New to blogging?
Welcome to MidlandsBlogs! This exciting new area of our site will allow you to read and comment on the things we're all talking about. Many of our journalists will be keeping a blog and this is just the beginning. In 2007, we'll be giving you the opportunity to become a MidlandsBlogs "Citizen Journalist" where your thoughts on topical events will be posted right alongside ours!
If you are new to blogging read on to see how you can get started.
What is a Blog?
Blogs (weblogs) are online diaries or journals which can be read by anyone and which allow readers to give feedback in the form of comments. Although there are many different types, the basis of blogs is that they are web pages which are regularly updated, with the most recent post appearing at the top of the page.
Blog pages layout
Each blog page is made up of different elements which tell you who wrote it, what it's about and how you can comment on it.
On any of the MidlandsBlogs you'll see the name of the author beneath the title, along with the time and date it was posted.
The tags (category) line shows the keywords for the blog highlighting the subjects it covers. You can click on an individual tag to read more blogs around a similar topic. For example, clicking on a tag named fashion will take you to a list of other blogs which are also fashion-related.
Make your voice heard
The comments section at the end of each blog allows you to give your viewpoint or feedback to a post or to another reader's comment. Once you've submitted your comment it will be moderated and published, appearing at the end of the post.
If you have any further questions, please leave us a comment and we'll walk you through it.
