Lutfi Makarim
Welcome to the first article in new series, IT&U. Here, I will try to explain how various enhancements in technology have really enriched our lives today.
With the creation of websites like MySpace, YouTube and blogging, the content of the Internet has gone to ordinary people like us, not website creators.
There is even a word for it: Web 2.0, which implies that the Internet has really changed from the old version, where it was controlled and maintained by insiders and the Web was only for geeks and nerds.
Nowadays, almost anyone can create a blog or a MySpace account.
In this article, I'd like to concentrate on blogging. These days, it seems really uncool if you do not have a blog.
First, I'd like to explain what blogging really is.
According to Wikipedia, a blog is, "A website that contains dated text entries in reverse chronological order (most recent first) about a particular topic."
What does that mean for the rest of us? Think of blogging as a diary, but instead of a printed article, it is posted on the Internet and made in such a way that almost everyone has access to it, as long as you know the address.
So, who creates these blogs that we see flooding the internet?
The more appropriate question is who is NOT making a blog these days: From American soldiers stationed in Iraq to bored teenagers in LA, everyone is having a say on any topics imaginable, from the mundane to the serious.
If you are new to blogging, there are many websites that provide easily understood instructions for creating your own blog address. They can be made in a matter of minutes or a day.
A very famous and informative website for creating blogs is blogspot (http://www.blogger.com/start). If you are just starting, go there for a step-by-step tutorial and also many blogs on almost any topic imaginable.
In closing, I would like to make this article reader-based, so feedback and information are welcome.
Do you have a blog or website that you would like to share? Contact me at writingnaskah@yahoo.com
See you next time!
Lutfi Makarim is screenwriter who has skills in bringing a unique style of contemporary western and eastern perspective in storytelling.
Source: JakartaPost
Posted by y.news, Monday, March 19, 2007 7:59 PM
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Welcome to the first article in new series, IT&U. Here, I will try to explain how various enhancements in technology have really enriched our lives today.
With the creation of websites like MySpace, YouTube and blogging, the content of the Internet has gone to ordinary people like us, not website creators.
There is even a word for it: Web 2.0, which implies that the Internet has really changed from the old version, where it was controlled and maintained by insiders and the Web was only for geeks and nerds.
Nowadays, almost anyone can create a blog or a MySpace account.
In this article, I'd like to concentrate on blogging. These days, it seems really uncool if you do not have a blog.
First, I'd like to explain what blogging really is.
According to Wikipedia, a blog is, "A website that contains dated text entries in reverse chronological order (most recent first) about a particular topic."
What does that mean for the rest of us? Think of blogging as a diary, but instead of a printed article, it is posted on the Internet and made in such a way that almost everyone has access to it, as long as you know the address.
So, who creates these blogs that we see flooding the internet?
The more appropriate question is who is NOT making a blog these days: From American soldiers stationed in Iraq to bored teenagers in LA, everyone is having a say on any topics imaginable, from the mundane to the serious.
If you are new to blogging, there are many websites that provide easily understood instructions for creating your own blog address. They can be made in a matter of minutes or a day.
A very famous and informative website for creating blogs is blogspot (http://www.blogger.com/start). If you are just starting, go there for a step-by-step tutorial and also many blogs on almost any topic imaginable.
In closing, I would like to make this article reader-based, so feedback and information are welcome.
Do you have a blog or website that you would like to share? Contact me at writingnaskah@yahoo.com
See you next time!
Lutfi Makarim is screenwriter who has skills in bringing a unique style of contemporary western and eastern perspective in storytelling.
Source: JakartaPost
