Monday Evening
ABOUT A BLOG
A blog is a website on the internet where a person reflects over his/her life or current issues. You can say that a blog is similar to a public diary since everyone can read it.
The texts in a blog can be about anything but mostly it is about a certain theme. It can be about music, literature, fashion, travels, sport and politics etc.
The blog is interactive which means that people can make comments about what you write in your blog. The owner of the blog can also respond and write back. In your blog you can also create links to other bloggers or to articles that you feel other people ought to read.
Many large businesses and organizations use blogs to convey their message. Large newspapers also have blogs where journalists have the opportunity to write more freely than what they normally do in the newspaper.
Today blogs are very important for public debate.
Typical for the genre
TITLE
A blog always has a title and it mostly says something about the content of your blog but you can also choose to use your name as a title. The title is mostly placed at the top of the blog.
HELLO WORLD
Want to change
BLOG ENTRY
In a blog you publicize your entries so you regularly, maybe every day, write in your blog about current issues or events in your life.
In the first page of the blog you can see your latest entries and links to your older entries. Your last entry will always be at the top.
PRESENTATION
In the left or right margin you can find a link to the blogger’s profile where you can present yourself. Some people present themselves more briefly and others in more detail.
TIME AND DATE
In most blogs the date and time for when the entry was written is visible.
COMMENTS
At the end of every entry there is a possibility for others to make comments.
PICTURES AND VIDEOS
Besides text you can publish pictures and videos in your blog. However you are not allowed to publish “upphovsrättsskyddat material” that is pictures, text and videos that someone else owns.
LINKS
In your blog you can give suggestions of other bloggers or websites that might be of interest to the readers. You can create links to different websites in your blog.
LANGUAGE FORMAL OR EVERYDAY LANGUAGE
The language in a blog can vary a lot depending on the purpose of the blog. It can be very formal, very free and also almost spoken English.
HOW TO ADRESS THE READERS
Most bloggers usually writes in first person (I). That makes it more personal and the readers might feel that they know the blogger.
THINK OF WHAT YOU ARE WRITING
In Sweden we have freedom of speech which means that you are entitled to express your thoughts and opinions in your blog. There are also laws that you need to follow. You can’t insult people or write racist texts. You can’t express yourself threatening, offensive or encourage people to commit crimes.
Since there are special rules for using pictures on your blog I am going to give you the addresses to some web sites where you can find free images:
http://www.multimedia.skolverket.se/scripts/view/bildarkiv.asp?i=21766
http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
http://www.vestrogothia.se/kulturvast_templates/Kultur_IFramePage.aspx?id=29820
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huvudsida
NB! Even though you are allowed use these pictures for free you must always give credits to the owner/photographer of the picture, and also give your sources.
If you want to read more about how we here in school can use pictures you can take a look at this site, Kolla källan:
