What is Blog?
Nowadays, people using blog for enhance their own knowledge.
However, it depends on their interest. If we look at history of blog, the first
blog was Links.net, created by Justin Hall.
But it is just referred to it as his personal homepage. In 1977, “weblog”
term was coined, which is reflected the process of “logging the web”after sometime, Peter
Merholz abbreviated “weblog”, which is “blog” in 1999. Blogs can
be personal, artistic, academic, or professional. It can be use for producing
knowledge, sharing research, building social networks, developing
professionally, or documenting personal growth. In 1999, Blogger was started by Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan at
Pyra Labs. Then, there are various blog arrive such as Wordpress , Tumblr, Posterous and so on.
Tumblr used for a variety of different post types, unlike traditional
blogging services, which have a one-size-fits-all post format. Whereas, Posterous allows bloggers to set up a simple blog via
email, and then submit content either via their online editor or by email.
Composing a post
When someone compose the blog, they should Consider the
following principles.
1)Make a point- Important
to have an argument, opinion, or purpose in mind when compose.
2) Be concise. Use precise language and coherent syntax to
make your posts easy to read.
3)Post often- updated regularly
4) Consider inviting guest bloggers
5) Proofread
6) Create visual interest
Using Multimedia
It should be used Audio and visual, which helps grab a
reader’s attention. It gives the opportunity to use design, images, audio, and
video to supplement their writing. Take advantage of these innovative ways to
enhance your presentation. It should be Use appropriate content, size, and quality.
Using Hyperlink
It is prominent feature of blog . It helps to increase a
sense of conversation. For instance,
If you need to get more information, follow this link,
The feature of Blogging
By increasing use of social media
and social networking in the past five years, blogs gets different identity
in the internet world.
To sum up, it is very handy tools for teachers, entrepreneur
as well as other professions. We can express our ideas, thoughts to others. So
, they can easily get new information.
