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Blog linking etiquette - Greg the dogsitter - 05-18-2006
I found a blog with some info I modified and used; I would like to post the result on my own blog, with acknowledgment of the source. What's the etiquette for doing this?
GtDS
Re: Blog linking etiquette - MGS_forgot_password - 05-18-2006
Don't the guys at engadget do this all the time? Copy what they do, I don't know if it's proper, but they made a lot of money doing it.
Re: Blog linking etiquette - Filliam H. Muffman - 05-18-2006
It depends on the blog. Some sites have automatically generated links called trackback, which I see as an unoffical invitation to use content if you link to it. A slight step down is if the blogger has a title that is a URL at the start of an entry. The lowest level, though I still see it as an invitation to use content, is if the bloger at least has a heading in the HTML that identifies an entry (such as www.blog.com/gtds/18-05-2006.html#linking-etiquette). You might also post a link to their blog if you read it often. You could also email them and ask...
Re: Blog linking etiquette - Seacrest - 05-18-2006
Paraphrased content.
1. Source of Paraphrased content.As if anyone is reading your blog anyway. ;-)
Re: Blog linking etiquette - Greg the dogsitter - 05-18-2006
[quote Seacrest]As if anyone is reading your blog anyway. ;-)
According to my server logs, someone is! Oh, wait...that's just me.