Nikita Willy Kutetap Menanti Lyrics

Meski dirimu bukan milikku
Namun hatiku tetap untukmu
Berjuta pilihan disisiku
Takkan bisa mengantikanmu

Walau badai menerpa
Cintaku takkan ku lepas
Berikan kesempatan untuk membuktikan
Ku mampu menjadi yang terbaik
Dan masih menjadi yang terbaik

Ku akan menanti
Meski harus penantian panjang
Ku akan tetap setia menunggumu
Ku tahu kau hanya untukku

Biarkan waktuku
Habis oleh penantian ini
Hingga kau percaya betapa besar
Cintaku padamu ku tetap menanti

Walau badai menerpa
Cintaku takkan ku lepas
Berikan kesempatan untuk membuktikan
Ku mampu jadi yang terbaik
Dan masih jadi yang terbaik

Ku akan menanti
Meski harus penantian panjang
Ku akan tetap setia menunggumu
Ku tahu kau hanya untukku

Biarkan waktuku
Habis oleh penantian ini
Hingga kau percaya betapa besar
Cintaku padamu ku tetap menanti

Penantian panjang

Ku akan menanti
Meski harus penantian panjang
Ku akan tetap setia menunggumu
Ku tahu kau hanya hanya untukku

Biarkan waktuku
Habis oleh penantian ini
Hingga kau percaya betapa besar
Cintaku padamu ku tetap menanti

Cintaku padamu..
Ku tetap menanti

Meski dirimu bukan milikku
Namun hatiku tetap untukmu

A.N.Jell - You're Beautiful

Yojeonhi – A.N.Jell

sarangeun anilgorago joldaero anilgorago
mae beon sogyeowatjiman nae mameun jakku neoreul bureugo
hangoreum budijchyobogo hangoreum miro naebwado
geurolsurok neon nae ane kojyogago isseo
gu mankeum saranghanabwa gu mankeum gidarinabwa
geutorog apeuge haedo nae mameun neol ddo nal su obnabwa
sarangeun hanaingabwa nae mameun byeonchi anhnabwa
neol hyanghae jikyeo-on sarang ijeneun da marhal su itdago
ddadeuthan noeui nunbichi ddadeuthan noye sarangi
dara nal surok nae ane kojyeogago isseo
nodo nal saranghaetnabwa nodo nal gidaryeotnabwa
geutorog apeuge haedo ne mameun nal ddo nal su obnabwa
sarangeun hanaingabwa nae mameun byeonchi anhnabwa
neol hyanghae jikyeo-on sarang
ijeneun da marhal su itdago neol saranghae
ddaeroneun sarangi hogeun nunmuri
uril himdeulge haedo saranghae saranghae
nae gyeote noman isseumyeon dwae
yojeonhi saranghanabwa yojeonhi gidarinabwa
morireul sokyoboado gaseumeul sogilsuneun obnabwa
sarangeun hanaingabwa nae mameun byeonchi anhnabwa
neol hyanghae jikyeo-on sarang
ijeneun da marhal su itdago neol saranghae

Goodbye oleh Jang Geun Seuk

Eoddeokajyo baraman boneyo
JJareun insa jocha geonnaelsuga eopneyo
Siridorok chagaun nae son jabajujiman
Ijeneun geuman bonaeya hajyo
Eoddeokajyo meoleojyeo ganeyo
Gaseumgadeuk nunmulman chaoneyo
Aesseo gamchwobwado meomchulsuga eopseoyo
Ggeutnae japji motan imameul eoddeokanayo
Saranghaetdeon geu gieogeun noji malayo
Dasi utge hae jul dareun saram mannado
Apeun ibyeolggajido geudaera dahaengijyo
Seulpeun nunmul mowaseo annyeong
Amugeotdo haejunge eopneyo
Motnagedo sangcheoman namgyeotneyo
Byeonaegan mam jocha gamssa anajun saram
Ije bonaeya hal geudaereul eoddeokanayo
Saranghaetdeon geu gieogeun noji malayo
Dasi utge hae jul dareun saram mannado
Apeun ibyeolggajido geudaera dahaengijyo
Sumi meojeulmankeum apawa nunmul heulleodo
Haengbokaetddeon geu gieogeun noji malayo
Dasi utge hae jul dareun saram mannado
Apeun ibyeoggaji geudaera dahaengijyo
Datji mot tal nae saram ijen bonaeya hajyo
Ojik nareul utge hal saran gedaebbuningeol
Sarangi gipeojyeo maeumi apawado
Haengbokaetddeon geu gieogeun noji malayo
Dasi utge hae jul dareunsaram mannado
Apeun ibyeoggaji geudaera dahaengijyo
Seulpeun nunmul mowaseo naega hal su itneun il annyeong

Lovely Day oleh Park Shin Hye

salmyeo si nar kkae wo jwo yo My sunshine
dong hwa sog gong ju cheo reom nuneul gam i gi da ril geoye yo
nun tteu myeon nae gyeote ham ge har love shot
dong hwa sog wang ja cheo reom na reul bo myeo useo jul geo jyo
na do mollae du nuni neo man geu ri go
tto mollae du geun geo rin ka seumi so ri chi ne yo
I wanna love you I wanna with you
geu dae do neu gi na yo nae mameul
nae ge wa yo jo geum deo da ga wa yo nae mameur ga jyeo yo
Everyday lovely day mae ir sok sagyeo jul ge yo
kaen di bo da dal kom han sa rang eur jul geo ye yo
ma beobe ju muneur georeo syal lalla
tta deut han haet sal gateun neo ui mi so na reur deul chu gin
na do mollae ga seumi tto du geun geo ryeo
du nune a reut geo ryeo i je neun mal hae bollae yo
I wanna love you I wanna with you
geu dae do neu gi na yo nae mameul
nae ge wa yo jo geum deo da ga wa yo nae mameur ga jyeo yo
Everyday lovely day mae ir sok sag yeo jul ge yo
kaen di bo da dal kom han sa rang eur jul geo ye yo
wanna love you wanna with you
ana jullae yo lovely day nae mameur neu kkyeo bwa yo
yeong won hi ham kke hae
ral la ral la ral la ral la mae ir haeng bok man jul geo ya
kaen di bo da dal kom han sa rang eur jul geo ye yo

