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How to Use Mark’s Daily Apple
If you are new to Mark’s Daily Apple, or to the world of blogging in general, this is a great place to start. A blog (short for web log) is a website that lists dated written entries in reverse chronological order and typically covers a particular topic of interest. Sticking with this format, Mark’s Daily Apple’s latest entries on health and nutrition are listed at the top of the page, and all you have to do is simply scroll down the page to see previous entries.
Navigating the Homepage and Finding Similar Content
Say you are scrolling down the page and an article catches your eye. You read it, find the entry extremely insightful and erudite, and would like to find similar articles or content. There are a few different ways to do this. First of all, you can click on the links found in the article. Most articles have links that take you to other websites or blogs that contain similar content and are a different color than the rest of the text: like this. If that doesn’t work you can check out entries that have been posted in the same category. How do you do that? Simply click on the category found at the end of the entry (e.g. The Sisson Spoof, Clickativity, Health or Hype), or found in the sidebar titled ‘Categories’ on the right side of the page. Presto! Similar content at your fingertips
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