Dear Bloggers, October 12, 2006

I want to thank you for you understanding about our class this week. My brother, sister-in-law and nieces are all doing well. I have tried to reach each of you by e-mail, but a couple of addresses don’t seem to be working. I know your time is valuable, and last week’s class will not be lost! I will make arrangements for private sessions or consultations with each of you, according to your needs and how you’d like to proceed. Feel free to contact me, or we can talk on Tuesday.

Blogs With Themes October 10, 2006

We meet again tomorrow evening at 5:30.
We’ll set up blogs and discuss blogs with themes. Here are some to check out:
cupcakes by chockylit
wee wonderfuls
craftlog
domicile
Chocolate & Zucchini
my little kitchen
yarn harlot

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.