Park Shin Hye – Without Words

Hajimal geol geuraesseo moreuncheok haebeorilgeol
Anboineun geotcheoreom bolsueopneun geotcheoreom
Neol aye bojimalgeol geuraetnabwa
Domangchil geol geuraesseo motdeuleuncheok geureolgeol
Deutjido motaneun cheok
Deuleul su eopneun geotcheoreom
Aye ne sarang deutji aneulgeol
Maldo eopsi sarangeul alge hago
Maldo eopsi sarangeul naege jugo
Sumgyeol hanajocha neol damge haenotgo
Ireoke domangganigga
Maldo eopsi sarangi nareul ddeona
Maldo eopsi sarangi nareul beoryeo
Museunmaleul halji damun ibi
Honjaseo nollangeot gata
Maldo eopsi waseo
Wae ireoke apeunji wae jagguman apeunji
Neol bolsu eopdaneungeon
Nega eopdaneungeo malgo
Modu yejeongwa ddokgateungeonde
Maldo eopsi sarangeul alge hago
Maldo eopsi sarangeul naege jugo
Sumgyeol hanajocha neol damge haenotgo
Ireoke domangganigga
Maldo eopsi sarangi nareul ddeona
Maldo eopsi sarangi nareul beoryeo
Museunmaleul halji damun ibi
Honjaseo nollangeot gata
Maldo eopsi nunmuli heulleonaeryeo
Maldo eopsi gaseumi muneojyeoga
Maldo eopneun sarangeul gidarigo
Maldo eopneun sarangeul apahago
Neoksi nagabeoryeo baboga doebeoryeo
Haneulman bogo unigga
Maldo eopsi ibyeoli nareulchaja
Maldo eopsi ibyeoli naegewaseo
Junbido motago neol bonaeyahaneun
Naemami nollangeot gata
Maldo eopsi waseo
Maldo eopsi watdaga
Maldo eopsi ddeonaneun
Jinagan yeolbyeongcheoreom jamsi apeumyeon doenabwa
Jageun hyungteoman namgedoenigga

Promise (Yaksok) – A.N.Jell

I will promise you du nune noman damgo saragalkke
I will promise you du pare neor ango saragalkke
achime nun ddo jamdeun sungankkaji no hanaman keurilkke
saranghae i mar ijjiman I Love you Forever
deowun yoreum nare geuneur i dwejulkke bi-oneun naren usan i dwejulkke
goddaga jichil ddaen jageun eejado dwejulkke ooseul ddae ni gibbeum
dubaega dwaege hamkke ooseulkke nunmul heullil ddaen sugeoni dwel neol daggajulkke
I will promise you du nune noman damgo saragalkke
I will promise you du pare neor ango saragalkke
achime nun ddo jamdeun sungankkaji no hanaman keurilkke
saranghae i mar ijjiman I Love you Forever
uri sa-ineun machi Coffee and Doughnet katji
naege gibbeumeul jeonhaejun noneun naye special
haruharuga Energy bujokhadamyeon Emergency
naege saengmyeongi bureojul dalkomhan geudaeye hyanggi
maeil hana hana kkok sumgyeo noheun naye sarangeul
hamkke haneun naldongan modu boyojulkkoya
I will promise you odiye itdeon noman giyeokhalkke
I will promise you mweor haedo nomaneul giyeokhalkke
yongwonhi neoreul saegil i gaseumman pumgosara kalkkoya
saranghae i mal giyeokhae I love forever
Yes A.N.JELL why here I will promise Just do it Girl
saranghandaneunge museun mari piryohae
kwangkwang gorineun wenjjok gaseumeuro daedabhalkke
One step Two step Three and four ni gyeote cheoncheonhi dagagalkke
gidariran mal ddawe ibe damji mothae I will take you
I will promise you du nunen noman damgo saragalkke
I will promise you du pareun neor ango saragalkke
achime nun ddo jamdeun sungankkaji no hanaman keurilkke
saranghae i mar ijjiman I love you forever

TEKNOLOGI

Dalam memasuki Era Industrialisasi, pencapaiannya sangat ditentukan oleh penguasaan teknologi karena teknologi adalah mesin penggerak pertumbuhan melalui industri. Oleh sebab itu, tepat momentumnya jika kita merenungkan masalah teknologi, menginventarisasi yang kita miliki, memperkirakan apa yang ingin kita capai dan bagaimana caranya memperoleh teknologi yang kita perlukan itu, serta mengamati betapa besar dampaknya terhadap transformasi budaya kita. Sebagian dari kita beranggapan teknologi adalah barang atau sesuatu yang baru. padahal, kalau kita membaca sejarah, teknologi itu telah berumur sangat panjang dan merupakan suatu gejala kontemporer. Setiap zaman memiliki teknologinya sendiri.

Sejarah Teknologi

Perkembangan teknologi berlangsung secara evolutif. Sejak zaman Romawi Kuno pemikiran dan hasil kebudayaan telah nampak berorientasi ke bidang teknologi. Secara etimologis, akar kata teknologi adalah "techne" yang berarti serangkaian prinsip atau metode rasional yang berkaitan dengan pembuatan suatu objek, atau kecakapan tertentu, atau pengetahuan tentang prinsip-prinsip atau metode dan seni^. Istilah teknologi sendiri untuk pertama kali dipakai oleh Philips pada tahun 1706 dalam sebuah buku berjudul Teknologi: Diskripsi Tentang Seni-Seni, Khususnya Mesin (Technology: A Description Of The Arts, Especially The Mechanical).

