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An introduction to blogs - what are they, how to get started and why you should.
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Blogs: What are they?And more importantly – why you should care!
A weblog, or "blog", is a personal journal on the Web. Weblogs cover as many different topics, and express as many opinions, as there are people writing them. Some blogs are highly influential and have enormous readership, while others are mainly intended for a close circle of family and friends.
Source: http://technorati.com/help/blogging101.html
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So many men, so many opinions.- Terence
Too often we . . . enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.- John F. Kennedy
I know where there is more wisdom than is found in Napoleon, Voltaire, or all the ministers present and to come - in public opinion.
- Talleyrand
A few thoughts about public opinion
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So, you wanna start a blog?!
Does anyone here own a boat?
THE DREAM
THE REALITYpatmcgraw @
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Step 1: Decide on a niche• Academics
– Adult Education– Brain & Learning– Campus Life– Colleges & Universities– Curriculum– Education Reform– Elementary Education– History– Home Schooling– Homework Help– Librarians– Literature– Mathematics– Multicultural– Reference– Research– Scholarships/Loans– Special Education– Vocational
• Animals– Animal Rights– Breeding– Pets– Species– Research
• Arts & Entertainment– Acting– Anime– Architecture– Artists– Books– Comics– Creative Writing– Dance
• Arts & Entertainment– Games– Movies– Photography– Performance Art– Poetry– Radio– Television– Trends– Visual Arts
• Blog Resources– Advertising/Monetization– Development/Coding– Plugins– Templates– Tutorials– Writing
• Business– Career & Jobs– CEOs– Copywriting– Design– Entrepreneurship– Home Business– Human Resources– Marketing– Outsourcing– Project Management– Public Relations– Reference– Research– Sales– Small Business– Training– Unemployment
• Communications/Personality– Advice– Debate– Humor– Multimedia– Photo Blog– Podcasting– Video Blogging
• Computers– Hardware & Software– Privacy– Security– Tutorials
• Crafts– Crochet– Beading– Ethnic Crafts– Fabric Arts– Glass Arts– Home Decorating– Jewelry Making– Kids Crafts– Knitting– Leather Work– Mosaic– Needlework– Paper Crafts– Pottery– Scrapbooking– Sewing– Soap Making– Spinning– Stamping– Weaving– Woodworking
• Environment– Activism– Ecosystems– Environmental
Education– Global Warming– Green Living– Industry– Nature– Weather
• Events– Business– Conferences– Event Planning– Local– Niche– Recreational Events– Seminars– Web Events– Weddings
• Food & Drink– Baking– Cake Decorating– Dining– Entertaining– Healthy Eating– International– Organic Cooking– Recipes– Wine
• Health/Well Being– Addictions & Recovery– Allergies– Alternative Health– Breastfeeding– Coaching– Dieting– Disabilities– Diseases– Fitness– Genetics– Healing– Infertility– Medicine– Meditation– Men’s Health– Mental Health– Personal Care– Psychiatry– Psychology– Public Health– Stress– Smoking– Suicide Prevention– Women’s Health
• Home & Garden– Antiques– Construction– Interior Design– Gardening– Holidays– Home Repair– Homemaking– Landscaping– Kitchen & Bath– Organizing
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Step 1: Decide on a niche• Internet
– Blogging– Internet Marketing– Programming– Social Networking & Media– SEO/SEM– Web Design– Web Development– Web 2.0
• Industries– Advertising– Agricultural– Architecture– Automotive– Broadcasting/Media– Finance– Government– Health Care– Industrial– Insurance– Investing– Law & Legal– Lending– MLM– Packaging/Paper– Property Management– Publishing– Real Estate– Telecom– Textiles– Trucking
• Music– Artists/Bands– Awards– Composition– Genres– History– Instruments– Lessons– Lyrics– Notation/Chords/Tab– Regional– Reviews– News/Gossip
• Personal– Children/Teens– Family– Journal– Parenting– Personal
Development– Relationships
• Politics/Government– Civil Rights– Commentary– International– Legislation– Lobbying– Military– Peace– Presidential Studies– Terrorism– War
• Pop Culture– Beauty– Celebrity– Entertainment– Fashion– Gossip– Popular Brands– Television Shows– Trends
• Religion/Philosophy– Denominations– Ethics– History– Metaphysics– Schools of Thought– Spirituality
• Science– Anatomy– Anthropology– Archaeology– Astronomy– Biology– Biotechnology– Genetics– Geology– Oceanography– Physics– Research– Zoology
• Shopping– Books– Cameras– Clothing– Coupons– Children’s Products– Fashion– Fine Living– Gadgets/Tech– Gifts– Home Décor– Music– Office– Reviews
• Society/Culture– Adoption– Charity– Civilization– Community
Development– Controversy– Criminal Justice– Death– Ethnic Issues– Family Issues– Feminism– Genealogy– GLBT– Men– Mythology– Seniors– Social Security– Violence– Volunteering– Urban
• Sports/Recreation– Competitions– Gaming– Outdoor Recreation– Hobbies– Individual Sports– Leisure– Martial Arts– Memorabilia– Motorcycles– Pro Sports– Pro Teams– Racing– Sporting Activities– Sporting Events– Sporting Goods– Sports Heroes– Team Sports
• Technology– Cameras– Communication
Devices– Companies– Electronics/Gadgets– Engineering– Innovations– Mobile– Networking– News– Tools– Travel/Places/Local– Camping– City Guides– Destinations– International– Vacations
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Helpful Hint:Create a ‘Throwaway Blog’
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Step 2: Decide on a name
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Step 3: Decide on a homeUser Hosted
Developer Hosted
Proprietary Open Source
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Step 4: Sign up for an account
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Step 5: Start Posting(aka “Welcome to writer’s block!”)
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How to Attract Readers
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What’s this?
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Looking at ‘Successful Blogs’
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Top Corporate Sites
Dell2Directhttp://en.community.dell.com/blogs/direct2dell/
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Lenovohttp://lenovoblogs.com/
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Marriotthttp://www.blogs.marriott.com/
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Higher Ed Blogs
Capella Universityhttp://www.capellacommons.com/
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Kaplan Universitywww.rethinkinghighereducation.com
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The University of Chicagohttp://news.uchicago.edu/more/blogs.php
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Mount Holyokehttp://www.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/blogs/blog/mount-holyoke-alumnae-quarterly
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