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What is the Markdown language all about? How can it help communicators more rapidly create content for the Web and other formats?

In this third episode of “FIR On Technology” Dan York explains the Markdown language and how it can be used to rapidly create richly formatted text in places such as WordPress via the Jetpack plugin, Github, Ello and more. The goal is to help you as a communicator understand the basics of what Markdown is about and where to learn more. During the episode Dan discusses topics that can be found at the following links:

• Wikipedia on Markup languages
• Wikipedia on Markdown
• Markdown Overview
• Markdown Basics
• Markdown Syntax
• Markdown in the Jetpack plugin for WordPress
• WordPress.com Markdown Quick Reference
• Ello: How To Format Posts Using Markdown
• GitHub Flavored Markdown
• MultiMarkdown
• Markdown Extra
• CommonMark
• 35+ Markdown Apps For The Mac
• MacDown
• The Best Markdown Editors for Windows
• 78 Tools for Writing and Previewing Markdown

About Dan York

Dan York focuses on explaining the changes going on all around us within communication technology and practices. In addition to producing FIR on Technology, Dan is a long-time contributor to The Hobson & Holtz Report. Full bio