Kemajuan Teknologi

Dalam bentuk yang paling sederhana, kemajuan teknologi dihasilkan dari pengembangan cara-cara lama atau penemuan metode baru dalam menyelesaikan tugas-tugas tradisional seperti bercocok tanam, membuat baju, atau membangun rumah.
Ada tiga klasifikasi dasar dari kemajuan teknologi yaitu :

• Kemajuan teknologi yang bersifat netral (bahasa Inggris: neutral technological progress)
  Terjadi bila tingkat pengeluaran (output) lebih tinggi dicapai dengan kuantitas dan kombinasi faktor-faktor pemasukan (input) yang sama.
• Kemajuan teknologi yang hemat tenaga kerja (bahasa Inggris: labor-saving technological progress)
  Kemajuan teknologi yang terjadi sejak akhir abad kesembilan belas banyak ditandai oleh meningkatnya secara cepat teknologi yang hemat tenaga kerja dalam memproduksi sesuatu mulai dari kacang-kacangan sampai sepeda hingga jembatan.
• Kemajuan teknologi yang hemat modal (bahasa Inggris: capital-saving technological progress)
  Fenomena yang relatif langka. Hal ini terutama disebabkan karena hampir semua riset teknologi dan ilmu pengetahuan di dunia dilakukan di negara-negara maju, yang lebih ditujukan untuk menghemat tenaga kerja, bukan modal.

Pengalaman di berbagai negara berkembang menunjukan bahwa campur tangan langsung secara berlebihan, terutama berupa peraturan pemerintah yang terlampau ketat, dalam pasar teknologi asing justru menghambat arus teknologi asing ke negara-negara berkembang. Di lain pihak suatu kebijaksanaan 'pintu yang lama sekali terbuka' terhadap arus teknologi asing, terutama dalam bentuk penanaman modal asing (PMA), justru menghambat kemandirian yang lebih besar dalam proses pengembangan kemampuan teknologi negara berkembang karena ketergantungan yang terlampau besar pada pihak investor asing, karena merekalah yang melakukan segala upaya teknologi yang sulit dan rumit.

PLAY FULL KISS

 Playful Kiss is based on the Japanese manga Mischievous Kiss. Brought to you by Group Eight (Goong and Boys over Flowers).  The drama has previously been made ifor Japenese and Taiwanese audiences and they both were a huge success!

 Playful Kiss is about a popular and genius male student named Baek Sueng-jo who has a stand-offish personality and Oh Hani who is a female student who makes up for being not-so-genius by always being smiling and happy.  An earthquake destroys the girl's home and she and her dad end up living with the boy's family.  The girl has kept this boy in her heart but she has never received any assurances of her love being reciprocated. Fun and groans ensue as they interact and rub off on each other. 

How will this drama end?

Main Cast

Other Cast

Lee Si Young as Yoon He Ra

Jung Hye Young as Hwang Geum Hee

Oh Kyung Soo as Baek Soo Chang

Jang Ah Young as Hong Jang Mi
Choi Won Hong as Baek Eun Jo
Song Yong Shik as Song Ji Oh
Kang Nam Gil as Oh Ki Dong
Hong Yoon Hwa as Jung Joo Ri
Yoon Seung Ah as Go Min Ah

Hwang Hyo Eun as Song Kang Yi

Moon Hoe Won as Head Teacher Hwang

Bye Bye Sea as Bong Joon Gu’s idols

borashii !!!

 

 Volunteer translators please contact your respective language moderators

Playful Kiss STOP rule.

(PLEASE)

Do not enter the Playful Kiss channel

when the PK avatar is red for STOP!!!

While the channel is red for STOP if you are found to be watching the videos, commenting on the videos, subbing the videos (when you are not part of the official PK translator kor-eng team), commenting in any of the PK topics or on the PK channel discussions (in ANY language) you will be added to the abuser list, which will mean that you are no longer able to watch the PK videos when the channel turns green for GO and the license hold is lifted.

Please be considerate of all the people in the PKer Team who are working hard to bring you the subbed videos as soon as possible.

The GO sign means that the videos are ready for non-english PKer subbing teams to start translating off the english subs.  It does not mean that the videos are automatically available for everyone to watch.

 Playful Kiss is LICENSED.

Non PKer team members will not be able to access the videos until the license hold is lifted (usually 1 day).  This is a GOOD thing because it allows the PKer teams (now over 31 different languages!) time to finish all the work on the videos without servers being overloaded and then you just get to enjoy PK already translated in your own language. Please do not complain - you will get added to the abuser list - no one else is to blame for you not reading the channel information posted here. 

When the channels is green for GO only Qualified contributors can access the videos when the license hold is applied so this means only QCs can be part of the translating teams for each of the different languages.  We ask for non-PKer QCs to WAIT until the license hold is lifted to allow the PKer translating teams to finish their part without fighting to access the videos.

The rest of the PK viewers have to wait for the license hold to be lifted.  The license hold time applies to Pacific Standard Time (PST) give or take a few hours.  http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ The   PK channel does not control this so WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY when the hold comes off the videos each episode.  Please be patient - the videos won't be deleted as they are licensed to Viikii.

 

 PK raw videos can be found at Dramastyle (link listed to the left under "partner blogs"). We will not be posting raw links on the PK channel or alternate subbing sources as PK is licensed to viikii, or places to download soft or hard subs.  However, feel free to share links in our PK chatroll.

Everyone (Pker team members and PK viewers) please be courteous at all times.  Excessive video discussion postings (more than 3 per video) and profanities (including abbreviations) will be deleted and you are at risk of being added to the absuer list - this is a viikii-wide rule.  Please do not advertise other websites on this channel.

 

Last update 26 September

The PKer team is delighted to hear the good news that our fellow Viikiier and PKer team member Manouchkaa has woken up from her coma (she had a really long sleep).  Welcome back and we wish you all the best for your rehabilitation!  Dellie xx

MENAMBAH AKSESORIS BLOG

Konon, blog itu berjenis kelamin perempuan. Dan, karena itu, perlu dihiasi dg aksesoris supaya selalu tampak cantik dan dapat menarik hati kaum blogger (yg ini berjenis laki-laki).

