Saturday, June 18, 2016

Anyone can Blog:  Top Reasons why People Blog

by Carolyn Wright

Blog Web sites
A blog, short for Weblog, uses a regularly updated journal format to reflect the interests, opinions, and personality of the author and sometimes of site visitors.  It is a place to express yourself to the world. It is a place to share your thoughts and your passions. Really, it’s anything you want it to be.   In short, a blog is your own website that you are going to update on an ongoing basis.

People took the words Web Logs and shortened it to Blogs—online diaries, journals, or editorials.  Blogs are everywhere on the Internet. A person used to be outdated if he/she did not have a website, now having a blog is strictly required.  A blog owner will log-on daily, weekly, or whenever, and write about whatever is going on in their lives or business, or they may comment on politics and news. How wonderful the Internet is! Now anyone who can afford a blog can be self published and allow their thoughts to be read by anyone in the world who has online access. How important is blogging to you or the small business person?

One who participates in the activities of maintaining a blog is known as a blogger and the activity of keeping a blog is known as blogging.

Who Blogs?


Anyone can blog.  It can be people just like you and me and it includes people of all ages and background.  Although, once the haven of technical know-it-alls, blogging has suddenly caught-on as a legitimate hobby and has entered the mainstream. Every day millions of people, some of whom have no technical ability whatsoever, write on their blogs.

To meet this demand some amazing tools have been created that will allow anyone, even people with very little knowledge of computers, to have their own blog. If you can find your way onto the Internet and follow some basic instructions you can have your own blog. It’s just that easy.

According to the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus, walk of life refers to different types of jobs and different levels of society:

            Members of the gym include lawyers, teachers,
           plumbers, and hairdressers – people from all
          (different) walks of life.

Why Do People Blog?

Blogs are online journals that can be used in a variety of different ways. In a personal sense, families can keep track of each other across the globe by posting to a family blog. One family member posts, then another member adds their comment underneath the post, and so forth.

Businesses can announce new products and services, discounts, discontinued items, or holiday promotions in their blogs.

Every individual has a different purpose for writing a blog.

There are different types of blogs people are using.

 
  • Personal blog:
 
People are using their blog for personal use like a personal dairy.

  • Company blog:

They are promoting their services and product through blog.

  • Tutorial blog:

    This type of blog is only for sharing purpose, therefore people are sharing information, tips, guides, and their experience through this type of blog.

There are many purposes and reason for writing a blog such as:

  • To Express Your Thoughts and Opinions

  • To Market or Promote Something

  • To Help People

  • To Establish Yourself as an Expert

  • To Connect with People Like You

  • To Make a Difference

  • To Stay Active or Knowledgeable in a Field or Topic

  • To Stay Connected with Friends and Family

  • To Make Money

  • To Have Fun and Be Creative

Because of the internet, bloggers have the opportunity of reaching hundreds or even thousands of people each and every day.

Stop wasting time and start a successful blog today.

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Saturday, June 11, 2016

What are Blogs?

What are Blogs?
Blogs are online journals that can be used in a variety of different ways. In a personal sense, families can keep track of each other across the globe by posting to a family blog. One family member posts, then another member adds their comment underneath the post, and so forth.
Businesses can announce new products and services, discounts, discontinued items, or holiday promotions in their blogs.
 Every individual has different purpose for writing a blog.

Blogs are good writing platforms, so I am encouraging everyone to start a blog and write something as often as you can.  Blogging can be fun!  Blogs are for all walks of life.  I can't think of any individual who could not benefit from a blog.  So, let's do it!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

My First Blog

Learning to Blog

Blogs can be used to connect with your students in a personal manner, giving you greater insight to their lives and letting them learn about you as well. Blogs can be multi-functional ranging from journals, assignments, reflections, thoughts, experiences, homework, publication of student work, uploading articles so students can react to them etc.  Blogs can be used for many purposes.  The purpose of this blog is to learn to blog and it is in the form of an assignment.


Greeting bloggers!


Your first assignment is to write a post.  Include the following:


  • Go to blogger.com and either sign in or create a Google email account
  • After signing in with your gmail account, click on create a blog next and then get started
  • Next, give your blog a title of your choosing
  • Next, supply a blog address:  http://carolynw.blogspot.com/ for example; then, check availability of name
  • Now click on continue
  • Then choose a starter template of your choice and click continue
  • Type whatever you want after you click on compose
  • Proofread and Publish Post and click on View blog
  • Send your blog address so that I can see your creation

Congratulations!!!  You have now completed your first blog consisting of a post.  Please proofread it, save it, preview it, and publish post it if you are satisfied with your creation.  


Happy Blogging!!!

Write a comment on each of the following:  1.  What were your initial thoughts about blogging  2.  How can blogging be used in our curriculum or class?  3.  What were your feelings about the prospect of starting your very own blog?  (a) I'm excited  (b) Ugh, this is going to be hectic and plenty of work  (c) I don't respond to online poll questions  (d) none of the above.


Your answer is:  ____

 *Note:  Your assignment should be posted no later than midnight on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.