A few tips on Blogs

To make life a bit easier when trying to read other people’s blogs, there are a few options for you. Even though I am sure there are more options out there, and if you have other ideas, post them here. But, I will share with you a couple of options to help you keep track of the blogs of everyone in this class.

Option 1
Set up an RSS feed or Web Feed. If you have a gmail account (email through google), this is super simple to do. You go to Google Reader, enter your name and password, which is the same as your email address associated with gmail. It will ask you to start adding subscriptions. All you do is add the blog address, (ex. http://comm105fall2008.blogspot.com/) and all of the blogs will appear. The cool thing about this is, when a new blog is posted, you will automatically get updates. All you do is log back onto Google Reader, and all ‘subscriptions’ that you have entered, in this case it should be everyone’s blog in this class, will show up as ‘unread’ when you log on. RSS feeds are awesome because they are updated every hour to so. This means that Google Reader checks your subscriptions on a continual basis at a set interval and will show up in your Google Reader account automatically so you can see who has blogged. I am sure there are many other RSS feeds out there, but this is the one I use. It’s pretty simple. Plus, when you log onto Google Reader the first time, it has a video that explains everything.

Option 2
Add all class members blogs to your blog, like I have on mine. You can add blog addresses by simply clicking on the blog links from my blog, open another widow to access your blog, add the option of having a blog list on your own personal blog, then you have your own blog list.

Option 3
Bookmark on your “Bookmarks” in your web browser all other people’s blogs in this class.

Option 4
Bookmark my blog in your web browser and link from there. (This is a good option, although not as good as using Option 1, because you get to see updates on my blog).

Happy blogging!!!