HENDERSON COUNTY LIBRARIES, NC

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• What Is It?

• Blogs are found on the Internet.
• The term blog is short for web log.
• A blog is a series of entries, or posts created
  by someone, stored in chronological order, are
  searchable, and allows readers to comment on your
  content.
• The first blogger was a man named Dave Winer
  and his blog Scripting News has been in existence
  since 1994 you can find it at www.scripting.com.

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• Why Blog?

• To share information
• Personal blog as a journal
• Professional blog as a product
• As part of their work
• Journalists blogs as news outlets
• Businesses blogs as advertising

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• Blog Examples

• BuzzMachine by Jeff Jarvis http//www.buzzmachi
  ne.com/
• a blog by a journalist, expressing his opinions
  on the latest news stories.
• Library of Congress Blog http//www.loc.gov/bl
  og/
• example of a government entity using the blog
  format to make public their events.

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• Blog Examples

• Simms Real Estate Blog http//blog.ssimms.com/
• example of a business using the blog format to
  both advertise and communicate with potential
  customers.
• CassandraRea Blog http//coachcassandra.wordpre
  ss.com/
• example of a blog in transition rather
  unusual! This person is transitioning her
  business blog into a personal blog.

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• How to find Blogs

• Blog Search Services
• Blog Search Engine www.blogsearchengine.com
• Google Blog Search
• www.blogsearch.google.com
• Technorati www.technorati.com

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• How to Blog

• Getting Your Blog Online
• Sign up with one of these free services
• WordPress http//wordpress.com
• Blogger (Blog Spot) http//blogger.com
• VOX http//www.vox.com

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• Some Things to Know

• Blog hosting services require registration.
• The Permissions settings are very important for
  managing comments and who can/cannot view your
  blog.
• It is possible to include pictures, videos, and
  podcasts in your blog.

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• Blog Demonstration

• TECH KNOT BLOG
• http//techknot.blogspot.com/
• Register
• Set-up
• Create posts
• Manage comments

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