Getting Started with Weblogs, IAP 2004 (4)

Your first weblog post

• Reasons to write a weblog
• Enjoy the benefits of writing a diary. More.
• Widen your circle of acquaintances. More.
• Learn something new. Example.
• Find your next job. Example.
• Spend less time repeating yourself.
• Recall past states of mind: by date, by keyword
• Caveat emptor
• Material you might not want to post
• States of mind you might not want to post
• Google effect
• Let's do it
• You will need access to your email (https://webmail.mit.edu/)
• Dowbrigade's instructions
• Bob Stepno's Picture Tips for new bloggers