AJ Matela and Mica Rodriguez
iBlog5 – The 5th Philippine Blogging Summit May 9, 2009
Malcolm Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City Philippines

a contraction of the term weblog
a Web site that contains an online personal
journal with reflections, comments, and often
hyperlinks provided by the writer1
is a type of website, usually maintained by an
individual with regular entries of commentary,
descriptions of events, or other material such
as graphics or video. 2
 1: Merriam Webster Online Dictionary
 2: Wikipedia.org
What is a Blog?

Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-
chronological order. 3
\"Blog\" can also be used as a verb, meaning
to maintain or add content to a blog. 4
Blog owners normally post articles or short
notes they want to share, personal or
otherwise. 5
 3-4: Merriam Webster Online Dictionary
 5: Wikipedia.org
What is a Blog?

PERSONAL
To share personal experiences
BUSINESS
To promote business
ADVOCACY
To promote advocacies
Reasons for Blogging

(According to Form)

Text Blog

Photo Blog

Video Blog

Podcasts

Microblog

Mobile Blog

(According to Genre)

There are many different types of
blogs and these blogs fall under
many different genres – which
are further divided into many
sub-genres.
Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

Types of Blogs

 Blog Title
 Date Header
 Post Title
 Timestamp
 Permalink
 Post
 Author Name
 Category/Label/Tag
 Comments
 Trackback/Pingback
 Sidebar
 Miscellaneous
 Footer
Parts of a Blog

The 4 C’s of Blogging

Niche/Type
Blog Name
URL
easy recall, relevant, not too long
Description
Keywords
Blog Set-up

Wordpress
tumblr
Blogger
i.PH
http://tumblr.com
http://i.ph
http://wordpress.com
http://blogger.com
http://wordpress.org
Blog Set-up

Blog Set-up

Themes
Layouts
Headers
Blogrolls
Keywords
About Page
Blog Set-up

Once you have everything set-up, you are
ready to
Blog Set-up

Tips, Tricks, and some Advice

Blogging from Home by Janette Toral
http://www.unc.edu/~zuiker/blogging101/parts
.html
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.blogwritingcourse.com/
http://m-w.com
Sources