1. Welcome to…. Welcome to the world of

2. Who am I?  My name is Joby Mathew  I am the father of Master Abel Mathew Joby of Grade 4 A  I am an amateur Photographer and Videographer.  I am a website developer.  I am a Blogger, runs JobyMathew.net blogging website.  You can contact me on  Email:dubaicreek@hotmail.com Email:dubaicreek@hotmail.com  Phone:0505083068

3. What are blogs?

4. A blog is a discussion or informational web site consisting of posts typically displayed in reverse chronological order.

5. History  Jorn Barger an American website editor on 17 December 1997 put together two of the words "Website" and "log" to make weblog.  Its short form, "blog," was coined by Peter Merholz. Evan Williams of Pyra Labs(Acquired by Google) used "blog" as both a noun and a verb and devised the term and product "blogger".

6.  single page posts  reverse chronological order  personalised publishing(online journal,citizen journalist)

7. Types of Blogs  Text blog  Photo blog  Video blog.  Social sites

8. Blog Features  Easy start simple interface  Free shared, hosted individual  Search  Categorize  Headlines, Time Stamps, Permanent links  Comments

9. advantages/disadvantages?  No software to buy and learn (No knowledge of HTML and FTP required)  Loss of personal data, violation

10. Some Famous Blogs  The Huffington Post: is an American news website, content aggregator and blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, Andrew Breitbart and Jonah Peretti, featuring columnists and various news sources.  Engadget : is a multilingual technology blog network with daily coverage of gadgets and consumer electronics.  Mashable is a Scottish-American news website and Internet news blog founded by Pete Cashmore.The website's primary focus is social media news, but also covers news and developments in mobile, entertainment, online video, business, web development, technology and gadgets.

11. How to create a blog

13. Create a new post and publish it.

14. Questions?

15. Thank you.  I thank KGS management and Vijaya Madam for the invitation to conduct this session.  Thank you for listening carefully.  My Contact  Blog:http://jobymathew.net/blog/  Email:dubaicreek@hotmail.com Email:dubaicreek@hotmail.com  Phone:0505083068