Blogging 101 Session One

Blogging 101

Today

• What is ‘blogging’?

• Blog vs. Website

• Examples

• Demo

• Questions

WHAT IS A BLOG?

http://blogs.vancouversun.com/category/staff/technology/digital-life/

http://blogs.vancouversun.com/category/staff/technology/digital-life/

BLOG VS. WEBSITE

https://baaadannas.wordpress.com/

https://baaadannas.wordpress.com/

http://www.westvanlibrary.ca/

http://www.westvanlibrary.ca/

http://wvmlyouth.tumblr.com/

http://wvmlyouth.tumblr.com/

TYPE OF BLOGS

Vancouver Observer

http://www.vancouverobserver.com/

http://www.vancouverobserver.com/

VanCity Buzz

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/

StatCan Blog

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/blog

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/blog

Coco Cake Land

http://cococakeland.com/

http://cococakeland.com/

Foodology.ca

http://foodology.ca/

http://foodology.ca/

49th Shelf

http://49thshelf.com/

http://49thshelf.com/

The Canadian Book Review

http://canadianbookreview.wordpress.com/

http://canadianbookreview.wordpress.com/

Canucks Army

http://canucksarmy.com/

http://canucksarmy.com/

Bluebird Banter

http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/

http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/

Toby Ng

http://towbsss.mli.st/blog

http://towbsss.mli.st/blog

KevinMD

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/

The Old Lady in my Bones

http://theoldladyinmybones.com/

http://theoldladyinmybones.com/

The Sweet Escape

http://thesweetescape.ca/


Miss604

http://www.miss604.com/

http://www.miss604.com/

DEMO

https://westvandigitallibrarian.wordpress.com/

https://westvandigitallibrarian.wordpress.com/

URLs, Domains, Hosting

Comments

Social Media



Next Week

• Creating your own blog!

• Expect an email shortly with what to

prepare.

Self Improvement

Blogging 101 Session One