Learning 2.0

What will I learn?

1. What is a Blog?
2. Where can I find good blogs?

Watch this

Blogs In Plain English (2:58)

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Let’s start with a quick Wikipedia definition.

Blogs are a type of web site able to be edited by one or more users. They work on a system of ‘posting’ - the input of contributors and organizing this content with categories and tag words. Blogs are easy to create and work with - you are using one now! Excellent language has built up around Blogs, including words such as ‘blogging’, ‘citizen journalists’, ‘trackbacks’ and ‘blogosphere’. (want to know more? read the Wordpress view of, “What is a blog“)

Software for blogging is freely available. The two major free companies providing blogging software and services are Blogger and Wordpress.

Look at this

from What is a Blog? on the Daily Blog Tips

Example of a blog:

Information Literacy Weblog (Example Blog)

Explore this

Top 20 Blogs about Blogging

Weblogs: a History and Perspective, by Rebecca Blood

What do I have to do?

1. Visit the Top 100 blogs and look through the different types
2. Search the Google Blog search for your favorite hobby or interest.
3. Post a link in the comments section (see below) to a blog you have found and enjoyed. Please include a short description about the blog

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