cattle

Nice! Can I use that line?

I think you are probably the only one who got the Romero reference.

Be by guest
I was starting to wonder why no one commented on the Romero post.

You guys are so cyber savvy.................

I went to an Ueberdorks Anonymous meeting at a local cyber cafe'. No one got up to speak, all to busy surfing the internets. The chapter disbanded soon after...