Blogs & Bulletin Boards

Blogs or weB LOGS are a relatively new way of putting information on the web. Individuals use them as diaries or journals to document their progress in their endeavors or to record their observations or comments about particular activities. Blogs are primarily one-way discussions from the owners of the blogs, although some blogs allow others to respond to the owner, thus providing two-way discussions.

Bulletin boards or discussion forums provide two-way discussions. Anyone can create new topics or threads and can reply to existing posts, although most forums require visitors to register before they can post. Visitors can read existing posts without having to register. Bulletin boards have existed longer than the world wide web; prior to the web, bulletin boards provided forums through dial-up connections.

Web sites can use blogs to advertise their site, post news releases, tips of the day (or week or month), etc. Bulletin boards can also be used for those activities that are non-commercial. Both blogs and bulletin boards can be used to create feedback pages to allow visitors to comment on the site and information or products offered by the site.

One website that provides free blogs with no advertising displayed is blogger.com A website that provides free bulletin boards with no advertising is GetFreeBB.

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