ICT can be very over powering however it can also be very cost effective. Putting a community IT centre ore kiosk in a central point of a village will cause a lot of the to be taught about IT resulting in lots of people having access to information and communication on the internet therefore changing their lives. In Bolivia, these identical internet centres are used to check information on crops, markets and regulations that might effect them.
Broadcasting
Digital broadcasting is a good example of technology and political barriers eliminating the gap in the divide. Villages in rural Asia used to rely on low-quality broadcasts given by low quality equipment. Nowadays they have access to high quality images and sounds that given at a range that was at one point unimaginable. Rivers, jungles and densely populated cities are all more fortunate with wireless technology. In the Middle East and North Africa they consider digital TV as a bad thing because they think it is a bad thing to have access to western values and norms because it is seen as corrupting as in some religions. Community radio stations in Africa have been used to provide health warnings, agricultural information and weather disaster warnings.
Governance
A major challenge is often associated with the governments of under-served nations. Most of the time there are high tariffs on importing high technology, occasionally there are large amounts of red tape or regulations that have to be cleared before goods can be imported. Successful strategies have been adopted in Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates. The Dubai Internet City has been set up to act as a free trade zone. This is to encourage investment in ICT through the Middle East.
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Net Books
An e-book is an electronic book. It is nothing more than an electronic file that contains the text of an existing book. One of the most confusing aspects to the e-book is the fact that they come in such a variety of formats. The purpose of an e-book is to be able to carry a library of books on something the size of the paperback book. A more complex e-book can show a film or play a music file.
Text e-books
A text e-book is the most simplistic form and all that needs to be done is write the text into a text editor or scan the text from paper using a text converter. The file format is simple and is in the standard linear form in the document. This has been used extensively for computer manuals in the past before Adobe invented their Portable Document Format (PDF). With it's simplicity it also has the advantage of being very easily searchable and portable to any platform.
Word e-books
Word documents can be made into books and are stored under the same document name. Having hyperlinks within a document allows there to be a presence of multimedia content. Multimedia files can be large especially when images are included. This means that this format is only most effective when everyone has the Microsoft Office software and where different author have to work together.
Adobe PDF e-books
The Portable Document Format books are stored in a PDF file. This type of e-book has been a massive success, as proof almost all computer and software manuals are in PDF format. This is even starting to take off well as a full e-books. However to create this it is probable that you will need specialised program such as Adobe Acrobat. With this said some operating systems can allow PDF files to be directly printed from a document.
The PDF format itself has a number of features that allows it to be useful for the presentation and layout of textual material. These features allow a PDF file to be very small compared to a similar word document. Another good prospect is that you can impliment multimedia and sucurity features such as passwords and even digital signatures. It is possible to lend e-books for a period of time and deactivate them when this time period is up.
Reader e-books
This is designed to give the reader a feeling that they are reading a normal book. It is quite unique because it allows you to bookmark pages, make notes and also give you the option for the e-book to read to you. These formats are ususally made from a word document and have had a convertion software added to make it a single incrypted file. You can access any of your books from microsoft reader. This sort of format works well on pocket PC's and Personal Digital Assistants. It's best attribute is that it makes a good simulation of the total paperbook reading experience.
Website e-books
The most important and felxible format is created as a website in HTML or XHTML format. All the pages are linked together to create an e-book feel. It is argued that this type of e-book is the best because it allows images, animations and sound files to be added. Typically this format offers the richest multimedia experience of them all. There are simple text based websites/e-books with page to page navigation.
As a website is a collection of files it is hard to control so some website e-books have put the site into .exe format. However if this is done then it makes to process of creating an e-book longer and as a whole the resulting file could be quite large.
An e-book good or bad
There are both good and bad things about e-books here are some examples of both.
E-books are good because it allows people to carry around a vast amount of books with them on something that is the size of a small paperback. Another good thing about e-books are that most formats actually resemble a paperback book with added extras to make reading more fun and exciting.
E-books might not be liked or used by people because of the fact that however much it is made to seem like a paperback, it will never be one. Some people just like the feeling of having a real book in their hands.
