Blog Assignment 3

Entry 4: Blog Assignment 3                    Date: March 09, 2012

Blogger (http://monkeybrain4u.blogspot.com/)

-There were step-by-step instructions on how to create a blog, with templates to start writing the blog with a little bit of flare.

-This site was very easy to get started with.

-It is possible to limit the readers of the blog in the settings menu, then going to basic information.

-It is possible to limit the people who comment on your blog by going to the settings menu, then to posts and comments.

WordPress ( http://monkeybrain4u.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6&action=edit)

-There was a blog post, which gave some information to insight on how to edit blogs, which was sent by the support team.  This document displays the author as you, the writer.  There is also an introduction video on the dashboard which will help new bloggers to get started with the site.

-There is a “QuickPress” feature on the home page, which allows quick drafts for blogs.

-I have not found a way to limit the people who are able to read or comment on your blog.

-Wordpress.org and Wordpress.com are different websites and do not both track the users from the other site.  This could confuse others trying to log into one of the sites.

Edublogs (http://monkeybrain4u.edublogs.org)

-This blog site has a very similar look to it as WordPress does.  Both of these sites are almost exactly the same in features and design.

-Very simple registering procedures.

-Similar to WordPress, I have not found a way to limit the people who are able to read or comment on your blog.

If I were to choose one site to use over the other two sites, I would choose Blogger.com because of its easy use as well as simple and fast setup.  Overall, blogging in general isn’t that difficult.  All you need to do with blogging is know where to start with a topic, and understand that publish means “Make public.”