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Ok TR, what the bloody heck is Track back?

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The URI to TrackBack this entry is: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-news/wp-trackback.php?p=423

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All I see is text, with no way to click anything. I don't even know what track backs are.

What I end up doing is adding articles/blogs/external articles to my links page.

I am over 3 pages now. lol

So, what the bloody heck is track back and how do you use it?

Dan
23rd Mar 2007

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Here is a bit of info
from the imaginary encyclopedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackback
24th Mar 2007

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I still am unable to do anything with it, it just appears as text at the bottom of the articles I read. The text of the link is just that, text. Not a link.

But, that definitely is more information then I knew before.

Dan
DanLM 24th Mar 2007
in 2 to 5 business days you will receive a bill for 5,000 dollars to cover my many hours of web searching to find that info.

Best to ya Dan...
Michael Jay 24th Mar 2007
it appears that the remote blogger cites "this" blog using their blogging software and that remote blogger's software sends a (coded?) message to the local software registering "interest". Next time you look at the local story it should list that registration under the TrackBack section.

Again, this is a guess based on what it says in Michael's provided link.
daveo2000 25th Mar 2007
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Here's the basic idea
Trackbacks are a way to see who is linking to your blog post. It is one way for a blogger (or their readers) to gauge how good or interesting a post is.
26th Mar 2007

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But, I had no idea what it was.

And in that my motivation phrase is no guts no glory, I thought I would just go for it and ask.

Dan
DanLM 26th Mar 2007
just lazy... and there is nothing wrong with feeling lazy unless you do it all of the time. I haven't seen you do it all the time so, in my book, you are ok.

Anyway, I had often wondered what that was but never even bothered to ask anyone about it. Based on your question, I got a wikipedia reference and I got to learn it too.

No shame there either!
daveo2000 26th Mar 2007
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26th Mar 2007
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