The PDF format itself has a number of features that allows it to be useful for the presentation and layout of textual material. These features allow a PDF file to be very small compared to a similar word document. Another good prospect is that you can impliment multimedia and sucurity features such as passwords and even digital signatures. It is possible to lend e-books for a period of time and deactivate them when this time period is up.
Reader e-books
This is designed to give the reader a feeling that they are reading a normal book. It is quite unique because it allows you to bookmark pages, make notes and also give you the option for the e-book to read to you. These formats are ususally made from a word document and have had a convertion software added to make it a single incrypted file. You can access any of your books from microsoft reader. This sort of format works well on pocket PC's and Personal Digital Assistants. It's best attribute is that it makes a good simulation of the total paperbook reading experience.
Website e-books
The most important and felxible format is created as a website in HTML or XHTML format. All the pages are linked together to create an e-book feel. It is argued that this type of e-book is the best because it allows images, animations and sound files to be added. Typically this format offers the richest multimedia experience of them all. There are simple text based websites/e-books with page to page navigation.
As a website is a collection of files it is hard to control so some website e-books have put the site into .exe format. However if this is done then it makes to process of creating an e-book longer and as a whole the resulting file could be quite large.
An e-book good or bad
There are both good and bad things about e-books here are some examples of both.
E-books are good because it allows people to carry around a vast amount of books with them on something that is the size of a small paperback. Another good thing about e-books are that most formats actually resemble a paperback book with added extras to make reading more fun and exciting.
E-books might not be liked or used by people because of the fact that however much it is made to seem like a paperback, it will never be one. Some people just like the feeling of having a real book in their hands.
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Decision Making
An obvious effect of the Information Age is the amount of information sources available. People nowadays are bombarded with data and freedom of choice in a way they never used to be. A major impact of this is the fact that people can feel stress and a sense of hopelessness because of the overload of information. This is particularly correct if the information is not straight forward or clear about the subject it talks about.
My Grandmother does not know a lot about technology and therefore already I would suggest a cell phone over a smartphone. The difference between the two is that a cell phone cannot really do a lot of the things a smartphone does. With this said a smartphone is like a mini computer as it runs an operating system that allows them to do everything that a computer does. My grandmother is not good with technology as I have already mentioned so a cell phone will be more than perfect for her. I would however suggest that she gets a cell phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard so if she does decide to start using computers then she will at least be familiar with the keyboard setup.
She is ok with her eye sight which is a god send because a lot of these cell phones are quite small which means the keys on these phones are small. I have seen a Nokia 201 Charcoal in Tesco for £45.00. This is a good price to pay for a cell phone. It fits the criteria for my grandmother, this is because she wants a mobile phone that isn't too expensive and is fairly simple.
Managing the Information Overload
A spreadsheet can help with decision making because it filters out information and puts it into catagories. This makes the information more digestible or in some cases makes it somewhat easier to make a decision due to less clouded judgement from the overload of irrelevant information.
Simulation software can help with decision making because it takes something that is something great and quite complicated and simplifies it using mathematical formulas. This is also all without an individual actually performing a single operation. This would help because a machine would calculate the right outcome to make decisions easier.
My Grandmother does not know a lot about technology and therefore already I would suggest a cell phone over a smartphone. The difference between the two is that a cell phone cannot really do a lot of the things a smartphone does. With this said a smartphone is like a mini computer as it runs an operating system that allows them to do everything that a computer does. My grandmother is not good with technology as I have already mentioned so a cell phone will be more than perfect for her. I would however suggest that she gets a cell phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard so if she does decide to start using computers then she will at least be familiar with the keyboard setup.
She is ok with her eye sight which is a god send because a lot of these cell phones are quite small which means the keys on these phones are small. I have seen a Nokia 201 Charcoal in Tesco for £45.00. This is a good price to pay for a cell phone. It fits the criteria for my grandmother, this is because she wants a mobile phone that isn't too expensive and is fairly simple.
Managing the Information Overload
A spreadsheet can help with decision making because it filters out information and puts it into catagories. This makes the information more digestible or in some cases makes it somewhat easier to make a decision due to less clouded judgement from the overload of irrelevant information.
