Blogs in Plain English

Ever wondered what exactly a blog is or why someone would want to use one? The folks over at CommonCraft have put together a great video called “Blogs in Plain English” that explains in 3 minutes the premise for and power of blogging.

If you like this video, you might find some of the other “Plain English” videos helpful, like:

• RSS in Plain English
• Social Bookmarking in Plain English
• Wikis in Plain English
• Social Networking in Plain English
• Google Docs in Plain English

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