Our First Class October 3, 2006
Welcome to Carnegie Bloggers.
We will meet tonight in the computer lab in the Carnegie Center from 5:30-7:00 p.m. for an introduction to the world of blogging. We will discuss the creation of on-line identity, a brief history of blogging and why people do it, and the practical matter of blog hosting. If you don’t already maintain a blog, you’ll have an opportunity to get started.
Below are some links we will explore during tonight’s class.
About blogging
Weblogs: a history and perspective from Rebecca’s Pocket
Why we Blog by Sandhill Trek
Why I Blog by Dr. Drew
Blogging 101
A Brief History of Weblogs, Columbia Journalism Review
Examples of blogs (personal journals)
California Fever
My Topography
Finslippy
Tequila Mockingbird
Mingle Freely
Jill’s Notebook
ljcblog
Amanda Johnston
Rude Cactus
Blog hosts
Blogger
WordPress
Typepad
Free e-mail providers
hotmail
yahoo
Blog search engine
Google blog search
Answers to a blogging meme
by Jill
by Marilyn
Please leave a comment on this post and tell me a bit about yourself, what you hope to learn from this class, and why you’re interested in blogging.
I would like to post our links on the sidebar of this blog. Please leave your blog URL in the comments here, if you authorize it to be posted. If you wish that your blog not be linked on the sidebar, you can email the URL to me.
I was very happy that I could enroll in this blogging class, as I’ve been interested in starting a blog for a couple of years but don’t have the foggiest idea how to start! I will have to miss two classes, however, due to a trip to Brussels/Paris in two weeks. Will I be able to make up those classes somehow or get the notes ahead of time so that I don’t fall behind too much? Hope so!
Hey look! There’s my blog in the list of ones you’ll be checking out! I’d love to know more and get your thoughts. Good luck!
hi ll!!
thanks for including my blog on your blogging class blog…
bloggily,
mick!