About Citing Web Sites
For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and an example will be provided.
The following format will be used:
References - entry that appears at the end of your paper.
In-Text Citation - entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote or paraphrase.
Information on citing and several of the examples were drawn from the APA Manual (6th ed.).
Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the manual.
Blog Post (p. 215)
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Author screen name {as it appears on the blog}. (Year, Month Day {of post}). Title of specific post [Web log post]. Retrieved from URL of specific post
NOTE: If it is the original blog post, use [Web log post]. If it is a reply or comment made to the original post, use [Web log comment].
Example:
MiddleKid. (2007, January 22). Re: The unfortunate prerequisites and consequences of partitioning your mind [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/01/the_unfortunate_prerequisites.php
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