What is a Blog ? or a Twitter ? How do you get on to it and what advantage doe it offer?

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A Blog is like an online diary of sorts- but it can be on a range of things, from just your general day to day ramblings, to writing about a specific topic only, to writing stories and blogging them to see how they are recieved (Which is an advantage in itself). Other advantages of blogging are just being able to spill thoughts you are unable to share with others, or sharing and reading information on blogs that inculde topics you are interested in. There are blogs on a variety of subjects such as politics, fashion etc.

Twitter is a social networking tool- basically people write a series of short, status updates e.g "Have just been to see Nine at the cinema, brilliant! I reccomend it" etc. I guess this just keeps people in touch with what their friends are doing...also many celebrities twitter, and its a nice insight to their lives, personalities and being able to see them as " normal people"