just for the record
just for the record: today is September 8, 2005 and at 8:48 am Eastern Time "Impeach Bush" is holding the #6 spot in the technorati top ten.(I hear someone asking, what in the heck is technorati?)
Technorati is an up-to-the-minute search tool that tells you what other people are searching on. Technorati tracks blogs.
(Now I hear someone asking, I know this is a stupid question, but what is a blog?)
That isn't a stupid question at all. "Blog" is short for weblog. Many people who have lives outside the computer world do not know what a blog is, or why it is useful. They just hear the word "blog" and think, ick! that word sounds like it should describe some kind of garden pest, or something you would scrape off the underside of a cafeteria table.
(Now I hear someone asking, but what is a weblog?)
A weblog is just a tool for publishing your thoughts and ideas to the Internet. You can also use a blog to keep track of the news that you see and the things going on in your world. When something interests you, or when you have a bit of news you would like to share, you can post a little headline about it on your blog.
(Why bother? Who would read that stuff?)
You might be surprised! It all depends on what you write, how you write it, and whether or not you have a funny catchphrase or picture to go with your blog.
OK well this blog lesson is over now but more are on the way. If you are curious now about getting a blog, I hope you will keep reading the Dogs on Trucks how to blog lessons because blogging is a really great way to keep the media and the government honest. And everybody wants that, right?
tags: blogger, how to blog, beginner, Internet, citizen journalism, Impeach Bush, technorati, Hurricane Katrina, democracy, media ethics, accountability
posted by dogs on trucks jr. @ 9:16 AM
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