Why Blog?
What's all the Fuss? Technology allows anyone with a computer with typing abilities and an Internet connection to become a published author—of sorts. Web logs, or “blogs,” provide instant gratification for posting everything from the mundane to the divine.
The term was coined in 1999, and today Webster’s dictionary defines a blog as a “diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page.”
For a nonprofit or religious-based organization there are some considerations:
- Does the author fully represent the organization's views?
- Do they have the time to submit work on a regular schedule?
- Do they expect free editorial control?
- Who has the final say on the contents?
- Do you want others to write back and comment?
- Is the organization prepared to filter and approve the comments in a timely manner?
- Do you even want feedback and comments?
- Will the topics raise tempers and opinions beyond control?
- What benefit do you hope to derive from a blog?
- Can it be better met by another type of web tool?
