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These days, about all it takes to become a blogger is an Internet connection, a little spare time, and opinion on a subject or subjects that you're not afraid to share with the world.

Types of blogs

Here are some of the most common Web blogs:

Personal diary. This is probably the most obvious
use of a blog. Write about what you do every day or about your
home town or travels. Examples include:

• "http://www.soldiersperspective.us/" target="blank">Soldiers
  Perspective Blog. This blog consists of reports and/or
  commentary from several active duty military which gives a
  perspective about what is truly happening and how soldiers view
  issues that effect this country.


• "http://www.travellerspoint.com/guide/San_Antonio_(Texas)/"
  target="blank">Texas Travel Guide - San Antonio, Texas Blog,
  where I live.


• "http://www.indiegameguy.com/blogs/zman/default.aspx" target=
  "blank">Zman's Diary. Diary of a guy who quit his job to
  write video games with some personal stuff mixed in for good
  measure.

Activist blogs. Do you believe something needs to
be changed or fixed? Blog about what you believe in and rally
others. Examples include:

• "http://dread1mynproductions.com/rablog/" target="blank">The
  Roving Activist’s Blog. From Peace and Justice and
  Disability Rights, to the Environment and beyond, I ... to learn
  about the various struggles and movements that are alive in this
  world!


• "http://scienceblogs.com/scientificactivist/" target="blank">The
  Scientific Activist. An Oxford graduate student by day and a
  scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his Ph.D.
  research in protein structure get in the way of defending
  scientific and social progress.

News. Keep a blog of the latest big news events.
Talk about what you think about what’s going on in the
world or any given niche.

• "http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/" target="blank">The
  World Newser This is a high profile world news blog. From ABC
  News.


• "http://www.topix.com/news/blogs" target="blank">Topix. Blog
  News continually updated from thousands of sources around the
  net.

Celebrities and Gossip. Let other fans know
what’s going on with your favorite celebrities and shows.
Dish the dirt like they do on target="blank">TMZ.com.

Hobby. Have a favorite hobby? It’s a good
bet that a lot of other people on the Internet are interested in
the same thing. Write about it and invite other’s to join
you.

• "http://mikesbackyardgarden.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Mike's
  Backyard Garden Blog is great for you gardening
  enthusiasts.


• In to cooking?
  Check out: Daily
  Menu Blog.

Tech blogs. Because of the technological nature of
the Web, tech enthusiasts are all over the blogosphere and new
Tech blogs are starting daily.

• "http://www.facebook.com/">Facebook. Is a social networking
  service that lets you connect with friends, co-workers, and
  others who share similar interests or who have common
  backgrounds.


• "http://twitter.com/">Twitter. Twitter is an interesting and
  practical real-time messaging system for groups and friends.


• "http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr. Flickr is one of the most
  popular photo storage and sharing sites around, and there's a
  good reason for that. It's free and easy to use, and it features
  various methods for sorting, categorizing and tagging
  images.


• "http://1stsitefree.blogstream.com/">1stsitefree.blogstream.com.
  My blog on search engine news, etc.

Corporate blogs. Corporations are finding blogs as
excellent opportunities to get their message out and communicate
with customers. Examples:

• "http://www.gmblogs.com/">GM Blogs. GMblogs.com is General
  Motors' home for corporate blogs.


• "http://blogs.sun.com/">Sun’s Blogs. Welcome to
  Blogs.sun.com! This space is accessible to any Sun employee to
  write about anything.


• "http://direct2dell.com/one2one/default.aspx" target=
  "blank">Dell’s Direct2Dell. Corporate weblog which aims
  to address issues that are important to its customers.

alt="Keyboard" border="0">Creating your own blog is actually
pretty simple since there are many sites willing to host your
blog for free. Building a blog using one of these blog hosts is
as simple as signing up for the service and filling in the
content.

Watch the video "Blogs in Plain English.

Next step: Select Your Blog
Host - Page 2.

# posted by Bill Green @ 1:54 PM