Next General Meeting: Preview by Rob Limbaugh Over the past few years, social networking has certainly exploded. Every day we are bombarded primarily with Facebook and Twitter ads or links. Myspace and LinkedIn are still very much alive. While all of these center on the idea of being 'socially connected', they all still stem from the old idea of creating a running log of comments or journal entries on the web—weblogging. DACS has covered 'blogging' before—how to get started, how to grow your blog, how to affiliate yourself with blog-centric aggregation sites like Technorati, and what to expect out of people responding. We've also recently (February 2010) covered social networking basics focusing on sites like Facebook and LinkedIn explaining how to use them to drive traffic to your main site and limit access to private information. The great thing about the solutions and topics we've covered in the past regarding blogging and social networking is that they leveraged the largely free resources of the 'cloud'. What’s the bad thing? Well, they leveraged the largely free resources of the 'cloud'. For most people, the free (or near free) existing solutions more than suffice—easy, cheap, and ready to roll. Often the cloud sacrifices total control and data longevity (remember Geocities websites?) and that may not be a good solution for a blog for business. Of course, it's a really difficult task to set up your own customized blog site on your own host. You have to have a PhD, tons of money, a staff of 50, a fleet of trucks and planes, and a catchy name, know about databases and a lot of other techno-stuff—Right? WRONG! It's ridiculously easy! How easy is it? Well, for our May 2010 meeting DACS’ very own Bruce Preston will show us how to set up a custom blog site on a standard web server host in less than 20 steps using WordPress! It's actually less than 20 steps... but if I told you much less then you'd think I was joking. You'll have to be there to find out! This meeting is a must see for anyone who has been contemplating running their own blog for personal or professional use. Bruce will cover the basics in what is needed from the 'host' where the site will sit, installing WordPress (including configuring the database), adjust the basic features to your liking, and then start blogging! As always, bring your questions!Danbury Area Computer Society (DACS) is a registered nonprofit and has been serving the region since 1990. Members receive an award-winning newsletter, members-only workshops and events, and access to volunteer phone support. As a reminder, our General Meetings are free and open to the public so invite anyone you know who would be interested in this topic. DACS meetings are held at the Danbury Hospital auditorium. (Click here for directions.) Activities begin at 6:30 p.m. with registration and casual networking. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. with a question and answer period (Ask DACS), followed by announcements and a short break. The featured evening presentation begins at 8:00. .
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