1. chron.com 1 Blogging: Just the beginning Everything changes when you make readers leaders Dean Betz, online news editor

2. 2 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Blogs  Engaging our writers – and our Web site – more with readers

3. 3 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Blogs  Engaging our writers – and our Web site – more with readers  Providing more perspective on topics than we could with our own staff alone

4. 4 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Blogs  Engaging our writers – and our Web site – more with readers  Providing more perspective on topics than we could with our own staff alone  Changing the way we cover news – for the better

5. 5 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Blogs  Engaging our writers – and our Web site – more with readers  Providing more perspective on topics than we could with our own staff alone  Changing the way we cover news – for the better  The future? It's not about us. It's about the readers

6. 6 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning The staff

7. 7 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning The staff  Blogging by reporters and editors

8. 8 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning The staff  Blogging by reporters and editors  Still the newspaper’s voice

9. 9 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning The staff  Blogging by reporters and editors  Still the newspaper’s voice  First steps at building a relationship with the readers through comments and feedback

10. 10 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning MeMo

11. 11 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning MeMo  Started as a daily commentary on popular culture for staff

12. 12 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning MeMo  Started as a daily commentary on popular culture for staff  Now one of site’s most popular blogs, earned honors (including an EPpy) for its clever, oblique angle.

13. 13 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Mama Drama

14. 14 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Mama Drama  Early step at giving community a voice

15. 15 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Mama Drama  Early step at giving community a voice  Launched early 2006

16. 16 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Mama Drama  Early step at giving community a voice  Launched early 2006  Original videos, great comment- conversation

17. 17 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Hurricane Rita

18. 18 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Hurricane Rita  Real-time reporting of storm’s approach, massive evacuation

19. 19 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Hurricane Rita  Real-time reporting of storm’s approach, massive evacuation  Readers connect, share experiences in comments

20. 20 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning The Road Home

21. 21 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning The Road Home  Readers’ report on evacuation via phone, e-mail, text

22. 22 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning The Road Home  Readers’ report on evacuation via phone, e-mail, text  Share tips on gas, supplies, highway congestion

23. 23 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning The Road Home  Readers’ report on evacuation via phone, e-mail, text  Share tips on gas, supplies, highway congestion  ‘Networked journalism’ on a simple scale

24. 24 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Best blogs

25. 25 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Best blogs  "Number One … the Houston Chronicle. By a mile"  Relationship with readers: “Alternately inform, and be informed by them”

26. 26 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Best blogs  Ease-of-use, clear navigation

27. 27 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Best blogs  Ease-of-use, clear navigation  Currency

28. 28 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Best blogs  Ease-of-use, clear navigation  Currency  Quality of writing, thinking and linking

29. 29 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Best blogs  Ease-of-use, clear navigation  Currency  Quality of writing, thinking and linking  Voice

30. 30 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Best blogs  Ease-of-use, clear navigation  Currency  Quality of writing, thinking and linking  Voice  Comments, reader participation

31. 31 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Best blogs  Ease-of-use, clear navigation  Currency  Quality of writing, thinking and linking  Voice  Comments, reader participation  Range, originality

32. 32 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Changing reporting

33. 33 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Changing reporting  Reporters blogged Enron trial live

34. 34 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Changing reporting  Reporters blogged Enron trial live  Readers added depth via comments

35. 35 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Changing reporting  Reporters blogged Enron trial live  Readers added depth via comments  Back-and-forth grew into “Ask Mary”

36. 36 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Readers add breadth

37. 37 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Readers add breadth  … from pets

38. 38 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Readers add breadth  … to guns

39. 39 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Readers add breadth  … to gadgets

40. 40 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning Readers add breadth  … to faith

41. 41 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning It’s not about us

42. 42 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning It’s not about us  It’s about the network

43. 43 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning It’s not about us  It’s about the network  Tools for people to tell their own stories

44. 44 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning It’s not about us  It’s about the network  Tools for people to tell their own stories  Make groups

45. 45 chron.com Blogging: Just the beginning It’s not about us  It’s about the network  Tools for people to tell their own stories  Make groups  Drive the news