The document discusses blogging and provides statistics about the state of blogging. While most blogs are dormant, around 7-10 million blogs are still actively updated. Blogging has evolved and includes micro-blogging, photo-blogging, and video-blogging. A blog is a website where entries are posted in reverse chronological order. The document also defines key blogging terms and provides tips for blogging, such as writing interesting posts and linking to other blogs.

1. Looking At Blogging For Community Action Network

2. The Foundation

3. but… …of the 133 million blogs tracked by Technorati… …only 7.4 million have been updated in previous 120 days… …meaning 95 percent of blogs are dormant…. …it is estimated that 50-100k generate most traffic… …although hits aren’t everything… …and there are still 7-10 million active blogs

5. Is Blogging Dead? No

7. photo-blogging

9. TechChruch sold for R176,000,000.00

11. Accessible to any internet user

12. It is a web application which contains periodic time-stamped posts on a common webpage

14. What Is A Blog? www.rlabs.org

15. What Is A Blog? www.marlonparker.co.za

17. 1999: Peter Merholz converted weblog into we-blog. The term blog was born!

18. First blogging services started

19. Bradley Fitzpatrick started Livejournal in 1999

20. Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan (Pyra Labs) made ‘Blogger’ in August ’99. (Now Google owns Blogger)‏

21. 2001: Popular blogs came into being, blogging started becoming a craze.

22. 2002: Politicians, movie stars, everyone started embracing blogs.

24. Words To KnowaBlog A typical blog combines text, images, video’s and links to other blogs A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web, Published frequently

25. Words To Know Blogger someone who keeps a blog is a “blogger A contributor to a blog or online journal

26. Words To KnowBlogging The process of updating a blog is “blogging”

27. Blogging TipsDo’s Write as though you are talking to someone Be interesting Include links to other blogs and websites Keep a list of ideas for future posts Post comments on other blogs

28. Blogging TipsDont’s Make the articles too long Forget to edit your article before posting it Use inappropriate or highly technical words personal information or company secrets on your blog

29. by: @brent007