1. Blogging What is it? Why should you use it?

2. What is it? Interactive kind of web site. On-line journal or diary. Can include photos, audio, video. Other people can leave comments.

3. History Before blogging there were home pages. Needing a knowledge of HTML language. 1997 “Pitas” blog publishing service arrived. First free, easy-to-use blogging tool. Blogs now took a big leap forward. Hundreds of thousands started blogs. Journal bloggers. Pundit bloggers. Then came 9/11/2001

4. Blogs become mainstream Rise of the “war blog” Demand for immediate and continuous coverage. Personal blogs from people on the spot as it happens. Politicians realize the power of the “blogosphere”. Businesses tap the potential of relating to customers.

5. Blog Stats. 2008 Blogs grow 68% in 2008. 346 million people worldwide read blogs. 184 million people say they have started a blog in 2008. Source… http://www.scribd.com/doc/11481779/social-media-2008-statistics

6. How do you blog? Sign up with a blog host. Many to choose from, 2 most popular… Wordpress.com Blogger.com Must have an e-mail address. Decide on a name. Fill in the form on the blog sites home page. Now you can blog…..