Why use a BU blog?

• One reason to use the BU blogs in this class — versus free wordpress.com –is that they are hosted on the BU server. So you will be able to posts interactive graphics, like the one below.

You can also uses a free wordpress.com site, but know that you won’t be able to post much multimedia on it. It will take videos, but not much else. There are workarounds; they are less than idea.

• Your other option is to pay for a host for your blog. I’m trying out BlueHost for my Boston Boomer news site. This costs $6 a month.