Some interesting stuff. I had stopped by American Warmonger this afternoon (using IE), and saw a discussion of him using a favicon. So, I checked up on it, since I had previously thought you could only do it if you owned a domain name. WRONG. It is actually incredibly simple.
What is a favicon? See that skull and crossbones up in the link bar (you will see it if you have Firefox, you might see it if you have Internet Explorer)? That is a favicon. If you bookmark me (hint hint), it should show up in your links, as well. It wouldn’t show up if you blogroll me (hint hint).
First, you need a favicon. Find some picture which will come out very nice. Remember, your Mom (or child :) ) might see it. There are lots of places that will turn it into a favicon. I went to FavIcon From Pics. I created several, so I could change as the mood strikes. Follow the directions, but don’t forget to unzip.
For Typepad and Moveable Type, it is incredibly easy to add it. Just upload the FavIcon to your home folder. For Typepad, this is Control Panel>Files. Don’t bother trying to have a different FavIcon for multiple Typepad blogs: doesn’t work. Has to be in the "home" folder. For MT, you are on your own, I haven’t seen the backend. For Blogspot, do what it states at FavIcon From Pics.
Thanks to Extra Strength Surfing Fingers for the FYI for Blogspot users