Berikut sejumlah "perhiasan" blog yg dapat dipasang di blog Anda yg berfungsi tidak hanya sebagai perhiasan tapi juga untuk menarik hati kaum blogger (baca, pengunjung) dan search engine. Sekali lagi perlu diingat, aksesoris ini hanya dapat dipasang pada blog yg templatenya dapat diedit seperti blogspot.com, blogdrive.com plus blog yg domain/hostingnya beli sendiri, tentunya.

1. Bukutamu

Bukutamu blog disebut juga dg shoutbox atau tagboard. Sama dg bukutamu website, tapi bentuknya lebih sederhana. Banyak situs penyedia bukutamu blog gratis yg bisa Anda cari di google dg kata kunci shoutbox atau tagboard. http://shoutmix.com termasuk penyedia bukutamu blog yg disukai yg servernya cukup stabil.

Caranya:
(a) Daftar di alamat di atas, ikuti semua perintahnya; (b) Setelah selesai, log-in dg id dan password yg sudah terdaftar; (c) Klik menu "Code Generator"; (d) Pilih Full-frame shoutbox; (e) Klik "Generate the Code"; (f) Copy kode HTML yg ada, dan masukkan ke template blog Anda di bagian Sidebar; (g) Klik SAVE SETTING & REPUBLISH. Selesai.

Fungsi dari bukutamu blog ini seperti yg Anda tahu untuk membuat interaksi pemilik blog (blogger) dg pengunjung lebih aktif dan menunjukkan bahwa kita orangnya cukup accessible.

2. Statistic dan Tracker

Berfungsi untuk mengetahui berapa pengunjung yg datang setiap harinya, setiap minggu, dan bulan dan dari negara mana saja. Selain itu, ia memberi tahu kita lewat mana pengunjung itu datang: lewat pencarian di google atau via blog/situs lain yg memasang link blog kita. Statistic/tracker gratis yg paling terkenal ada dua Sitemeter dan Extreme Tracking. Klik link berikut untuk mendaftar: (a) http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=newaccount (b) http://www.extreme-dm.com/tracking/?reg Setelah daftar, login dan masukkan kode HTML-nya di blog Anda.

3. Kamus Online

Kalau blog Anda berbahasa Inggris, Anda bisa memasang Kamus Indonesia-Inggris dan Inggris-Indonesia di blog Anda supaya pengunjung Indonesia yg lagi belajar bahasa Inggris bisa betah nongkrong. Kode HTML-nya bisa diambil di http://kamus.net

4. Jadual Shalat

Bagi blogger Muslim, www.islamicfinder.org menyediakan jadual shalat lima waktu yg bisa ditempel di blog. Anda bisa pilih berdasarkan kota dan negara. Silahkan ambil kodenya di link berikut: http://www.islamicfinder.org/index.php?inl_language= Lihat contohnya di sini

6. Jam Dinding

Tidak cukup dg jam tangan dan jam di HP atau Anda merasa dinding blog Anda perlu dipasang jam? Silahkan pilih di http://clicklink.com dan ambil kodenya. Lihat contohnya di sini.

7. Peta Kampung Kita

Bagi yg ingin melihat nama dan peta kampung kelahiran nempel di blog, silahkan daftar di http://feedmap.net

Caranya,
(a) masuk ke http://feedmap.net; (b) Klik "Explore Blog", akan muncul peta dunia; (c) Pilih negara Indonesia dg cara klik kanan secara terus menerus mouse komputer Anda dan geser/putar peta dunia tsb. ke kanan/kiri sampai ketemu peta Indonesia. (d) Setelah peta Indonesia ditemukan, perbesar fokus peta dg cara mengklik 2x secara berulang-ulang; (e) Pilih kawasan atau propinsi yg paling dekat dg kampung kelahiran Anda, dan perbesar fokus peta dg mengklik berkali-kali sampai tidak dapat diperbesar lagi; (f) Setelah nama kampung kelahiran atau kota terdekat dari kampung kita tampak, arahkan panah mouse ke kota tsb dan klik kanan mouse; (g) Akan tampil menu "Add Blog", klik menu ini; (h) Akan muncul kotak, isi alamat blog Anda. Contoh, http://kolom-mario.blogspot.com (jangan lupa pake awalan http://; (i) Klik submit; (j) Apabila berhasil, maka akan muncul tulisan: Thank You! Di bawahnya ada tiga kotak yg berisi kode html untuk BLOGMAP, NEIGHBLOGMAP BUTTON, dan LOCAL BLOGROLL. Copy ketiga kode HTML tsb. dan paste di sidebar blog Anda; (k) Selesai. Lihat contoh petanya di sini. (Mario Gagho http://kolom-mario.blogspot.com)

CARA MEMASANG FOTO DI BLOG

Pasang Foto di Profile Blogger/Blogspot (4)
Banyak blogger yg nanya tentang bagaimana cara memasukkan fotonya yg ganteng dan cantik di profile blognya. Berbeda dg di blog gratis lain, di blogger/blogspot, prosesnya agak sedikit rumit bagi yg masih baru di dunia internet.

Ada dua cara memasukkan foto :
Cara Pertama:

Upload foto Anda di postingan blog. Caranya:
(a) Setelah login, klik link blog Anda.
(b) Klik menu "posting" atau "Create"
(c) Di toolbar posting ada tombol bergambar panorama warna biru. Klik
di situ, dan akan muncul pop-up window untuk "upload images"
(d) Klik browse ke file foto Anda yg sudah tersimpan di komputer
(e) Klik Upload Image warna biru (tunggu beberapa saat sampai proses
upload selesai)
(f) Klik Done

(g) Sekarang foto Anda sudah masuk ke posting. Klik menu "Edit HTML"
di toolbar posting bagian atas sebelah kanan.
(h) Akan tampak sejumlah kode HTML di situ. Copy/paste kode yg berada
setelah tulisan [src="] yaitu link yg dimulai dg [http://] dan
berakhir dg [.jpg] atau [.jpeg]
(i) Simpan link tsb. di notepad atau ditulis di kertas.
(j) Jangan lupa, klik publish.
(k) Setelah itu, klik menu "Dashboard"
(l) Klik menu "Edit Profile"
(m) Di sini ada menu "Photo URL", paste link foto Anda tadi di kotak
yg tersedia.
(n) Klik "Save Profile" di bagian paling bawah.
(o) Selesai.

