A basic look into the blogging world by: Gilbert Purtee

WHAT? (according to Wikipedia)

A blog (an abridgment of the term web log) is a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (artlog), photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), music (MP3 blog), audio (podcasting) are part of a wider network of social media. Micro-blogging is another type of blogging which consists of blogs with very short posts. As of December 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 112 million blogs.^[1] With the advent of video blogging, the word blog has taken on an even looser meaning of any bit of media wherein the subject expresses his opinion or simply talks about something.

So, from what we have just read, a blog can be many things to many people.  What it can be for you depends on your needs.

Why? (according to BigDadGib.net)

I say, "Why Not?"

A blog is a simple way to express yourself.  With a minimum amount of effort, a person can write (post) an article each day in about ten minutes (even if your sick in bed).

Our United States Constitution affords us the right to say what we want, when we want.  A blog is a public forum for saying just how you feel about current affairs, politics, the kids, your hubby (or wife), your job, your shoes, your dog and more.

As it has been said before, you will never know until you try.  So again I say, why not?

So, you want to try your hand at having your own blog?  Let us look at the next step.

Blogging and bloggers are not new.  They have both been around for awhile.  You can ask anyone of them, "Where should I get my blog?", and they each will give a different answer.

For the money, ease of use, support and over all "great" rating, I recommend Blogger.com. The price? Free  Easy? Very  Looks Good?  Yes.

There are others and I have tried them all… here is the short list

• WordPress.com
• Thought.com
• LiveJournal.com
• Bravenet.com

The above listed blog host are free, very simple, easy to use, complete with support forums, FAQ sections and lots of options.  Did I mention FREE?  Yes.

So, again I say, "Why not?"  Can I help you?  Is there more you want to know?  Ask… that’s what I am here for.

Gib

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Oh….

Just when you think you know someone, you see them behind bars.  Oh, what now?

Who is this? 

This is my friend and fellow blogger, Rodney Olson, a wonderful radio jock in Perth, Australia.

This Friday morning, the 7th of March, Rodney will be broadcasting his 98.5 Sonshine FM radio programme from Kings Square, Fremantle, next to the Town Hall, where he will be a convict for a cause. Rodney will be asking people to donate towards Cystic Fibrosis WA so that he can be released. He needs your help to pull off his very own prison break.

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life threatening, recessive genetic condition affecting Australian children and is the second most common life-shortening, childhood onset inherited disorder in the United States. For such a serious condition it really doesn’t get a lot of attention.

Rodney wants to ask you…

What can you do to support families who are battling CF?

Firstly, you can help me to get the word out. If you publish a blog please link to this post. Can I ask you to email people that you know to highlight what I’ll be doing? Please help me get the word out to as many people as possible. If you use social bookmarking such as StumbleUpon or Digg you can use the buttons at the bottom of this post to share this post with a wider audience.

The other way you can help is by donating. Simply click here, click the ‘Sponsor Me’ button then fill in the relevant details.

Donations can be accepted on Visa or MasterCard. Please keep in mind that the amounts are in Australian Dollars and of course the tax deductibility is only available in Australia. If you’re not in Australia and you’d like to work out the exchange rate you can work it out through this currency converter.

Thank you for your help with this. Together we can make a very big difference for families who can really do with our support and encouragement.

Please… CLICK HERE to help Rodney get out of jail and help with this cause.

When I was fifteen years old, I was certain that my parents had never had sex at all. When I told my older sisters about this, they laughed but agreed that they too thought my parents had never had sex. You must understand, my father was a Baptist Preacher and I was positive that preachers did not do stuff like that.