Blogging


 * Blogging and Introduction**

A blog is a form of web diary or journal in which an author publishes to other like minded bloggers within a networked online community sometimes referred to as the Blogosphere.
 * What is a Blog?**

They use Really Simple Syndication (RSS) as the syndication/distribution model so that the blog can be subscribed to and the posts can be read using software called a "feed reader" or an aggregator.

__**Useful Links**__
 * 1) Blog entry on wikipedia
 * 2) Blogging, RSS Feeds and Podcasting for Libraries, Sean Fitzgerald, 2005
 * 3) Video: Blogs in plain English by CommonCraft
 * 4) [|Video: RSS in Plain English by commoncraft]
 * 5) Wordpress Blogs External

External worpress has a multi-user Wordpress based blogging/podcasting/vodcasting platform available for staff and students. The entry point is [] and is available on the internet.

Some blogs access the Blubrry Powerpress which when installed enables blogs to used for a podcast or vodcast. This enables a full iTunes compliant rss feed available for subscription. All files can be uploaded and stored on the server, in this sense it works a s a media repository as well.
 * __Widgets__**