CARA KEDUA
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Cara kedua adalah dg meng-upload (memasukkan/menyimpan) foto Anda di hosting lain, dan baru kemudian link URL foto tsb. di copy/paste ke profile blogger/blogspot.

Yg paling mudah, simpan/upload foto Anda di http://geocities.com karena hosting ini milik yahoo.com. Jadi, siapa saja yg memiliki email yahoo dapat langsung log-in ke geocities.com dg memakai id yahoo Anda.

Misalkan file foto Anda adalah jenggot.jpg dan email id Anda mukhliszamzami. Maka, nantinya setelah foto itu diupload ke geocities, link url Anda akan menjadi sebagai berikut: http://geocities.com/mukhliszamzami/jenggot.jpg. Nah, copy/paste link
tsb. ke profile blogger.com di kolom yg tersedia dan setelah itu SAVE
CHANGES dan REPUBLISH. (Mario Gagho http://kolom-mario.blogspot.com)

PEMBUATAN BLOG BARU

Karena banyak yg bertanya tentang apa itu blog, maka agar lebih praktis saya tuliskan saja di sini info dasar blog bagi pemula. Tulisan ini berdasarkan cara pandang saya melihat teknologi blog yg sekarang lagi tumbuh pesat diminati tidak hanya kalangan awam, tapi juga mulai merambah ke kalangan intelektual dan akademisi serta selebritis Indonesia. Di luar negeri, blog sudah berkembang sejak lama. Kita saja yg memang suka ketinggalan.


1. Apa itu blog?

Blog adalah situs pribadi. Berbeda dg website yg setiap memposting harus susah payah memakai kode ekstensi .html .php, .asp, dll, blog merupakan otomatisasi dari semua ekstensi tsb. Sehingga karena sudah diotomatisasi, maka kita-kita semua yg lugu teknologi menjadi ostosmastis dapat memposting apa yg kita inginkan persis seperti kita memposting email ke teman atau ke milis.

Dan karena kemudahan inilah, maka semua orang yg tahu internet dapat membuat blog atau situs pribadi; sama halnya dg memiliki email. Tak heran apabila pemilik blog bervariasi: mulai dari pembantu rumah tangga, ibu rumah tangga, tukang jualan sayur di pasar klewer, cewek-cewek "ramah" di pasar senggol, sampai profesor dan menteri-menteri.

2. Bagaimana cara membuat blog?

Seperti halnya email, buat account dulu di free blog provider (pemberi hosting/domain blog gratis). Yg paling populer adalah http://www.blogger.com. Bagi Anda yg sudah agak melek-huruf teknologi bisa juga buat account di http://www.wordpress.com dan http://blogsome.com. Selain yg dua ini masih banyak penyedia blog gratis yg bisa Anda ketahui kemudian. Ikuti pentunjuk step-by-step ketika mendaftar.

3. Setelah selesai register/sign-up di http://blogger.com, anda dapat mulai memposting/mempublish apapun yg Anda inginkan di blog: mulai dari curhat, puisi, cerpen, tulisan serius sampai yg canda.


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Jangan lupa untuk menceklist Term of service agreement.
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TIPS: agar blog anda mudah terindex oleh search engine(mesin pencari), maka alangkah lebih bagusnya jika anda membuat sebuah kesamaan antara addres dan name dari blog anda!
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Sekarang blogger akan menciptakan blog anda. Setelah blog selesai dibuat, maka di browser anda akan ada tulisan "Your Blog Has Beeb Created" Klik start Posting untuk untuk membuat artikel/tulisan pertamamu.
Sekarang Isikan Judul artikel kamu pada kolom tile, dan tulis isi dari artikelmu di bawahnya!

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A blog (a blend of the term web log)^[1] is a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites.^[2]
Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (Art blog), photographs (photoblog), videos (video blogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio (podcasting). Microblogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.
As of December 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 112,000,000 blogs.^[3]

Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Origins 1.2 Rise in popularity 1.3 Political impact 1.4 Mainstream popularity 2 Types 3 Community and cataloging 4 Popularity 5 Blurring with the mass media 6 Consumer generated advertising in blogs 7 Legal and social consequences 7.1 Defamation or liability 7.2 Employment 7.3 Political dangers 7.4 Personal safety 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External links

History

Main articles: History of blogging and online diary

The term "weblog" was coined by Jorn Barger^[4] on 17 December 1997. The short form, "blog," was coined by Peter Merholz, who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase we blog in the sidebar of his blog Peterme.com in April or May 1999.^[5][6][7] Shortly thereafter, Evan Williams at Pyra Labs used "blog" as both a noun and verb ("to blog," meaning "to edit one's weblog or to post to one's weblog") and devised the term "blogger" in connection with Pyra Labs' Blogger product, leading to the popularization of the terms.^[8]

Origins

Before blogging became popular, digital communities took many forms, including Usenet, commercial online services such as GEnie, BiX and the early CompuServe, e-mail lists^[9] and Bulletin Board Systems (BBS). In the 1990s, Internet forum software, created running conversations with "threads." Threads are topical connections between messages on a virtual "corkboard."
The modern blog evolved from the online diary, where people would keep a running account of their personal lives. Most such writers called themselves diarists, journalists, or journalers. Justin Hall, who began personal blogging in 1994 while a student at Swarthmore College, is generally recognized as one of the earliest bloggers,^[10] as is Jerry Pournelle.^[11] Dave Winer's Scripting News is also credited with being one of the oldest and longest running weblogs.^[12][13] Another early blog was Wearable Wireless Webcam, an online shared diary of a person's personal life combining text, video, and pictures transmitted live from a wearable computer and EyeTap device to a web site in 1994. This practice of semi-automated blogging with live video together with text was referred to as sousveillance, and such journals were also used as evidence in legal matters.
Early blogs were simply manually updated components of common Web sites. However, the evolution of tools to facilitate the production and maintenance of Web articles posted in reverse chronological order made the publishing process feasible to a much larger, less technical, population. Ultimately, this resulted in the distinct class of online publishing that produces blogs we recognize today. For instance, the use of some sort of browser-based software is now a typical aspect of "blogging". Blogs can be hosted by dedicated blog hosting services, or they can be run using blog software, or on regular web hosting services.
Some early bloggers, such as The Misanthropic Bitch, who began in 1997, actually referred to their online presence as a zine, before the term blog entered common usage.

