This is some very basic information about blogs (the item) and blogging (creating them).

I have found them to be very interesting for a number of reasons:

1. Unlike web sites and wine tasting here in California (both use to be free 10 - 15  years ago) some blogs are still  FREE.  The platforms are free and the hosting is free ( blog platforms - 

Blogger and Tumblr, for example).  Those are the two I have chosen to start with here in 2015.

2. You can have almost an endless amount of them.  I have started a few this year to play with and learn about them.  I hope to spent this year learning what my real "blogger calling" is.  In 2016 I expect to limit the types to those I have a real passion for.  By having many, you can have different topics in each and cover many interests.

3. You can post a variety of items - just text, images, images with captions / descriptions (like this one), video clips, GIFs, links, and other media.

4. They can be interactive - people can comment on yours and you can comment on theirs.

You have to "join a blog platform" to comment (Similar to Youtube and Facebook).  Anyone can view blogs but only active members can interact.  You don't have to actually post anything you created but you need and ID and password.  You can reblog other peoples posted material on your blog or create your own posts.  You can submit items to someone elses blog. You can "follow" their blog and they can follow your blog.  So there is a blogging community like Facebook & Twitter.

5. It is easy to quit blogging and delete you existing blog(s).  This is a real plus if you are not sure about blogging and want to "test drive" one.