Blog is short for weblog. It is an online journal for news, reviews and events or can be a personal diary. A blog can be whatever you want it to be and there are no real rules. The blog author writes commentary or news on a particular subject for readers to view. Blogs can also include links to other websites, pictures or videos. Readers are often attracted to blogs because they enjoy the style and content of a particular author and readers can interact by adding comments to postings.
The newest information in a blog appears at the top of the page with older information below. When the page gets too long the blog will archive older posts usually on the right hand side. A post is a single entry on a blog.
Things to do
Read some of the Auckland City Libraries’
blogs and choose one that interests you and write at least one comment. If you require help, follow these steps:
- Click on ‘blog’ button, located on the black strip near the top of the home page
- Read the descriptions of each blog and choose one that interests you
- Read the posts on the blog (archived posts to the right)
- Scroll down the page and type your comment
- Type in the security code (those two words with a line through them) and click on “Go”
Optional
Surf the internet using
Google blog search to read other blogs and subscribe to those that interest you.
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