Blogs to watch

There is no certain order to this list of blogs to watch. Still each blog has elements that are worth noting.So, follow along on the sidebar list of notable blogs from time to time.

My first selection is frugalmommy. The blog has an appealing layout, good content, and soothing background music.

html in emails

Creating a template to send emails is common. The template requires html. Sitepoint is a good starting point to learn the basic fundamentals of html coding in emails.

Facebook linking to websites and blogger

I am struggling with the idea of linking to my facebook account from a website or blog. NPR does it directly - http://www.facebook.com/NPR, but I can't seem to find a similar url on my facebook account.

The answer - http://www.facebook.com/facebook-widgets/.

Those links are what Facebook likes to call "Badges." Go to your profile. Scroll all the way to the bottom. On the lower left hand column you should see a link that says "Create Profile Badge." Click that. From there you can edit a Badge to show the info you'd like. At the end, it will give you some html code that you can copy and paste into another website or blog. When people click on your Badge, they will get sent directly to your Facebook info box.

The answer comes from yahoo.

Facebook

Add Facebook Connect to Your Blog with this 8 minute video. You will want to follow along with a written tutorial. WikiDevelopers, the same people who made the video, have also written out a step by step description of how to do it. If you need to understand more fully the Why, read on.

This seems like a challenge that is worth taking, so let's give it a try.