Something about blogs and what is in it for us?

Blogging has been around since 1999. But, not many people are used to it, especially in India. As you would've expected, people closer to the IT and who regularly use computers are on the top of most such new technologies, most of the time. But, not the same with commoners. So for everybody's benefit, let me introduce you the blogs and its concept. No, no, I'm not going to give this lecture myself. In fact, many others have already done it, so why do it again? So, go ahead and get educated from here or from here (if you're really want to catch up with the history of it or already is an advanced user!). I also have written about blogs, when I initially started writing on my own blog; if you're interested, checkout the posts (5 parts in all) titled "Welcome to the wonderful world of blogs" here.

Irrespective of whether you read the above sites or not, I wanted to introduce you to the two very interesting features in most blogs today. Typically, all the posts in a blog are authored by a single individual. Anything becomes monotonous, when a single individual is controlling it and everybody else is audience. This is true especially of blogs. So, nowadays blogs encourage more collaboration among multiple people as in co-authoring, initiating/holding discussions, brain-storming and so on. In fact, many small teams (both personal and professional bodies) are using the blogs successfully to build up their communication infrastructure today. So, why not us? Read on...

Q.Did you know you can leave comments for the posts I add to our blog?

A.Go to the bottom of the post you want to comment on, click on the link 'Comments', type in your comment and a word verification (if you aren't already logged into the google accounts). You'll also be required to identify yourself as either a google account holder/blogger, or one who wishes to reveal some personal details, or one who prefers to remain anonymous. That's it! Your comment will be sent to me as a private email; once it is processed by me, it will get displayed in the site. This is a very important feature of the blog, because people can participate and express their opinions about what I'd to tell. But, here you can't start writing something completely detached from the original post. If you want to do that, the next feature is for you.

Q.Did you know that you can write-up your own posts to our blog?

A.This is another great feature of the blog, where it allows other interested people to post their own articles, ideas or thoughts. Currently, I'm the sole author of this blog. But, if any of you want to join me in sharing their experience or viewpoints, please send in a note to me. I would definitely like to partner with you in authoring this blog!