Blog - What is the 2008 definition?

According  to Wikipedia, a blog is a website where entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. Is that really an accurate definition of today’s blog?   The modern blog evolved from the online diary, where people would keep a running account of their personal lives. Blogging combined the personal web page with tools to make linking to other pages easier. People maintained blogs long before the creation of the term blog. Read more

The Top 5 Reasons to Use a Self-Hosted Blog

In the blogosphere, there is alot of advice floating around. Some is good, and some is bad. Almost all of the advice has those that will argue for it, and those who will argue against it.

Very few pieces of advice have unanimous support. Read more

Top 3 Reasons to Use Blogs

Blogs are one of the cheapest marketing tools available.  You’d be surprised to find out how easy they are to create.  There are several reasons why you should start using blogs.  Here are three top reasons.

1.  Blogs will boost your business.  It is a technique that will help bring credibility to your business.  As soon as you begin posting blogs on news, suggested links or valuable information, your audience will think of you as a business that is investing in the community. Read more

E-Learning Through Blogs

E-learning means learning through the internet. It is also known as online or electronic learning. The courses which provide such type of learning are known as e-learning courses, like ‘e-MBA’. To take advantage of these courses, you must be familiar with the net and its technologies like web browsing, e-mails, blogs, voice chat, text chat, web 2.0, wikis, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds and video conferencing.

I will show you how blogs can help you in getting all the assistance you need to successfully complete your online course. Read more

4 Pointers To Blog Writing

Start a blog

Seems obvious, but just start blogging about anything that you know something about. Once you have the blog up and running you can get used to the discipline required and develop your own writing style. As an example, you could start a blog about where you live. Just sign on with one of the free blogging services or purchase a domain name, install Wordpress or other blogging software and start blogging. Doing it this way means that all you have to come up with are observations about daily life in your town and write about them. It may not be riveting, but the point is that it gives you a source of material that you have to shape into something readable. This sort of blog may never get a large audience, but the fact that it is live adds a certain compulsion to write for it. If you were just writing for yourself without publishing it, there would be a greater chance of stopping through lack of motivation. Read more

About Corporate Blogs - Part 1

Reasons for having a corporate blog

I have been working on a project for setting up a corporate blog. Nice challenge for me! Many do’s and don’ts on the horizon, but really interesting and funny research work. I thought it would be nice of me to share the steps involved in getting a corporate blog together. But, first what is a corporate blog? It’s a web page where a company through authorized editors or through its employees can have a more informal voice. Style is an important ingredient for a corporate blog. It should be informal, with a personal touch, unlike the cold style of the press releases. Read more

Blogging For Business

Blogs, or weblogs, are websites featuring diary-type entries displayed in chronological order, often providing commentary or news on a particular subject. Blogs may combine text, images, and links to other sites related to the subject matter. Many blogs also have features that allow readers to comment on them. Though most are primarily text-based, some blogs focus on art, photos, music, video, or audio as part of a larger network. Many people are also loyal blog-readers who read a certain blog everyday. Read more

Adding Traffic To Your Blog Using Technorati - Part 1

Claim Your Blogs

To use Technorati effectively, you need to create a Technorati profile for yourself and then claim your blogs. To claim a blog means to show Technorati that you own the blog, and this gives you access to various statistics about your blogs.

Upload Personal Photos

With over 112.4 million blogs on Technorati you need to use every available method to stand out from the crowd. A picture that you upload will show up in many places on Technorati:

- A small little image is shown in front of the title for each blog post. Read more

Weblog University

Riky, from Indonesia, has completed his first semester at Northern Kentucky University and looks forward to a well-deserved holiday break. Neema, from New Jersey, cheers on the “Ruts” football team in between studying for mid-term examinations at Rutgers University. Heather, from Columbus, Ohio, reflects on what Thanksgiving means to her while lamenting the cold, damp weather at Capital University. Read more

Unlock The Hidden Secrets To The Usage Of Blogging In Businesses Today

Blogging is one of the most powerful ways that you can use
to promote your web site. By definition it is a personal
journal that gets updated frequently of your thoughts. If
you are running a very big business like an ecommerce store
it also allows you to show your personal side and build a
human relationship with your customers. Read more

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