Friday, November 2, 2007

What is a Blog?

When talking about a blog, there are many things to consider. Blogs are usually informal and written as easy to read documents. They are more of a pouring out of the writers thoughts onto a page rather than an actual essay.

Blogs are meant to be informative, telling the reader something that is going to happen such as an event. They could also be used to tell stories, or short tales of things that have happened either personally or not personally. The effectiveness of a blog depends on how it is presented to the reader. They should e short and too the point without any useless details or information. Also, the easier a blog is to read, the more people will read it and be involved by it.

It should be broken down into smaller paragraphs to make it look less intimidating to a person looking at it. You want to encourage the reader, and not scare them away because it looks like one big paragraph full of words.

Blogs can have a big impact on our lives if we use them as they are intended. They provide a quick and easy way to notify people and also pass along messages. With the world becoming more dependent on computer technology, blogs keep us connected and up to date.

1 comment:

Miller said...

You have some interesting ideas and definitions about blogs. It seems like some of your ideas were inspired by the sources you looked at, or if it wasn't then it could use a more specific reference to one. One of the unique features of a blog is that it allows you to also easily cite and make connections to other bloggers or web resources. What I'd like you to do next is put in a hyperlink to at least one of the sources you used. Make a reference to your source and then put a hyperlink on part of the sentence from the source. See my page for an example.