176 WRITING COACH A blog (short for ‘weblog’) is an interactive webpage for publishing writing online. Anybody who has access to the internet can read the blog posts (sometimes also called ‘blog entries’) there and comment on them. You give your personal opinion using formal, semi-formal or informal language, depending on the topic and the readership. You may also address your readers directly and invite comments. There are no fixed guidelines on how to start a blog or comment on a blog post, but the ideas below might be helpful. Blog post You write a blog post to share your opinion on a particular subject with the online community or to document activities in your life. Blog posts can cover topics of general interest, such as leisure, sports or school. They could also be a diary-type travel journal about your experiences while travelling to a foreign country. You could ask for information or advice in a blog post as well. At the end of your blog post you might want to let the readers know what you would like them to do: comment on your blog post, read a certain book or article, try out some different food, or join a club – depending on your blog post. Blog comment You write a blog comment to express your opinion on a blog post or another blog comment. You may agree or disagree with the writer, but you should try to make your blog comment interesting so that other bloggers will want to react to it too. To stress the interactive quality of your comment, you may want to address the writer of the blog post or comment personally. Blog posts in a nutshell State your user name. Give your blog post a catchy title. Involve your readers. Make your blog post interesting so that other users will want to read and comment on it. Blog comments in a nutshell Carefully read the blog post (or comment) to make sure you fully understand the writer’s view before you comment on it yourself. State your user name and email address. Refer to the blog post or comment you are replying to. Avoid copying from the blog post or comment. Blog post and blog comment Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy ODE3MDE=