 A weblog, or simply a “blog,” is a web application which contains periodic, reverse chronologically ordered posts on a common webpage.  Since all blogs are on the Internet they are seen as interconnected and socially networked

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 Blogs can be used as a: › Personal journal or diary › Class project page › Bookmarks or links page

 Blogger: Someone who creates and maintains a blog.  Blogging: The process of creating and maintaining a web log.  Blogsphere/Blogosphere: The totality of blogs; a community or social network of blogs.  Blogroll: A list of a blogger’s favorite blogs, usually placed on the side of that blogger’s blog

 News  Commentary on news  Personal dairies  Subject related to:  Sports  Fashion  Music  Gardening  Cooking  Travel 

 Pictures  Links to other blogs  Web links  Video  Music  Podcasts

 Technorati – is a search engine site that tracks 112 million blogs  Technorati tracked blogs in 81 languages in June 2008  On average those who blog have been posting for three years and are collectively creating close to one million posts every day.

 Bloggers are a diverse group: › Personal › Professional › Corporate

 Do not confuse your opinion with absolute truth.  It’s OK to disagree with bloggers or those who post comments: › Be respectful › No name calling › No vulgarity  Do not invoke personal attacks.

 Stick to the subject when writing and do not link to irrelevant sites.  Make your English teacher proud, punctuate, capitalize, and avoid babbling run-on sentences.  Take responsibility for your mistakes. Do not rewrite or remove posts if you’ve made a mistake.

 Please, no last names, school names or addresses  Do not OVER write – Short and to the point  Cite your references. ie. Statistics  Do not use other bloggers images or text without permission.  When writing your opinion on a topic, make sure you're not going to be offensive to anyone.

 Everything you post is accessible for the world to see.  If you do not want the world knowing something, don’t post it.  There can be legal consequences for defaming another blogger › You can be liable for damages  Employers Google potential employees

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