Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Blogging

Blog is short for "Web log". Plain and simple a blog is a journal that is available on the Internet. They are public web pages which usually contain the opinions of the person who is the author or manages the blog. They are usually updated on a regular basis. This depends on how often the author wants to update it. It could be daily, weekly, or monthly. Their information is usually arranged in reverse chronological order.
As is with most things in life, you get what you are willing to pay for. Blogs are no different. If you are someone who really enjoys blogging and would like to be part of a certain forum, then you are probably willing to pay a monthly fee to use a site. Now for your money, you may have more bells and whistles than someone who blogs on a free site, but that's what you are paying for. Those of us who are not as familiar with blogging may want to start out on a free site like blogger.com, because it offers many options to you for free.
Blogs are used frequently throughout the world in all walks of life. From celebrities to athletes to Presidential candidates, everyone seems to be blogging! Most blogs are easy to manage. They give you a site to publish your work including your own address. Most sites will allow you to upload video and change up the structure of your site by playing with the html codes. You can also personalize your own blog so others can learn a little bit about yourself. This can anything from adding personal pictures to music to adding favorite website links. Below you will find a few varying blogs that show how universal blogging has become.

Donald Trump's Blog-http://www.trumpuniversity.com/blog/index.cfm
(Business Mogul)

Jackie Chan's Blog-http://www.jackiechan.com/message_view?cid=1137
(International Movie Star)

Gilbert Arena's Blog-http://my.nba.com/forum.jspa?forumID=400032200&start=0
(NBA Basketball Star)

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