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In consultations, blogs can be used in three different ways:
 
In consultations, blogs can be used in three different ways:
  
#To publicise a consultation or explain an issue
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#To publicise a consultation or explain an issue ([[Telling the public]])
 
#*This is the common one-to-many usage of a blog
 
#*This is the common one-to-many usage of a blog
 
#*[http://readmyday.co.uk/blogs/ Civic Leadership Weblog Project - Councillors' Blogs]
 
#*[http://readmyday.co.uk/blogs/ Civic Leadership Weblog Project - Councillors' Blogs]
 
#**[http://www.maryreid.org.uk/ Mary Reid], the Mayor of Kingston-upon-Thames. This is one of a number of councillor blogs set up under the [http://www.e-democracy.gov.uk UK Local E-democracy programme], now run by [http://www.icele.org/ ICELE]
 
#**[http://www.maryreid.org.uk/ Mary Reid], the Mayor of Kingston-upon-Thames. This is one of a number of councillor blogs set up under the [http://www.e-democracy.gov.uk UK Local E-democracy programme], now run by [http://www.icele.org/ ICELE]
#To collect stories from the public
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#To collect stories from the public ([[Identifying issues]])
 
#*The Wheel's [http://wheel.e-consultation.org/ Active Citizenship Consultation] collected personal stories about, and views on, active citizenship.
 
#*The Wheel's [http://wheel.e-consultation.org/ Active Citizenship Consultation] collected personal stories about, and views on, active citizenship.
 
#*Instead of one author, many people submitted entries to a collective blog.
 
#*Instead of one author, many people submitted entries to a collective blog.
#To discuss issues
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#To discuss issues ([[Deliberation]])
 
#*by allowing others to comment on blog entries.
 
#*by allowing others to comment on blog entries.
 
#*Mick Fealty writes news items on the [http://www.sluggerotoole.com/ Slugger O'Toole blog] and invites people to leave comments on each.
 
#*Mick Fealty writes news items on the [http://www.sluggerotoole.com/ Slugger O'Toole blog] and invites people to leave comments on each.

Revision as of 10:31, 8 December 2006

A weblog or blog is an on-line journal that can be read on a web site. The author can easily add new diary entries, which appear at the top of the page.

In consultations, blogs can be used in three different ways:

  1. To publicise a consultation or explain an issue (Telling the public)
  2. To collect stories from the public (Identifying issues)
    • The Wheel's Active Citizenship Consultation collected personal stories about, and views on, active citizenship.
    • Instead of one author, many people submitted entries to a collective blog.
  3. To discuss issues (Deliberation)
    • by allowing others to comment on blog entries.
    • Mick Fealty writes news items on the Slugger O'Toole blog and invites people to leave comments on each.

To start a blog, you can:

  • Sign up to a blogging site, like Blogspot or Live Journal, or
  • Install blogging software on your own web site, e.g.