After reviewing the different Blogging site options, I decided to go with Blogger because it seemed simple and best suited for a semester blog. I liked the tag, stats, and writing features on World Press. Also on Word Press I liked the simple themes or the option of designing with CSS. LiveJournal seemed easy to use and find search blogs based on interest but I liked that I could use my existing Google account for Blogger and the simple design tools.
Blogging has transformed the internet to a open forum where anyone with a connection can engage in discourses both personal and momentous. It has not only changed the game for industries like journalism, but also in politics. Blogging and Social Networking are closing the gap between constituents and policy makers and candidates are attempting to utilize these relationships to create a new form of grass-roots campaigning.
Looking at the current campaign for GOP Primaries we see that not only have news and magazine websites used blogs specifically to follow the election but the GOP, candidates, and supporters have also engaged in blogging. Blogs allow voters to read about candidates platforms as well as keep up with their campaign. It will be interesting to see how blogging effects campaigns and politics in general in the next presidential election.
Interested in following the campaign through blogs?
http://www.gop.gov/blog
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica
http://www.mittromney.com/blogs/mitts-view
http://michelebachmann.townhall.com/blog
http://www.governorperry.com/blog
Blogging has transformed the internet to a open forum where anyone with a connection can engage in discourses both personal and momentous. It has not only changed the game for industries like journalism, but also in politics. Blogging and Social Networking are closing the gap between constituents and policy makers and candidates are attempting to utilize these relationships to create a new form of grass-roots campaigning.
Looking at the current campaign for GOP Primaries we see that not only have news and magazine websites used blogs specifically to follow the election but the GOP, candidates, and supporters have also engaged in blogging. Blogs allow voters to read about candidates platforms as well as keep up with their campaign. It will be interesting to see how blogging effects campaigns and politics in general in the next presidential election.
Interested in following the campaign through blogs?
http://www.gop.gov/blog
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica
http://www.mittromney.com/blogs/mitts-view
http://michelebachmann.townhall.com/blog
http://www.governorperry.com/blog
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