Simulation software can help with decision making because it takes something that is something great and quite complicated and simplifies it using mathematical formulas. This is also all without an individual actually performing a single operation. This would help because a machine would calculate the right outcome to make decisions easier.
Bridging the Gap
There are vast amounts of initiatives to bridge the gap of the Digital Divide and they are all sponsored by the government. There is a list of the range of initiatives offered in the UK, however it is not intended to be exhausted. It keeps track of what has been done and also the amount of investment that has been put into an area.
UK Online - This is a government project that aims to give computer access to those people in the community who do not know about computers. The idea is to teach them new ICT skills and it has taken off well. There is now over 6,000 UK centres that are located in lots of libraries and schools. This seems like a very good program for people who lack ICT skills, with Digital Technologies becoming more predominant is many people's lives it is very relevant for more people to use computers. If it has only been running 7 years and they have 6,000 centres that function on a regular basis this means that there is a high demand for this service. I can also see how this would help to close the gap in the divide. This would be by widening skills in ICT for people who don't know and understand so the gap will get smaller.
University for Industry (UFI) - This is a partnership between the government and private industries. It is in place to improve job prospects for individuals who are not confident in ICT and making them more competitive for businesses. Working as a public-private partnership, UFI aims to put people into better positions to get jobs and improve career prospects. This seems like a good initiative as it allows people who are unemployable due to lack of education in ICT to obtain enough skills to allow them to become employable. This reduces unemployment in the UK and this is how the government benefits from the scheme. As for the business side of things, having a person who is competent in ICT will allow them to promote and offer better jobs within the company to the person so they can feel motivated from making progress in their job.
Wired up Communities Initiative - £10 million funding was provided by this initiative to connect 7 of the most disadvantaged communities to the internet to see what effect this would have. In east London 750 households and one school was connected to the internet, this was in the hope that it would make education better and improve job opportunities. I can vastly see how this could improve the current state of the divide. A lot of activity occurs on the internet and giving internet to that many homes and a school widens that activity to them. this now means that potentially 750 more people can apply for jobs online. This is apparent considering that most job applications are done over the internet. As for the school, the teachers can set homework on the computer for the child to do when they go home. This will allow them to not only see if the child has done it or not but also allows them to give online help to that child.
People's Network Project (Hertfordshire) - This initiative was designed to give free access to 400 computers with internet, Microsoft Office software and even photo editing software, these resources would be available in most of the libraries in Hertfordshire. Even the smallest of their libraries have at least one computer in for people to use. This is good for bridging the divide because as it offers everybody in the community an opportunity to get on the internet. This can be for whatever reason like applying for a job, putting together a CV for a job application or even just researching and looking for information. This closes the gap as it allows people without a computer and internet at home to be able to do this they wouldn't be able to do on their own.
Sunday, 28 April 2013
Download Services
When different types of media are in digital form then it makes sense to use the internet itself. This stops a person needing to go to a shop or even wait for a distribution company to deliver it to your address. Since anything in digital form can be transferred through the internet it allows users to download a massive variety of items from the internet just with a click of a button.
Software
Most software nowadays uses the internet to transfer upgrades and virus definition updates are all now done over the internet. Downloading over the internet have gone as far as being able to be download and install in the background without the user needing to intervene. As well as that it allows them to use the computer while the software is being downloaded and installed. Most new programs and program upgrades are usually downloaded off of the internet. The good point about this is that updates are usually free because the cost of them is so low but also they can be used strait away and most of the time automatically. All software should be transferred in this way but the reason they are not is because of the size of the file, typically it takes a while to download even a small file. Another reason is because no matter the size of the application the user generally would want a physical copy of the the software and manuals.
Music and Video
Music downloads have become very popular, originally it was downloaded and put onto an MP3 in the relevant format. The reason for the large popularity growth was because to the vast number of peer-to-peer file sharing services provided where they could get expensive music for next to no money. This caused legal action to arise from the industry and has reduced the peer-to-peer activity, causing legal download services to really become more popular than anything else. Apple Inc. was one of the first to launch this idea and it has allowed them to sell millions if not billions of songs and albums legally on it's iTunes service. Apple does not tend to use MP3 anymore, they use MPEG-4 advanced audio coding (AAC) which is a high quality format that contends with CD quality.