Rise in popularity

After a slow start, blogging rapidly gained in popularity. Blog usage spread during 1999 and the years following, being further popularized by the near-simultaneous arrival of the first hosted blog tools:

• Bruce Ableson launched Open Diary in October 1998, which soon grew to thousands of online diaries. Open Diary innovated the reader comment, becoming the first blog community where readers could add comments to other writers' blog entries.
• Brad Fitzpatrick started LiveJournal in March 1999.
• Andrew Smales created Pitas.com in July 1999 as an easier alternative to maintaining a "news page" on a Web site, followed by Diaryland in September 1999, focusing more on a personal diary community.^[14]
• Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan (Pyra Labs) launched blogger.com in August 1999 (purchased by Google in February 2003)

Political impact

See also: Political blog

Since 2002, blogs have gained increasing notice and coverage for their role in breaking, shaping, and spinning news stories. For the first time in the history of modern journalism, the financial and political goals of U.S.-Israeli relations are being analyzed in depth.^[15] The Iraq war saw bloggers taking measured and passionate points^[16] of view that go beyond the traditional left-right divide of the political spectrum.

On 6 December 2002, Josh Marshall's talkingpointsmemo.com blog called attention to U.S. Senator Lott's comments regarding Senator Thurmond. Senator Lott was eventually to resign his Senate leadership position over the matter.

An early milestone in the rise in importance of blogs came in 2002, when many bloggers focused on comments by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.^[15] Senator Lott, at a party honoring U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond, praised Senator Thurmond by suggesting that the United States would have been better off had Thurmond been elected president. Lott's critics saw these comments as a tacit approval of racial segregation, a policy advocated by Thurmond's 1948 presidential campaign. This view was reinforced by documents and recorded interviews dug up by bloggers. (See Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo.) Though Lott's comments were made at a public event attended by the media, no major media organizations reported on his controversial comments until after blogs broke the story. Blogging helped to create a political crisis that forced Lott to step down as majority leader.
Similarly, blogs were among the driving forces behind the "Rathergate" scandal. To wit: (television journalist) Dan Rather presented documents (on the CBS show 60 Minutes) that conflicted with accepted accounts of President Bush's military service record. Bloggers declared the documents to be forgeries and presented evidence and arguments in support of that view. Consequently, CBS apologized for what it said were inadequate reporting techniques (see Little Green Footballs). Many bloggers view this scandal as the advent of blogs' acceptance by the mass media, both as a news source and opinion and as means of applying political pressure.
The impact of these stories gave greater credibility to blogs as a medium of news dissemination. Though often seen as partisan gossips,^{[citation needed]} bloggers sometimes lead the way in bringing key information to public light, with mainstream media having to follow their lead. More often, however, news blogs tend to react to material already published by the mainstream media. Meanwhile, an increasing number of experts blogged, making blogs a source of in-depth analysis. (See Daniel Drezner, J. Bradford DeLong or Brad Setser.)

Mainstream popularity

By 2004, the role of blogs became increasingly mainstream, as political consultants, news services, and candidates began using them as tools for outreach and opinion forming. Blogging was established by politicians and political candidates to express opinions on war and other issues and cemented blogs' role as a news source. (See Howard Dean and Wesley Clark.) Even politicians not actively campaigning, such as the UK's Labour Party's MP Tom Watson, began to blog to bond with constituents.
In January 2005, Fortune magazine listed eight bloggers that business people "could not ignore": Peter Rojas, Xeni Jardin, Ben Trott, Mena Trott, Jonathan Schwartz, Jason Goldman, Robert Scoble, and Jason Calacanis.^[17]
Israel's was among the first national governments to set up an official blog.^[18] Under David Saranga, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs became active in adopting Web 2.0 initiatives, including an official video blog^[18] and a political blog.^[19] The Foreign Ministry also held a microblogging press conference via Twitter about its war with Hamas, with Saranga answering questions from the public in common text-messaging abbreviations during a live worldwide press conference.^[20] The questions and answers were later posted on IsraelPolitik, the country's official political blog.^[21]
The impact of blogging upon the mainstream media has also been acknowledged by governments. In 2009, the presence of the American journalism industry had declined to the point that several newspaper corporations were filing for bankruptcy, resulting in less direct competition between newspapers within the same circulation area. Discussion emerged as to whether the newspaper industry would benefit from a stimulus package by the federal government. President Barack Obama acknowledged the emerging influence of blogging upon society by saying "if the direction of the news is all blogosphere, all opinions, with no serious fact-checking, no serious attempts to put stories in context, that what you will end up getting is people shouting at each other across the void but not a lot of mutual understanding”.^[22]

Types

There are many different types of blogs, differing not only in the type of content, but also in the way that content is delivered or written.

Personal blogs

The personal blog, an ongoing diary or commentary by an individual, is the traditional, most common blog. Personal bloggers usually take pride in their blog posts, even if their blog is never read. Blogs often become more than a way to just communicate; they become a way to reflect on life, or works of art. Blogging can have a sentimental quality. Few personal blogs rise to fame and the mainstream, but some personal blogs quickly garner an extensive following. One type of personal blog, referred to as a microblog, is extremely detailed and seeks to capture a moment in time. Some sites, such as Twitter, allow bloggers to share thoughts and feelings instantaneously with friends and family, and are much faster than emailing or writing.

