Module 3 - Blogs

Site Title: Tutorials by Jennifer
Link:http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/jennifer/blog-templates.html#Free_Blog_Templates
Reference: Apple, J., (N.D). Blog Tutorial - Tips for blog templates and blog design in Photoshop. Retrieved April 21st,2007, from http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/jennifer/blog-templates.html#Free_Blog_Templates

Annotation:
The word blog is a short form of Weblog, most blogs are created to share the writers life or interests with the world. Any type of information can be written in a blog, from an average day in the life of....... to somebody's thoughts on the major events in the world today. The site that I have chosen to evaluate is an interesting site that provides a whole range of different options to brighten up your blog! It is an article /tutorial on blogs, but included in the photoshop support website. It gives an OK definition of a blog but concentrates more on enhancing the design of a blog. It gives you numerous working links to sites that provide free backgrounds, pictures, fonts and photos. The site follows an example of a blog that the author created to highlight how easy it is to insert photos and different fonts etc to make your blog stand out in the crowd. I believe that this site is focused at a more advanced audience and could be a useful resource tool to design a blog that looks great!

Site Title: Blog Basics
Link: http://www.blogbasics.com/blog-tutorial-1-1.php
Reference: (2004). Introduction to Blogging. Retrieved April 21st,2007, from http://www.blogbasics.com/blog-tutorial-1-1.php.

Annotation:
As in the website above, this site begins with a definition of what a blog actually is. However this site continues on to talk about the terminology, what type of people blog and why people blog. A beginners audience is targeted for this website. Being a novice myself, I found it handy to read through this tutorial. The site looks at the components of a blog, outlining each component that can be seen on your blog screen and defining each component as you go along. The tutorial then moves onto step 2 where you read about the pros and cons of free blog hosts or fee based hosts. It lists such things as costs, features and software options associated with blogs. The two sites that I have chosen are very different, one based more around design of a blog and the other around what a blog is and why we use them. I believe after using both of these sites as a resource, a better understanding of what you can accomplish by using a blog can be achieved.