Blogging Part One (Tutorial Three)

Definitions of blogger on the Web. Retrieved 15 April, 2009, from http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4DANZ_enNZ312&defl=en&q=define:blogger&ei=rZPlSfe7FsSCkQXrsfnPCw&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title
a person who keeps and updates a blog wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Blogger is a blog publishing system. It was created by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogger_(service)

A blog (a contraction of the term "Web log") is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogger

A contributor to a blog or online journal en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blogger

What's a blog?
"A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world. Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules. In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Or not.

Since Blogger was launched in 1999, blogs have reshaped the web, impacted politics, shaken up journalism, and enabled millions of people to have a voice and connect with others.
And we're pretty sure the whole deal is just getting started". Blogger tour - What is a blog. Retrieved 15 April 2009, from http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g


Engage your friends
"Blogging is about more than just putting your thoughts on the web. It's about connecting with and hearing from anyone who reads your work and cares to respond. With Blogger, you control who can read and write to your blog — let just a few friends or the entire world see what you have to say!
Blogger Comments let anyone, anywhere, offer feedback on your posts. You can choose whether you want to allow comments on a post-by-post basis, and you can delete any comments you don't like.
Access Controls let you decide who can read and who can write to your blog. You can use a group blog with multiple authors as an excellent communication tool for small teams, families and other groups. Or as a single author, you can create a private online space for collecting news, links, and ideas, to keep to yourself or share with as many readers as you want.
Blogger Profiles let you find people and blogs that share your interests. Your Blogger Profile, where you can list your blogs, your interests, and more, lets people find you (but only if you want to be found)".
Blogger Tour - Engage your friends. Retrieved April 15, 2009, from http://www.blogger.com/tour_con.g


WOMF!
Had lousy service, used a great plumber, found a local hideaway that is a great deal, know someone with a cat to give away to a good home, had a fantastic meal out and want to share your experience, go to WOMF! The best place for opinions on local products & services!

WOMF stands for Word of Mouth Forum and it is the fastest growing blog in the country. WOMF offers bloggers a chance to share good and bad services, holidays, shopping experiences, Doctors, accommodation, whatever! This is a forum that allows you, the consumer to make informed choices about things that matter to you and the best thing about this site is, that the comments are from people from all walks of life going through every day situations that want to see others like them get a fair deal.

WOMF should be your first port of call when making decisions about things that mean a lot to you and where better to hear it than straight from the horses mouth (so to speak). So get WOMFing and sign up to http://otago.womf.com/signup.php

For further information and which countries has this amazing site see WOMF LIVE - Word of Mouth Forum http://www.womf.com/ and get WOMFing.