RSS Feed and Blogging Etiquette

Citizen journalists and writers have become common place on the web. Perhaps you are considering blogging, but are unsure of how to enter the world of online journaling. As the medium has grown, I thought it might be a good idea to put together some general guidelines for new bloggers and reminders to veteran bloggers about blogging practices. There is no Emily Post in blogging that offers etiquette advice, or a Miss Manners that details appropriate behavior. That does not mean there are not acceptable and unacceptable actions that bloggers should take. In order to efficiently communicate as a blogger on the Internet, it is critical to understand the unwritten rules of blogging etiquette. If you copy another blog’s post should you link to them? Yes, blog manners dictates that you make every effort to credit the original source of the blog post, this should be done through a link. The link should not contain the “nofollow” tag. Generally speaking the commentary abou...