Power and Reach of Blogs and Micro-Blogs

Blogs (name created by combining weB + LOG) have been around since 1997. They are the cornerstone of Web 2.0.

Two new blogs are created every second!

• A culture of blogs - the blogosphere
• Hyperlink in each title
• Micro-blogs limited to 140 characters for texting
• Twitter is most popular of micro-blogging sites

Examples:
Online Learning Update blog -top returns on Google for online learning
Educational Technology blog -top returns on Google for educational technology
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