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• E-mail services used such as Google, Yahoo and Rediff
• Media such as blogs created by people on websites of newspapers and TV channels

Following are some popular blogging sites.

Blogging Site Description
www.blogger.com A Google website for creating a blog using Gmail id
A website for creating blogs on business, entertainment, news, politics,
www.blogs.com
life and technology
www.wordpress.com A website for creating blogs and sharing them with friends

A website for downloading and installing a software script called
www.wordpress.org
WordPress, which is used to create a website or a blog free of cost
www.blog.co.in A website for creating blogs free of cost by individuals and organisations
www.blog.twitter.com A website for creating a blog on social networking site called Twitter

www.blog.facebook.com A website for creating a blog on social networking site called Facebook
www.readerblogsnavbha
A website for creating a blog in a Hindi newspaper, Navbharat Times
rattimes.indiatimes.com

Advantages of Blogging

There are several benefi ts of blogging. Some of them are listed below.
• Communication and Sharing: Blogging is a perfect way of communicating and sharing
your views with your friends, acquaintances, relatives and other people regularly. With
blogs, you can share your views with anyone interested in reading on a wide range of
topics.

• Creativity: Blogging provides you with an opportunity to develop your creative thinking
and writing skills. Blogging also improves your language and communication skills.
• Earning Income: You can also earn through blogging by becoming a professional blogger.
You can use your blog to write product reviews, news reviews, articles and expert views
on various blogging sites available for commercial purposes.
• Promotion: Blogging is a great tool for introducing yourself, your business, your
knowledge and your skills to your potential clients.
• Helping Others: Blogging is widely used by the Internet users to help other people by
providing them with free information, knowledge and tutorials on any subject of their
interest.

Disadvantages of Blogging

Although blogging is very useful as discussed above, it also has certain drawbacks as mentioned
below.

• Critics and Legal Aspects: A blogger should always be prepared to face criticism and
legal actions on his blogs written on controversial topics such as religion, judiciary and
politics. Many people may not like or agree with your views and ways of expressions

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