010_BLOGGING

Since this class consisted mostly of blogging, I felt that it was necessary for my technology-focused blog, to include a little bit of information about them. Where did the term blog even come from? It is a portmanteau, which is a combination of two words, combining "web and "log" together.

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Blogger.com is the first blog that I used since this class was my first introduction to blogging in general. But I felt that the different layouts to choose from were great and all of the features that it included. It was nice to see how many page views and even the specific number of views for certain posts as well. There are numerous sites to use for blogging though, including home made websites which are made into personal blogs.
Blogs are nice because they can be informative, persuasive or just fun to read. But they are not only all of those things, but blogs also give you a different point of view besides your own, which sometimes sways your own opinion in an opposite direction. Although they are usually written by "regular people" they can sometimes be very helpful in learning more about a certain topic. Completing many of blog posts for this class helped me to improve my skills as a blogger and also learn to see other points of view. By reading other classmates blogs, I learned a ton of information about several interesting topics. Many of the blogs included really helpful information and were written pretty well. This blog has been extremely helpful in learning how to write for the web and maintain a website. I also found out how to optimize the site so it is found on search engines. All in all, blogging may only be for certain people who really like to write and can keep up with daily or weekly posts. Although I would not consider myself to be one of those types of people, it was still good to get some experience with them.


How do you feel about the blogging process?