1. 10/5/20051 Blogs

2. 2 Definition  A BLOG IS A PERSONAL DIARY. A DAILY PULPIT. A COLLABORATIVE SPACE. A POLITICAL SOAPBOX. A BREAKING-NEWS OUTLET. A COLLECTION OF LINKS. YOUR OWN PRIVATE THOUGHTS. MEMOS TO THE WORLD [http://www.blogger.com]

3. 3 Creating your own Blog  Get a blog space for free: http://www.blogger.com/ http://www.blogger.com/

4. 4 Examples of Blogs  Microsoft http://blogs.msdn.com/http://blogs.msdn.com/  IBM http://www- 128.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs /dw_blog.jspa?blog=475http://www- 128.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs /dw_blog.jspa?blog=475  A fun blog http://www.gizmodo.com/ http://www.gizmodo.com/

5. 5 blogger.com  To log in: Go to http://www.blogger.comhttp://www.blogger.com  To post a message go to: Posting and Create New Post  To add members: Settings and Members

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7. 7 To post click on posting/create

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9. 9 To access the members Go to: settings/members

10. 10 What should be in your blog?  If it is not there it does not exist!  The blog is a window on your work!  Everything you do must be documented!

11. 11 What should be on your blog? Diary  What you are doing on a daily and weekly basis?  Difficulties you have?  What goes fine?  Surprises you have (good and bad)?  The things that prevent you from working (vacations, holiday, electricity cuts…)?  Cultural and language issues?  What do you like?  What you do not like?  What you will not do again?  What you will definitively do again?

12. 12 What should be on your blog? Learning Experience  What you learn from a technology point of view (software, case tools, Word, blogs…)?  What you learn from a software engineering point of view?  What you learn about software engineering processes?  What you learn about?  What you learn about requirements?  What you learn about design?  What you learn about coding?  What you learn about testing?  What you learn about documentation?

13. 13 What should be on your blog? Project Management  What do you learn about working in team?  What do you learn about project management?  Do you meet the deadline?  Do your counterpart team meet the deadline?  What do you learn about communication?  What do you learn about coordination?  What do you learn about negotiation?