Video is starting to follow in Audio's footsteps in the way that there are numerous sites where it is possible to download films while breaking the law. Like audio the film and video industries are starting to provide legal downloadable content. The issue with video's is that the size of files a very large compared to audio files, even in compressed form a quality video can use up many gigabytes per hour. Video's are able to be streamed on the internet to enable people to watch videos when enough data has been buffered. The effectiveness of this method depends on how quickly the video is buffered, if it takes too long to buffer then you will have to wait a long time for the video to start.
Books
Many books have been transferred into electronic form, these can be downloaded quite easily because of their small size. There is another section explaining this... see 'Net Books'.
Downloading Goods and Services
There is quite a long list of items that I have downloaded off of the internet but i am only going to keep the list fairly short.
Downloading Music on iTunes
Downloaded Software from Adobe
Downloaded Software from Microsoft.
This is a short list of some of the items that I have downloaded off of the internet. The reason I downloaded these off the internet was because they were easy to find and very convenient in the way that I did not have to leave the comfort of my own home. Also after downloading I did not have to wait around to receive the software and I could apply it straight to my PC or in the audio's case I could listen to my music straight away.
The problems you could face from downloading software off the internet is that you will not have any proof of where you bought the product just in case you are asked under serious circumstances and also if something goes wrong then there will be a problem in the fact that there will be no instruction manuals to help with the found problem.
Software
Most software nowadays uses the internet to transfer upgrades and virus definition updates are all now done over the internet. Downloading over the internet have gone as far as being able to be download and install in the background without the user needing to intervene. As well as that it allows them to use the computer while the software is being downloaded and installed. Most new programs and program upgrades are usually downloaded off of the internet. The good point about this is that updates are usually free because the cost of them is so low but also they can be used strait away and most of the time automatically. All software should be transferred in this way but the reason they are not is because of the size of the file, typically it takes a while to download even a small file. Another reason is because no matter the size of the application the user generally would want a physical copy of the the software and manuals.
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Music downloads have become very popular, originally it was downloaded and put onto an MP3 in the relevant format. The reason for the large popularity growth was because to the vast number of peer-to-peer file sharing services provided where they could get expensive music for next to no money. This caused legal action to arise from the industry and has reduced the peer-to-peer activity, causing legal download services to really become more popular than anything else. Apple Inc. was one of the first to launch this idea and it has allowed them to sell millions if not billions of songs and albums legally on it's iTunes service. Apple does not tend to use MP3 anymore, they use MPEG-4 advanced audio coding (AAC) which is a high quality format that contends with CD quality.
Video is starting to follow in Audio's footsteps in the way that there are numerous sites where it is possible to download films while breaking the law. Like audio the film and video industries are starting to provide legal downloadable content. The issue with video's is that the size of files a very large compared to audio files, even in compressed form a quality video can use up many gigabytes per hour. Video's are able to be streamed on the internet to enable people to watch videos when enough data has been buffered. The effectiveness of this method depends on how quickly the video is buffered, if it takes too long to buffer then you will have to wait a long time for the video to start.
Books
Many books have been transferred into electronic form, these can be downloaded quite easily because of their small size. There is another section explaining this... see 'Net Books'.
Downloading Goods and Services
There is quite a long list of items that I have downloaded off of the internet but i am only going to keep the list fairly short.
Downloading Music on iTunes
Downloaded Software from Adobe
Downloaded Software from Microsoft.
This is a short list of some of the items that I have downloaded off of the internet. The reason I downloaded these off the internet was because they were easy to find and very convenient in the way that I did not have to leave the comfort of my own home. Also after downloading I did not have to wait around to receive the software and I could apply it straight to my PC or in the audio's case I could listen to my music straight away.
The problems you could face from downloading software off the internet is that you will not have any proof of where you bought the product just in case you are asked under serious circumstances and also if something goes wrong then there will be a problem in the fact that there will be no instruction manuals to help with the found problem.
