To trackback is not to be confused with backtracking . Whereas backtracking is often associated with a certain amount of ignominy (“I was wrong”) or face-saving revisionism (“what I meant to convey was…”), there can be virtue in making trackbacks. Ryan Healy not only gives us 3 Reasons to Trackback but shows us how to do it in four easy steps and shares some trackback blogging etiquette along the way.
If you are a WordPress or Typepad user and, like me, have been trying to nut out the mechanics of trackbacking, then this is a great tutorial. If you use the Blogger platform, then you don’t have trackback functionality.