Google Analytics has been updated in the blogs to the latest version. For those using Google Analytics on the Blogs you don't have to do anything. The update simply keeps up with Google's updates to their Analytics software. Updates like this are very standard and normal practice.

If you are not using Google Analytics to track your blog statistics and would like to here's how.

We've added some new features to the ANR Blogs. The first feature you may or may not notice right away depending on who's blog you visit. In keeping with the ANR Strategic Vision we have added a brand new style for the ANR Blogs. Part of this addition is giving you blog owners the option of choosing what style you want to use. If you use the new style you can upload your own custom header. This was added due to popular request and also due to the fact that not everyone can use the UC logo. Some other features that come with the new style is automatic meta tagging to help some search engines with page rankings. More on meta tagging below.

Let me explain how to change your blog style.

1. Login to the ANR...

Can you remember back to Kindergarden when you were taught to share toys? Well, today we are having a similar lesson only this one is about sharing the web. A recent popular trend is to share news articles, web pages, blog posts, and most anything interesting you can find on the web with friends, family, or co-workers. There are a few sites that specialize in this type of sharing. A new feature we've added to the Blogs is to easily share pages with these social networking websites. Dave developed this feature for Sitebuilder 3.0 and he adapted it to make it easy to use for the Blogs.

Using this feature is quite simple, it does require an account with  each social networking application you would like to use. Sharing a page with...

We get a lot of questions about social media here at the Web Action Team headquarters, and not all of it comes from Bryon. The conversation usually revolves around someone in the division wondering if they should be on Facebook/Twitter/Blog/Delicious and other social networking sites. Most of the time, the answer depends on how much content the inquisitor produces and who the intended audience is.

Even though we may not always encourage users to jump on every new bandwagon, we are responsible for knowing what is out there, how it works and whether or not it would be appropriate to suggest. Cruising blogs and media reviews of new social media applications often requires trudging through...