Lesson 2 introduction to blogs
- 1. Lesson 2: Introduction to Blogs Laura Cuk
- 2. • What is a blog? • A blog is a web site on which an individual or group of users record opinions, information, etc. on a regular basis. • Who makes them? • Everyone who has a certain interest and wants to share information amongst fellow bloggers. • How do you make one? • To make a blog I went on the site blogger.com and created my own blog for this subject to produce my work. • Why do people make blogs? • People make blogs in a way of getting their voice heard on the Net.
- 3. Number of blogs • I learnt that there are over 156 million blogs in existence.
- 4. Types of blogs The different types of blogs are: • Personal blogs - an ongoing diary or commentary written by an individual. • Microblogging - the practice of posting small pieces of digital content. (which could be text, pictures, links, short videos, or other media—on the Internet) • Corporate and organisational blogs – a blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes. • Genre blogs – some blogs focus on a particular subject, such as culture, art/photography, travel, political etc. • Media type – a blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a linklog, a site containing a portfolio of sketches is called a sketchblog or one comprising photos is called a photoblog. • A reverse blog – is composed by its users rather than a single blogger.
- 5. Blog genre • What are the different types of blogs Travel Culture Art/photography Social networking Occasional or theme (ie wedding) Business Educational Instructional (ie cooking)