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BLOGGING

                 A blog, or weblog, is a website that provides information on a specific topic. It presents a series
                 of  posts  in  reverse  chronological  order,  so  the  most  recent  post  appears  at  the  top.  Often
                 referred to as an online diary, blogs were once mostly text-based. However, with technological

                 advancements, new types of blogs have emerged that include images, audio, and video alongside
                 text. Some of the popular types of blogs are Lifestyle Blog (focused on daily living tips), Food
                 Blog (focused on recipes and reviews), Tech Blog (focused on gadgets and software), Parenting

                 Blog (focused on child-rearing advice), Finance Blog (focused on money management), Books
                 Blog (focused on reviews and recommendations), Entertainment Blog (focused on movies and
                 TV shows), Fitness Blog (focused on exercise and health), Personal Development Blog (focused
                 on self-improvement tips).

                         Tech Tweak

                  The term Blog was given by Peter Merholz in 1999 when he rearranged the words “Web
                  log” to read as “We Blog”. Dave Winer’s Scripting News is one of the oldest and the largest
                  running blog in present days.



                 A blogger is a person who writes blogs, and the act of writing them is known as blogging. When
                 creating a post, it’s important to ensure it doesn’t harm the feelings or reputation of others.

                 Popular platforms for creating blogs include Blogger, WordPress, Wix and Tumblr. Let us learn
                 how to create a blog on the the Blogger website.
                 To create a blog of the Blogger website, follow the given steps:


                                     1  Visit the www.blogger.com website.















                                           2  Click on the CREATE YOUR BLOG button.

                 To register yourself with the Blogger website, you must have a Gmail account or you need to

                 create a new account.













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