Importance of Blogs
Miscellanea / / August 08, 2023
Internet access, either through fiber optics/ADSL or 3G/4G, has been consolidated as a basic means for private users and companies, where they can find information of all kinds and have a large number of services available for day to day: the Internet is a place for training, information and be entertained
With the widespread access to the Internet (the "world wide web"), companies began to emphasize the development of web pages for the dissemination of corporate information, philosophy business and commercialized products. And individuals also had the opportunity to launch their own "personal web pages" through hostings such as the popular "GeoCities", launched in 1994 and extinct in 2009: this was a popular free service in which the user could upload web pages designed with programs as popular as Macromedia Dreamweaver.
The ideation and construction of web pages forced individual users to adopt a whole series of knowledge related to web design programs that, although they were not impossible to handle, did require some work and effort. Some time later, with the appearance of "blogs", especially individuals would find a new, more practical medium, easy to use and more visual to share your hobbies, interests, opinions... or even outline plans for the future business.
Currently there are two large self-managed blogging services, WordPress (since 2003) and Blogger, the second acquired by Google in 2003. Self-managed blogs avoid the need for technical knowledge for your maintenance and, therefore, are the perfect tool for any type of user, be it basic as advanced.
WordPress.com and Blogger.com have a great impact on the Internet, as the blogs powered by their "creators" have a important impact on the decisions that a user can make regarding, for example, product purchases or advice on lifestyle.
Blogs offer a more dynamic experience compared to web pages, where the text of the article is accompanied by comments that visitors (or subscribers) can make. Blogs are generally presented in a "timeline" format, that is, the entries are ordered by publication date: in this way it is known instantly if a piece of information is current or old.
Hostings such as WordPress.com or Blogger.com are key when starting in the world of blogs, since it does not imply any effort to create a new address, design the look of the pages (templates and themes included), and start publishing tickets. In simplicity lies the importance of self-managed blogs, where technical knowledge is not necessary, and only self-discovery of how it works and what the service can do counts selected.
Blogs, a characteristic format for disseminating content, are easy to use, as well as benefiting their user for allowing an online edition of the text, as well as hosting image content on the blog itself and video. The online edition of the entries is a clear advantage over the traditional web page format, since the editing tools are available in the blog's own web access: the owner of the blog will be able to create or edit the content from any device with Internet access, be it a PC, tablet or a Smartphone.
Automatic indexing of entries in the main seekers of the Internet is one of the characteristics highlights of the self-managed blogs of WordPress.com and Blogger.com, which helps to position the publications and for these to be found by those people who browse the Internet through the use of search engines such as Google, Yahoo! or Bing.
Blogs are important both for whoever launched it and for whoever is a follower. The followers or visitors of a blog can benefit from a subjective and impartial opinion about a specific subject and, therefore, resolve certain doubts that would otherwise remain earrings. The blogs are easy to follow, either through the "timeline", use of the "tags" or by consulting the different "categories" in which the entries are organized: likewise, followers have at their fingertips RSS feeds linked to a blog that, through a PC program or mobile application, warn of new entries published.
Blogs are a means of disseminating content of great importance on the Internet, which provide not only information but have also established themselves as a place for debate between visitors and subscribers. blogs are the media online, independent, of reference for those who need to contrast opinions, news and information.
- Sofia Guillen PicadoMar, 2022
It is a means of communication.
It can work to give your own point of view.
You can find information of all kinds which can facilitate searches.
They offer a better experience than with web pages.
It facilitates the propaganda of some companies which helps to get a job.
Some blogs instead of helping or providing information, people can cause harm as with toxic people.
Followers have an access to RSS feeds.
It can present a type of information theft or "Hate" or psychologically damaging comments.
- Emily HernandezMar, 2022
Other advantages can be the low cost of the tools, they allow the fusion of different technologies, and the power of communication is important.
And other disadvantages. limited confidentiality of the tools, potential stress, and the inevitability of communication actions. - Emily Hernandez SolanoMar, 2022
In a blog you can show what you know, position yourself as an expert both personally and as a company. Providing great added value to your community of followers and customers. It allows free subscription and receive comments that in turn will allow you to enrich the value of your contributions.