Corporate and organizational blogs

A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes. Blogs used internally to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation or externally for marketing, branding or public relations purposes are called corporate blogs. Similar blogs for clubs and societies are called club blogs, group blogs, or by similar names; typical use is to inform members and other interested parties of club and member activities.

By genre

Some blogs focus on a particular subject, such as political blogs, travel blogs (also known as travelogs), house blogs,^[23][24] fashion blogs, project blogs, education blogs, niche blogs, classical music blogs, quizzing blogs and legal blogs (often referred to as a blawgs) or dreamlogs. Two common types of genre blogs are art blogs and music blogs. A blog featuring discussions especially about home and family is not uncommonly called a mom blog.^{[25][26][27][28][29]} While not a legitimate type of blog, one used for the sole purpose of spamming is known as a Splog.

By media type

A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a linklog, a site containing a portfolio of sketches is called a sketchblog or one comprising photos is called a photoblog.^[30] Blogs with shorter posts and mixed media types are called tumblelogs. Blogs that are written on typewriters and then scanned are called typecast or typecast blogs; see typecasting (blogging).

A rare type of blog hosted on the Gopher Protocol is known as a Phlog.

By device

Blogs can also be defined by which type of device is used to compose it. A blog written by a mobile device like a mobile phone or PDA could be called a moblog.^[31] One early blog was Wearable Wireless Webcam, an online shared diary of a person's personal life combining text, video, and pictures transmitted live from a wearable computer and EyeTap device to a web site. This practice of semi-automated blogging with live video together with text was referred to as sousveillance. Such journals have been used as evidence in legal matters.^{[citation needed]}

Community and cataloging

The Blogosphere

The collective community of all blogs is known as the blogosphere. Since all blogs are on the internet by definition, they may be seen as interconnected and socially networked, through blogrolls, comments, linkbacks (refbacks, trackbacks or pingbacks) and backlinks. Discussions "in the blogosphere" are occasionally used by the media as a gauge of public opinion on various issues. Because new, untapped communities of bloggers can emerge in the space of a few years, Internet marketers pay close attention to "trends in the blogosphere".^[32]

BlogDay

BlogDay was created with the belief that bloggers should have one day dedicated to getting to know other bloggers from other countries and areas of interest. The designated date is August 31, because when written 3108, it resembles the word "Blog". On that day, bloggers recommend five new blogs to their visitors, so that readers discover new, previously unknown blogs.

Blog search engines

Several blog search engines are used to search blog contents, such as Bloglines, BlogScope, and Technorati. Technorati, which is among the most popular blog search engines, provides current information on both popular searches and tags used to categorize blog postings.^[33] The research community is working on going beyond simple keyword search, by inventing new ways to navigate through huge amounts of information present in the blogosphere, as demonstrated by projects like BlogScope.^{[citation needed]}

Blogging communities and directories

Several online communities exist that connect people to blogs and bloggers to other bloggers, including BlogCatalog and MyBlogLog.^[34] Interest-specific blogging platforms are also available. For instance, Blogster has a sizable community of political bloggers among its members.

Blogging and advertising

It is common for blogs to feature advertisements either to financially benefit the blogger or to promote the blogger's favorite causes. The popularity of blogs has also given rise to "fake blogs" in which a company will create a fictional blog as a marketing tool to promote a product.^[35]

Popularity

Researchers have analyzed the dynamics of how blogs become popular. There are essentially two measures of this: popularity through citations, as well as popularity through affiliation (i.e. blogroll). The basic conclusion from studies of the structure of blogs is that while it takes time for a blog to become popular through blogrolls, permalinks can boost popularity more quickly, and are perhaps more indicative of popularity and authority than blogrolls, since they denote that people are actually reading the blog's content and deem it valuable or noteworthy in specific cases.^[36]
The blogdex project was launched by researchers in the MIT Media Lab to crawl the Web and gather data from thousands of blogs in order to investigate their social properties. It gathered this information for over 4 years, and autonomously tracked the most contagious information spreading in the blog community, ranking it by recency and popularity. It can therefore be considered the first instantiation of a memetracker. The project is no longer active, but a similar function is now served by tailrank.com.
Blogs are given rankings by Technorati based on the number of incoming links and Alexa Internet based on the Web hits of Alexa Toolbar users. In August 2006, Technorati found that the most linked-to blog on the internet was that of Chinese actress Xu Jinglei.^[37] Chinese media Xinhua reported that this blog received more than 50 million page views, claiming it to be the most popular blog in the world.^[38] Technorati rated Boing Boing to be the most-read group-written blog.^[37]

Blurring with the mass media

Many bloggers, particularly those engaged in participatory journalism, differentiate themselves from the mainstream media, while others are members of that media working through a different channel. Some institutions see blogging as a means of "getting around the filter" and pushing messages directly to the public. Some critics worry that bloggers respect neither copyright nor the role of the mass media in presenting society with credible news. Bloggers and other contributors to user-generated content are behind Time magazine naming their 2006 person of the year as "you".
Many mainstream journalists, meanwhile, write their own blogs — well over 300, according to CyberJournalist.net's J-blog list.^{[citation needed]} The first known use of a blog on a news site was in August 1998, when Jonathan Dube of The Charlotte Observer published one chronicling Hurricane Bonnie.^[39]
Some bloggers have moved over to other media. The following bloggers (and others) have appeared on radio and television: Duncan Black (known widely by his pseudonym, Atrios), Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit), Markos Moulitsas Zúniga (Daily Kos), Alex Steffen (Worldchanging), Ana Marie Cox (Wonkette), Nate Silver (FiveThirtyEight.com), and Ezra Klein (Ezra Klein blog in The American Prospect, now in the Washington Post). In counterpoint, Hugh Hewitt exemplifies a mass-media personality who has moved in the other direction, adding to his reach in "old media" by being an influential blogger. Equally many established authors, for example Mitzi Szereto have started using Blogs to not only update fans on their current works but also to expand into new areas of writing.
Blogs have also had an influence on minority languages, bringing together scattered speakers and learners; this is particularly so with blogs in Gaelic languages. Minority language publishing (which may lack economic feasibility) can find its audience through inexpensive blogging.
There are many examples of bloggers who have published books based on their blogs, e.g., Salam Pax, Ellen Simonetti, Jessica Cutler, ScrappleFace. Blog-based books have been given the name blook. A prize for the best blog-based book was initiated in 2005,^[40] the Lulu Blooker Prize.^[41] However, success has been elusive offline, with many of these books not selling as well as their blogs. Only blogger Tucker Max made the New York Times Bestseller List.^[42] The book based on Julie Powell's blog "The Julie/Julia Project" was made into the film Julie & Julia, apparently the first to do so.

