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A blog is basically an online journal wherein you can digitally pen down your thoughts, ideas, opinions and practically anything that you want people to read. Blogs come in different styles, formats, and settings, depending on the preference of the user. Many blogging sites, offer built in features such as hyperlink, straight texts, pictures etc. Some blogging sites, even allow you to put video and mp3′s on your blogs.

Instead of writing texts, some bloggers choose to make their blogs more audio friendly, by using spoken word entries. This is called audio blogging.

Basically a blog contains these features:

title- which allows you to label your post
body- this is the content of your post
trackback- other sites can be linked back to your blog
permanent link- every article that you write has a URL
comments- this allow readers to post comments on your blog.

One of the advantages of blogging, is that it is made of only a few templates. Unlike, other websites that is made up of numerous individual pages. This make it easier for blog users to create new pages, because it already has a fix setting that include: slots for title, body of the post, category, etc.

This is especially useful for first time users, since they can start blogging right away. They can chose from a number of templates that blogging websites provide.

Anyone who wants to start a blog can do so by becoming a member of a blogging website of their choice. Once they’ve become members, they automatically become a part of that particular blogging community. They can browse through other bloggers pages, and link them back to their own blogs. They can also make comments on other members’ blogs.

Blogging is not just limited to personal usage. There are a lot of blogs that follow a theme such as: sports, politics, philosophy, social commentary, etc. These blogs espouse on their specific themes. This way blogging becomes a medium in which people can share their knowledge and opinions about a variety of themes and topics.

Some bloggers even use their blogs as a means to advertise. Some authors advertise their books on their blogs. While other bloggers, use their blogs to shed light to currents issues, events, news and catastrophes.

Nowadays in education, blogs also play an important part. Professors use blogging to document the lessons that they have discussed and taught. This way, students who who have missed classes, can easily catch up with their assignments.

A lot of entrepreneurs benefit from blogging by promoting their businesses on their blogs, with millions and millions of people logging onto the net everyday, blogging has become a lucrative move. Some bloggers who run online businesses promote their merchandise online. While others profit through advertisement.

But by far, the most popular blog type is the one that takes the form of a personal journal. This is the kind that is usually used by first time bloggers. Individuals who want to document the daily struggle of their everyday lives, poems, rants, opinions, find that blogging offers them a medium in which to express themselves.

Bloggers usually communicate within themselves. This is one of the appeals of blogging. It creates a community of people sharing their ideas, thoughts, and comments with each other.

Blogs varying in topics, themes, and set-ups, can be found in blog directories. First time users who want to get an idea of what the blogging world is all about can browse through a number of blogs using these directories. This way they’d get an idea of what these blogging communities are like.

Blogging is popular all over the world. Blog is short for the term weblog. There are no rules when it comes to blogging. Bloggers have the freedom to express themselves how ever way they want, and the best thing about blogging, is that most blogging sites are free.

There are numerous blogging websites to choose from in the net. This give first time users the option of joining a blogging community that appeals to their interests.

Just search any blogging directory and you’d get a listing of a lot of blogging sites that are available on the net. It’s easy to search a blogging directory, because it is organized according to category. This way you would get exactly what you are after. Blogging is really for everyone. It is fun, simple and easy.

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The psychology of Web 2.0.

The fear that the Internet causes isolation, that it keeps us from relating with real people and the world, has now been dispelled. Social networking has taken the Web by storm. Never before has personal opinion been so accessible or acceptable. The interactivity of Web 2.0 powered sites, such as social network sites (myspace, facebook, classmates etc.) blogging (blogger, wordpress etc.) and bookmark sites (de.licio.us, blink, furl etc.) have made everyones ideas and life potentially important.

Our interests are shared and like minded people now discuss extremely eclectic subjects. whether you like cats or bungee jumping, you can probably find ezines, chat rooms, forums, blogs, web sites and individuals that would love to inform you, be informed and form relationships around your topic of interest.

I am a Internet marketer and I can see how Web 2.0 and the personal empowerment of networking is changing the way we do business. Early email marketing was plagued by spam and scams. The new networking strategies are creating more accountability. We are involved in online communities, and banishment (getting blocked) is the punishment for abuse. People like dealing with people, real people, so who we are is becoming as important as what we say. The concept of niche marketing, targeting interest groups, has blossomed. There are now hungry consumers and marketing platforms in an quickly growing list of interests.

I have started to see mention in psychology and counseling blogs and forums the therapeutic uses of the Internet as a esteem builder. We can reach out, be heard or just discover that we are not alone. You can become an expert in your chosen field, research any interest, find others to share information and teach or be involve in discussions to improve ourselves and pursue our dreams. This is the time to shine, get out there and be seen and heard. So don’t feel lonely or unappreciated, get online, start a blog, join a social network, be free, be YOU 2.0.

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