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 * By: **
 * M. Romano
 * G. Spasova
 * K. Lauderdal
 * J. Peguero
 * T. Parks
 * J. Ordoñez
 * A. Habib



First of all.... What is a blog?

"A blog is a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites. "

"Blogs are usually written by one person and are updated pretty regularly. Blogs are often written on a particular topic – there are blogs on virtually any topic you can think of. From photography, to spirituality, to recipes, to personal diaries to hobbies – blogging has as many applications and varieties as you can imagine. Whole blog communities have sprung up around some of these topics putting people into contact with each other in relationships where they can learn, share ideas, make friends with and even do business with people with similar interests from around the world."

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Where can I create a blog?


 * **__Blogger__** "We created Blogger to give you an easy way to share your thoughts — about current events, what's going on in your life, or anything else you'd care to discuss — with the world. We've developed a host of features to make blogging as simple and effective as possible."




 * **Squarespace** "A fully hosted, completely managed environment for creating and maintaining a website, blog or portfolio. We give you full control over your content and site customization. You can build it 10X faster on our comprehensive platform."




 * **TypePad** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">"If you love design and want your blog to look amazing, you’ll be delighted with TypePad’s beautiful templates and easy-to-use design tools."




 * **WordPress** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">"WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time."



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 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Difference between Blog and a Wiki: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Blogs are authored and maintained by individuals.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Wikis reflect the knowledge of an entire community.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Wikis are built as a collection of linked Web pages.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Blogs are Web sites that function as online journals, containing a collection of articles or posts.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Blogs often contain news, images, videos, or personal stories.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Blogs are spaces for discussing all topics, including news, technology, movie and product reviews, and travel reccomendations.

<span style="color: #630909; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">People who post to their own blogs are often referred to as "Bloggers."



<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Since 2002, blogs have gained increasing notice and coverage for their role in breaking, shaping, and spinnig news stories. For the first time in the history of modern journalism, the financial and political goals of U.S.-Israeli relations are being analyzed in depth. The Iraq war saw bloggers taking measured and passionate points of view that go beyond the traditional left-right divide of the political spectrum. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">By media type

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a linklog, a site containing a portfolio of sketches is called a sketchblog or one comprising photos is called a photoblog. Blogs with shorter posts and mixed media types are called tumblelogs. Blogs that are written on typewriters and then scanned are called typecast or typecast blogs; see typecasting (blogging). <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|How To Get Started?] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Well first what is a blog? <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Well go find out. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Is it for you?

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">We're pretty sure the whole deal is just getting started. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Now If It's For You... <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Publish Your Toughts. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Engage Your Friends. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Design Your Blog. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Post Photos. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Go Mobile. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Finally Get Started

**The 5 Most Popular Blogs to Date:** **The Huffington Post** **98** - eBizMBA Rank **|** **28,000,000** - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors **|** **99** - Compete Rank **|** **37** - Quantcast Rank **|** **158** - Alexa Rank. **TMZ** **228** - eBizMBA Rank **|** **17,000,000** - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors **|** **220** - Compete Rank **|** **57** - Quantcast Rank **|** **407** - Alexa Rank. **ENGADGET** **479** - eBizMBA Rank **|** **11,500,000** - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors **|** **808** - Compete Rank **|** ***250*** - Quantcast Rank **|** **378** - Alexa Rank. **PEREZ HILTON** **570** - eBizMBA Rank **|** **9,000,000** - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors **|** **882** - Compete Rank **|** **251** - Quantcast Rank **|** **577** - Alexa Rank. **GIZMODO** **575** - eBizMBA Rank **|** **8,900,000** - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors **|** **1,103** - Compete Rank **|** **150** - Quantcast Rank **|** **472** - Alexa Rank. __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">As you can see, blogs are very useful for many different things. Blogs can be used in professional environments and educational environments, but also they can be your own "personal" space in the Cyber world. __
 * The Most Popular Blogs** | **Updated 11/01/2010** | [|eBizMBA]
 * The Most Popular Blogs** | **Updated 11/01/2010** | [|eBizMBA]
 * The Most Popular Blogs** | **Updated 11/01/2010** | [|eBizMBA]
 * The Most Popular Blogs** | **Updated 11/01/2010** | [|eBizMBA]

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