• Apr.22. 2011


Blogging...it is now a verb. "Blog" is short for weblog or web log, which is a frequently updated online journal that shows entries in reverse chronological order. I saw this loose definition of a blog given by Blogger, the blog software service owned by Google ( I don't necessary agree with this but the majority of the free world does).  "A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world. Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules".

Now this is where I have to make a statement! A blog is on the internet and it is forever and that is the only rule you need to know. It won't go away and 99% of the time it is public. Now, I don't really agree with this definition for the sheer fact that I don't ever believe that you want your personal, private thoughts to be out "there" for all to read and comment on, so I will try to teach you how to be a safe digital citizen.

The internet and free web publishing tools (blogs, wikis and websites) enable the average joe to double check the media's facts. You can write about a sporting event that you watched online, or take video, snap a photo and post them online.