BLOGS

BLOGS

The blog is a powerful web-related innovation developed by Google in 1999. Its use is developing and growing very rapidly. Already there are millions of blogs available in more than forty languages of the world. In simple parlance, a blog is a website where one can write ones‟ thoughts on an ongoing basis. New writings show at the top so that visitors can read new additions straightaway.
By creating a blog on the Internet, using the toolbar called „Blogger‟ invented by Google, followings advantages accrue:

1 Share ones‟ thoughts with friends and the world at large
2 Post photos, videos, etc as required on the blog
3 Make it a personal diary where one can write daily or more / less often
4 Create a collaborative space for interfacing with readers across the world
5 Establish a community of friends, relations, etc
6 Set up theme blogs where anyone interested can share/comment on views
7 Develop a soapbox for political views on contemporary issues
8 Create an outlet for breaking news
9 Send memos to the community and world
10 Establish a repository of ones‟ private thoughts
A blog is whatever the user wants it to be. It can be a collection of links. They come in all shapes and sizes. One can post to it from the Internet or from mobile phones. It has unlimited flexibility and it is free.
One can create own blog. Since its creation in 1999, it has:
1. Refreshed the web
 Impacted the politics
 Shaken up journalism
 Stirred up social causes
 Provided millions with an outlet for their thoughts, opinions, and views
According to Google, the revolutionary wave of „blogging‟ has just begun. More interesting things would happen in the future.