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The humble blog has swept the internet world by storm. Think of it as your own online journal - a place to both store your thoughts and air your views. If you haven't done so already get your blog started by signing into Windows Live Spaces
Windows Live makes it easy to compose and edit your blog entries offline with Windows Live Writer. Did you know that you can download additional plug-ins to offer extra functionality and expand upon Live Writer's original feature-set?
We list 5 of the best below. Share your thoughts in the Editor's blog now.
Social Bookmarking Tags
A Social Bookmarking Tag is a unique identifier that enables people to find your blog posts by searching for specific keywords. The Social Bookmarking plug-in enables you to add automatic tags to your blog posts that can be picked up by other social bookmarking devices like del.icio.us and Technorati
Get the Social Bookmarking Tag plug-in
SkyDrive Attachment
Use Windows Live SkyDrive Attachment extension for Windows Live Writer to upload, manage and use your file within your blog posts.
Get the Skydrive Attachment plug-in
Insert Website Image
Inserts a thumbnail image of a website into the Live Writer window. Various customisations available, including the ability to link generated thumbnail to website, specify thumbnail size as well as constrain the image proportions.
Get the Insert Website Image plug-in
Flickr4Writer
Flickr4Writer is a plug-in that enables interaction with the Flickr(tm) services. You can browse by tags, photosets, or a simple photostream. After browsing, the plug-in enables inserting the image reference into a post.
Plug-ins are also available for Live Spaces Photo Album and Live Image Search.
Amazon Book Lookup
Find books in the Amazon store from your Live Space page. The plug-in makes selecting a book easier by including a thumbnail image of each book found.