Some advantages are that you can communicate with people from other places.
You can have a more social life.
You can express some of your feelings.
But there are also bad things, speaking as disadvantages.
Harassment through the internet.
Bullying by some publication.
By bad comments you can get depressed.
Something that I would recommend is to be careful before making a publication, and to review the photos well before uploading them. Since everything flies through the internet. And all things spread and there is no going back. - Silvana Calvo RojasMar, 2022
It is a means to find information.
Information is easy and fast.
We entertain, inform and train.
One of its advantages is that they are more dynamic than web pages.
Bloggers have an impact on the decisions of followers.
They usually appear in the form of a date by publication.
It is easy to handle.
Blogs are a means of communication. - Silvana Calvo RojasMar, 2022
Hello Sofia
Your comment provides a lot of information. In a short way It says a lot of what you need to know about the characteristics of a blog. It is not only about benefits, it is also about disadvantages. It expresses that they are not 100% good. When reading it, the reader realizes that to make a blog requires care. Also that when it comes to posting things, the comments are not always going to be good. Your comment is very useful. - Silvana Calvo RojasMar, 2022
Hello Emily
Your comment helps people know that they can post what they know. When reading it, the reader realizes that it is also for jobs. It explains that you can send and receive comments or subscribe for free. It explains advantages which is very useful to know benefits. There are also disadvantages which is useful to know disadvantages. And there are several examples that help the reader to understand better. - Andrew McConville AlvaradoMar, 2022
Through this platform you can find out about other news in the world or search for a blog with a topic in making people have a better opportunity to know what is happening in the world and can tell their experiences Its advantages are that I was able to create a community, it helps make your opinion known to the world, it can generate sales, it provides content to social networks, helps to meet people interested in the subject, increases your knowledge of the world, helps to publicize your brand, turn your brand into a reference, improve SEO positioning, increase web traffic, convert readers into leads. And like everything in the world it has its disadvantages such as: limited design options, web analytics cannot be used, advertising, little Reliable, you do not own your space, you will not be able to leave, constant updating, lack of security, the profits will never be for you.
- Ariadna Calderon BricenoMar, 2022
What is the importance of blogs?
For me, the blog is a tool widely used today as a means of information, protests, business ideas, the blog is also a website with a blog format, the contents are usually frequently updated and displayed in chronological order from most to least recent, readers, for their part, often have the ability to comment on what published.What are the advantages and disadvantages of using this means of communication?
advantages: it is a very good communication tool, it helps to disseminate precise information, it is easy to use, highly customizable, helps build communities, you can express ideas creative.Disadvantages: lack of security, you have to keep updating, unreliable, we don't know if what is published is true, cyberbullying occurs, personal information can be stolen, harassment occurs a lot in various ways.
When talking to two classmates on the subject, one can manage a blog whenever and wherever sound information, not giving out personal information, being a knowledgeable person when using a blog and information.
- Daniela Zúñiga ElizondoMar, 2022
blogs are a means of disseminating content that will allow us to connect and interact with the audience of our organization, they also provide us not only information, but it has also established itself as a place to debate among visitors in a blog, you can show what you know and you can offer a better experience with the WEP pages.
In the types of advantages we have
be able to comment
Internet presence
Search engines
You stand out among competitors
among the disadvantages are
It has become a transnational medium
There are topics that go better in a video
It is becoming increasingly difficult to retain an audience. - Daniela Zúñiga ElizondoMar, 2022
@Emily Hernandes
I agree with the harassment and bullying because it is true because these pages are public and everyone can see them.
@sofiaguillen
I understood everything except where you say something about toxic people, so I don't agree on that part, but on the rest, yes. - Keisy DarianaMar, 2022
For me, blogs are very important for many things like: advertising, working, doing some student work, but just as it has many advantages it also has many disadvantages its advantages are that: it helps cooperarivism, publicity is facilitated, and many other things but its disadvantages is: it is not so safe, you have to be more careful with what you post, you don't know how many people see it and you don't know who is behind the screen. It is a very good use of this page and many people use it for good benefits but there are others that do not and that is what sometimes you have to take care of
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