Blogs

• Understanding Blogs

  Blogs, or web logs, are hot these days — among journalists, citizens, even CEOs. News organizations and freelance journalists are finding blogs to be a great way to encourage interaction with readers and to elicit immediate comments on the day’s news.

• Writing and Editing a Blog

  Writing a blog isn’t rocket science, but it also may not be quite as easy as it looks. A successful blog’s conversational style either comes naturally or it doesn’t. So does that sense of what topics will hit the mark with the blog’s audience.

• Choosing Blog Software

  There are many software options available for blogging. First, you must determine where the blog should live: Hosted or Installed.

• Managing Blog Comments

  Blogs come with their own set of problems. You can expect to have to deal with comment spam, Trackback spam and trolls.

• Quick overview: Wordpress and Blogger

  Thankfully, most blog systems are so easy to use, you won't need any help. But here’s a quick overview of how to get started.