Monday, 22 April 2013
E-commerce and Social Networking
E-bay
E-commerce is simply an online shop. Sellers set up online shops, this is a specialised type or website and will typically have a payment processing interface. In the online shop there is usually web pages with pictures of products with product descriptions. They way it works is exactly as if you were to shop within a literal store, shop for the products that you want to buy and place them in their virtual basket. Once all desired products have been placed in the virtual basket they can then pay for them. Items are payed for usually on a separate page.
The major purpose of ebay is to allow people to buy and sell items nationally or even internationally. This website however is an online auctions which means random people sell their second hand goods to other people. This means that it is not ebay that is directly selling all the products. As a result of anyone being able to sell anything on ebay then it means that it has a very broad target audience, buyers and sellers ages can range from 18 up. There are 2 ways of buying good from a seller on ebay, one is by buying the object instantly or by having the winning bid in an auction. The auction allows someone to place a bit on an object and this sets a benchmark for all bidders bidding on that item, this benchmark must be exceeds for another person to win the bid. There is a time lapse for when bidding must end and the winning bidder has bought the item.
This website does do quite well to achieve it's purpose as it does use quite simple and efficient techniques to allow all age groups to use it with ease. Unfortunately sometimes with an online auction something doesn't get sold to the winning bidder and therefore the person is unsuccessful at selling their item. However this is not a fault on ebay's behalf as it is just lack of interest on the particular item. This can also be a major disadvantage to selling something on ebay. But on a good note it is easy to advertise an object for sale on ebay as long as you have an account.
Snoox
This is a new type of website that works via a new concept. Snoox is the first website of it's kind that allows people to socially recommend different forms of entertainment and shops. It is truly unique because instead of asking strangers it allows you to see reviews and recommendations that your friends and family have given. The idea behind this website is based on the fact that most businesses and ventures exist and rely heavily on word of mouth through people that have tried their products or services. This means that, for example, if individuals want to see how good a restaurant is then they can log onto Snoox and see what their friends and family say about it. After all you are more likely to trust what a friend says then a complete stranger.
This idea has existed of a long time but it did not get much recognition because it ran through Facebook and therefore it couldn't make it's break because in theory it was a sub app for Facebook. Now that it has been separated from Facebook it has been very successful. Within 5 days of it becoming independent it gained 10,000 users.
E-commerce linked to Social Networking
Social Networking websites are being used more and more by businesses as a method of advertisement and also recognition. This is because businesses have realised that a lot of people nowadays use social networking sites on a daily basis and so and advert would be seen by most people at some point. Just to hammer this point home here are some facts and figures about facebook in general:
-Today, Facebook is valued at over $10 billion and it has over 400 million active users and 70% of them actually live outside of the USA.
-An average user spends more than 55 minutes each day on Facebook.
With these facts listed you can see why businesses have opted to use Facebook as a means for occasional advertisement. Really you would be silly not to use social networking sites with them sort of statistics.
Why Businesses Should Use Social Networking Websites
-Facebook is a very good way for a business to expose their brand and also obtain some recognition as a business. This can be performed through making pages, setting up events and heading up groups. All of this contributes towards getting the business recognised.
-Another reason businesses should use Facebook is because it is a good way to engage with customers that are both existing and potential. This is usually done by sharing industry news and updating customers on new and great offers from the business.
-Lastly, Facebook is a great way for customers of a business to give feedback on what they think about the business but not only that they could give potential improvements. This is good as it allows the customer to speak their mind via the comment window.
Why Businesses Should Not Use Social Networking Websites
-Way too often businesses become reliant on Facebook as a direct form of advertising and this can have a major negative effect on Facebook users in relation to the business. Users do not want to constantly be bombarded with business offers and other advertisements after all they are on Facebook to socialise. So constant adverts will just make them want to stop being a fan and so the business will get negative views and people will not want to consume what the business has to offer.
-A rarer occurrence is how some businesses make the mistake of using Facebook as predominantly a website for their business. This is bad because all of a sudden it instantly narrows your customer base because a lot of people still don't use Facebook within their daily lives, so not having an individual website will cloud the business' existence. In essence the business would want to use Facebook as a means to enhance their web presence.
