Assignment Answers

Assignment

*1a) Start your Web browser and visit http://www.blogger.com

Click the TAKE A QUICK TOUR button and go through all the screens that explain about a blog.

b) What did you learn that you did not know?
c) What type of blog do you find most compelling -- a group or an individual blog?
d) Why?
e) Submit your answers to your instructor.


*2a) Create your own blog. Carefully name it and begin your posts at this time.
b) What is your blog name and address?
c) What is its primary purpose?
d) Write a paragraph containing the answers to these questions and any other information you feel is pertinent.
e) Submit this paragraph to your instructor.

*All answers must be in English.

1b) New thing that I’ve learned is all about a blog. A blog is a part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.

Although not a must, but most good quality blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites.

Many blogs provide commentary on a particular subject, while others function as more personal online diaries, yet still others function more as online brand advertising of a particular individual or company. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (art blog), photographs (photoblog), videos (video blogging or vlogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio (podcasting). Microblogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.

1c) A group blog.

1d) A group blog is good if you are not a skilled blogger and your co-group bloggers are skilled in your niche. This is your opportunity to learn from the skilled bloggers and enhance your knowledge in blogging. This collaborative blogging makes blogging more exciting because you will be sharing what you know and at the same time you can discuss on issues regarding your blog. The advantage here is that the more heads are thinking and working together, the better is the outcome of the blog. If you and other members are very knowledgeable you can create a blog that could become a big hit online.

2) ‘’Sow the Right Seed, And You Will Succeed.’’ This is the name given to my blog with address tiy-n-jiy-h.blogspot.com. Because this blog is being filled with my journey of life, I named this blog with this magic quote, which encouraging me to take the right step, for me to go through my entire life successfully, InsyaAllah. You may find that my address is quite difficult to remember and not so catchy. Actually, tiy-n-jiy-h is my name without the alphabet ‘A’. Because I want it to be a bit different, I put tiy-n-jiy-h as my blog’s address name.