Download - Tools for Blogging
Source: http://blaugh.com/2006/08/07/senior-netizens/
Tools for Blogging
By Damianne PresidentJanuary 19, 2011
4 Blog Sites
Tumblr
https://www.tumblr.com/register
Post to Tumblr
• Email ([email protected])• iDevice• Android• Desktop• Dashboard
Try IT!
• Post to the site• Change the appearance• Enable/disable comments based on theme• Add a comment
Posterous
Sample Posterous Site
http://nispresentation.posterous.com/
Try Posterous
• Username: dpresident• Password: NISpr3s3nts
Blogspot
• Easy to sign up if you have a Google account• Example at http://apps2use.blogspot.com/
Wordpress
What to blog about?
Source: http://blaugh.com/2006/09/22/how-to-overcome-writers-block/
Pros/cons Tumblr Posterous Blogger Wordpress
Ease of Use (4 is easiest)
4 3 2 1
Easy clean interface (4 is easiest)
4 3 2 1
Custom domain name ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Selection of templates available
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Import from older blog ✓ ✓ ✓
Post by e-mail ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Posts can be private or public
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Easy to backup blog ✓ ✓ ✓
Use HTML ✓ ✓ ✓
Autopost to Twitter, Facebooke, etc.
✓ ✓
Highly customizable ✓
Questions/Hands-on