-Lastly a complete no go area would be using Facebook as another email list. This would be because it could get confusing for the customer and they could become intolerant. It is also bad because it will cloud the business' distinction for the customers and this could become a permanent thing if they were to pass on business to their friends through word of mouth. Besides Email is still a lot more professional and effective.
E-commerce is simply an online shop. Sellers set up online shops, this is a specialised type or website and will typically have a payment processing interface. In the online shop there is usually web pages with pictures of products with product descriptions. They way it works is exactly as if you were to shop within a literal store, shop for the products that you want to buy and place them in their virtual basket. Once all desired products have been placed in the virtual basket they can then pay for them. Items are payed for usually on a separate page.
This website does do quite well to achieve it's purpose as it does use quite simple and efficient techniques to allow all age groups to use it with ease. Unfortunately sometimes with an online auction something doesn't get sold to the winning bidder and therefore the person is unsuccessful at selling their item. However this is not a fault on ebay's behalf as it is just lack of interest on the particular item. This can also be a major disadvantage to selling something on ebay. But on a good note it is easy to advertise an object for sale on ebay as long as you have an account.
Snoox
This idea has existed of a long time but it did not get much recognition because it ran through Facebook and therefore it couldn't make it's break because in theory it was a sub app for Facebook. Now that it has been separated from Facebook it has been very successful. Within 5 days of it becoming independent it gained 10,000 users.
E-commerce linked to Social Networking
Social Networking websites are being used more and more by businesses as a method of advertisement and also recognition. This is because businesses have realised that a lot of people nowadays use social networking sites on a daily basis and so and advert would be seen by most people at some point. Just to hammer this point home here are some facts and figures about facebook in general:
-Today, Facebook is valued at over $10 billion and it has over 400 million active users and 70% of them actually live outside of the USA.
-An average user spends more than 55 minutes each day on Facebook.
With these facts listed you can see why businesses have opted to use Facebook as a means for occasional advertisement. Really you would be silly not to use social networking sites with them sort of statistics.
Why Businesses Should Use Social Networking Websites
-Facebook is a very good way for a business to expose their brand and also obtain some recognition as a business. This can be performed through making pages, setting up events and heading up groups. All of this contributes towards getting the business recognised.
-Another reason businesses should use Facebook is because it is a good way to engage with customers that are both existing and potential. This is usually done by sharing industry news and updating customers on new and great offers from the business.
-Lastly, Facebook is a great way for customers of a business to give feedback on what they think about the business but not only that they could give potential improvements. This is good as it allows the customer to speak their mind via the comment window.
Why Businesses Should Not Use Social Networking Websites
-Way too often businesses become reliant on Facebook as a direct form of advertising and this can have a major negative effect on Facebook users in relation to the business. Users do not want to constantly be bombarded with business offers and other advertisements after all they are on Facebook to socialise. So constant adverts will just make them want to stop being a fan and so the business will get negative views and people will not want to consume what the business has to offer.
-A rarer occurrence is how some businesses make the mistake of using Facebook as predominantly a website for their business. This is bad because all of a sudden it instantly narrows your customer base because a lot of people still don't use Facebook within their daily lives, so not having an individual website will cloud the business' existence. In essence the business would want to use Facebook as a means to enhance their web presence.
-Lastly a complete no go area would be using Facebook as another email list. This would be because it could get confusing for the customer and they could become intolerant. It is also bad because it will cloud the business' distinction for the customers and this could become a permanent thing if they were to pass on business to their friends through word of mouth. Besides Email is still a lot more professional and effective.
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Blogs
What is a Blog?
A Blog is a specialised form of website that allows people to keep a online journal. In order to keep blogs up to date and interesting a system has been evolved by which makes it easier for people using blog sites to post material. The blog editor interface is connected to a database system that can manage posts and allows links to other articles/websites. Also allowing comments to made on posts and interlinked with that allows the mechanics of HTML to be used fluidly. This allows the 'journalist' to concentrate more on the content rather than the actual blog.
Blogs are now considered to be very important in a wider context, eg. group blogs are a big part of it because it is usually the central focus of discussing or promoting events, ideas and concepts.
My Example Blog
This is an example blog that I made specifically for this post to allow you to understand the functionality and ease of creating a blog using Blogger. There are many different blog sites that exist but my exam board require me to use Blogger.
