Blog Project Update

By today (March 18th) you should have done the following :

1. Signed up for a Blogger account.
2. Chosen a topic and created your blog.
3. Made a post introducing yourself and giving details of your topic.
4. Send the URL to Mr Hill.
5. Put a site feed link in your sidebar (8.30 group only).

You should be able to:

1. Post a photo on your blog using Flickr.
2. Place a link within a post.
3. Add links to your sidebar.

From now until the end of the course you should make a minimum of one post per week. You should also leave a comment on at least one other blog.

There will be a prize for the best blog in each group. The winning blogs will be selected by the class members.

Here are some ideas for posts.

1. Summarize an article relating to your topic giving your own opinion on it. You should add a link to the article and you can also include an short extract from the article.

2. Comment on a post which has appeared on another blog. You should add a link to the post (use the Permalink). You can also include a short extract, although this is not necessary.

3. Give your personal viewpoint on some aspect of the topic you are looking at.

4. Write a review of another blog or website relating to your topic. Make sure you include a link to the site.

5. Interview someone about your topic and post an edited version on your blog.

Tips

* Remember that the best blogs are personal. People want to hear what you think.
* Try to vary the types of posts you make.
* Keep your posts relatively short: 10 lines maximum.
* Use the spell checker.
* Visit some of the Marketing & Advertising blogs listed on the Class Blog to see what form posts take on these.
* Don’t be afraid to experiment.