What
is a Blog?
A blog is an online journal.
What you type in, email, or send via cell phone to your blog page
automatically gets posted onto the web.
Sounds
scary. Why would I want to do that?
Have you ever gone on a
vacation and wanted to keep the folks at home posted on what you have
been up to without having to send out a mass email or make a dozen
phone calls?
Have you ever wanted to
send a picture to everyone, but know that many people won't open the
attachment?
Do you have a family newsletter?
Have you been wondering
what a family member in college has been up to?
The blog is the ultimate
answer for all of the above scenarios.
Setting
up a blog:
In
order to get an idea of how a blog works, here are three blogs that
I am associated with:
Adam's
Moblog
The
Cochran Family Blog
Setting up a blog
is simple and does not require any private information.
1. Go to www.Blogger.com
2. Click on the "Create
Your Blog Now" arrow. (as seen below)
3. Create a user
name and password. Provide a real email address.
4. Click continue
and finish filling out the forms and wizard as demonstrated
at the user group meeting.
Now
that I have a blog, what can I do with it?
Using your blog you can
post pictures, journal-like entries, family news, announcements, event
information or anything else that you would like those you associate
with to know.
Email is a great way to
send information to one or two people, but if you want to get information
out to a large group, create a blog that you can direct family, friends
or other group members to.
After the meeting, I will
post an address for our new user group blog. Those who attended the
group will know how to post to it.