First thing you want to be doing is going to the Blogger website by typing 'blogger' into Google and clicking on the top link that is highlighted in red on the screenshot below.
Once you have clicked on the link Highlighted in red it will take you onto the Blogger web page that allows you to either sign in or sign up. The sign up button is in the top left of the screen and on the screen shot it is circled in blue.
Once you have clicked on the sign up button it will take you to a page that will ask you create a Google account, this is because Google owns Blogger. You need to enter all your details and click on the blue button saying 'Next Step' in the bottom right corner of the grey box on the right where you entered your details. for my example I have made an account using the name Joey Cazzari.
Once you have clicked the blue button and created a Google account then it will take you to a page that resembles the screenshot below. From this page you can create a new blog, you do this by simply clicking the 'New Blog' button that is contained in the screenshot's blue circle.
Immediately on clicking the 'New Blog' button a square window will pop up in the middle of the screen that looks like the screenshot on the left and this is where you will enter basic details about your blog. Once you have entered relevant details then click the button circled by a blue ring to create your blog.
Upon being clicked Blogger will take you to the page that looks like the screenshot below. To confirm that you have created a new blog there should be a little message that appears that states exactly that and is circled in the screenshot with a blue ring. Then you want to click on 'Start posting' that is next to the confirmatory message.
Once you have clicked on 'Start posting' then you will be forwarded to a page that resembles the screenshot below, this where you write your posts. I have given the post a title and written relevant information in there that is related to my ICT course but you can write your preferred subject in this area. When satisfied that you post is ready you click the orange box that says 'Publish' that is in a blue circle in the screenshot.
When you have published your post you can then view it on your blog page by pressing 'View blog' that is circled in the above screenshot with a red ring.
Immediately on pressing 'View blog' it will take you to your blog page. Depending on what template you chose to begin with, it will appear and might look like the screenshot below. Nonetheless your post should be presented on your blog page as demonstrated below.
A Blog is a specialised form of website that allows people to keep a online journal. In order to keep blogs up to date and interesting a system has been evolved by which makes it easier for people using blog sites to post material. The blog editor interface is connected to a database system that can manage posts and allows links to other articles/websites. Also allowing comments to made on posts and interlinked with that allows the mechanics of HTML to be used fluidly. This allows the 'journalist' to concentrate more on the content rather than the actual blog.Blogs are now considered to be very important in a wider context, eg. group blogs are a big part of it because it is usually the central focus of discussing or promoting events, ideas and concepts.
My Example Blog
This is an example blog that I made specifically for this post to allow you to understand the functionality and ease of creating a blog using Blogger. There are many different blog sites that exist but my exam board require me to use Blogger.
First thing you want to be doing is going to the Blogger website by typing 'blogger' into Google and clicking on the top link that is highlighted in red on the screenshot below.
Once you have clicked on the link Highlighted in red it will take you onto the Blogger web page that allows you to either sign in or sign up. The sign up button is in the top left of the screen and on the screen shot it is circled in blue.
Once you have clicked the blue button and created a Google account then it will take you to a page that resembles the screenshot below. From this page you can create a new blog, you do this by simply clicking the 'New Blog' button that is contained in the screenshot's blue circle.
Upon being clicked Blogger will take you to the page that looks like the screenshot below. To confirm that you have created a new blog there should be a little message that appears that states exactly that and is circled in the screenshot with a blue ring. Then you want to click on 'Start posting' that is next to the confirmatory message.
Once you have clicked on 'Start posting' then you will be forwarded to a page that resembles the screenshot below, this where you write your posts. I have given the post a title and written relevant information in there that is related to my ICT course but you can write your preferred subject in this area. When satisfied that you post is ready you click the orange box that says 'Publish' that is in a blue circle in the screenshot.
When you have published your post you can then view it on your blog page by pressing 'View blog' that is circled in the above screenshot with a red ring.
Immediately on pressing 'View blog' it will take you to your blog page. Depending on what template you chose to begin with, it will appear and might look like the screenshot below. Nonetheless your post should be presented on your blog page as demonstrated below.
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