Consumer generated advertising in blogs

Consumer generated advertising is a relatively new and controversial development and it has created a new model of marketing communication from businesses to consumers. Among the various forms of advertising on blog, the most controversial are the sponsored posts. ^[43] These are blog entries or posts and may be in the form of feedbacks, reviews, opinion, videos, etc. and usually containS a link back to the desired site using a keyword/s.
Blogs have led to some disintermediation and a breakdown of the traditional advertising model where companies can skip over the advertising agencies (previously the only interface with the customer) and contact the customers directly themselves. On the other hand, new companies specialised in blog advertising have been established, to take advantage of this new development as well.
However, there are many people who look negatively on this new development. Some believe that any form of commercial activity on blogs will destroy the blogosphere’s credibility. ^[44]

Legal and social consequences

Blogging can result in a range of legal liabilities and other unforeseen consequences.

Defamation or liability

Several cases have been brought before the national courts against bloggers concerning issues of defamation or liability. U.S. payouts related to blogging totaled $17.4 million by 2009; in some cases these have been covered by umbrella insurance.^[45] The courts have returned with mixed verdicts. Internet Service Providers (ISPs), in general, are immune from liability for information that originates with third parties (U.S. Communications Decency Act and the EU Directive 2000/31/EC).
In Doe v. Cahill, the Delaware Supreme Court held that stringent standards had to be met to unmask the anonymous posts of bloggers and also took the unusual step of dismissing the libel case itself (as unfounded under American libel law) rather than referring it back to the trial court for reconsideration.^[46] In a bizarre twist, the Cahills were able to obtain the identity of John Doe, who turned out to be the person they suspected: the town's mayor, Councilman Cahill's political rival. The Cahills amended their original complaint, and the mayor settled the case rather than going to trial.
In January 2007, two prominent Malaysian political bloggers, Jeff Ooi and Ahiruddin Attan, were sued by pro-government newspaper, The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad, Kalimullah bin Masheerul Hassan, Hishamuddin bin Aun and Brenden John a/l John Pereira over an alleged defamation. The plaintiff was supported by the Malaysian government.^[47] Following the suit, the Malaysian government proposed to "register" all bloggers in Malaysia in order to better control parties against their interest.^[48] This is the first such legal case against bloggers in the country.
In the United States, blogger Aaron Wall was sued by Traffic Power for defamation and publication of trade secrets in 2005.^[49] According to Wired Magazine, Traffic Power had been "banned from Google for allegedly rigging search engine results."^[50] Wall and other "white hat" search engine optimization consultants had exposed Traffic Power in what they claim was an effort to protect the public. The case was watched by many bloggers because it addressed the murky legal question of who is liable for comments posted on blogs.^[51] The case was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction, and Traffic Power failed to appeal within the allowed time.^{[52][53][54][55]}
In 2009, a controversial and landmark decision by The Hon. Mr Justice Eady refused to grant an order to protect the anonymity of Richard Horton.^[56]
In 2009, NDTV issued a legal notice to Indian blogger Chetan Kunte for "abusive free speech" regarding a blog post criticizing their coverage of the Mumbai attacks.^[57] The blogger unconditionally withdrew his post, replacing it with legal undertaking and an admission that his post had been "defamatory and untrue" which resulted in several Indian bloggers criticizing NDTV for trying to silence critics.^[58]

Employment

Employees who blog about elements of their place of employment can begin to affect the brand recognition of their employer. In general, attempts by employee bloggers to protect themselves by maintaining anonymity have proved ineffective.^[59]

In late 2004, Ellen Simonetti was fired for what was deemed by her employer, Delta Air Lines, to be inappropriate material on her blog. She subsequently wrote a book based on her blog.

Delta Air Lines fired flight attendant Ellen Simonetti because she posted photographs of herself in uniform on an airplane and because of comments posted on her blog "Queen of Sky: Diary of a Flight Attendant" which the employer deemed inappropriate.^[60][61] This case highlighted the issue of personal blogging and freedom of expression vs. employer rights and responsibilities, and so it received wide media attention. Simonetti took legal action against the airline for "wrongful termination, defamation of character and lost future wages".^[62] The suit was postponed while Delta was in bankruptcy proceedings (court docket).
In early 2006, Erik Ringmar, a tenured senior lecturer at the London School of Economics, was ordered by the convenor of his department to "take down and destroy" his blog in which he discussed the quality of education at the school.^[63]
Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, was fined during the 2006 NBA playoffs for criticizing NBA officials on the court and in his blog.^[64]
Mark Jen was terminated in 2005 after 10 days of employment as an Assistant Product Manager at Google for discussing corporate secrets on his personal blog, then called 99zeros and hosted on the Google-owned Blogger service.^[65] He blogged about unreleased products and company finances a week before the company's earnings announcement. He was fired two days after he complied with his employer's request to remove the sensitive material from his blog.^[66]
In India, blogger Gaurav Sabnis resigned from IBM after his posts exposing the false claims of a management school, IIPM, led to management of IIPM threatening to burn their IBM laptops as a sign of protest against him.^[67]
Jessica Cutler, aka "The Washingtonienne", blogged about her sex life while employed as a congressional assistant. After the blog was discovered and she was fired,^[68] she wrote a novel based on her experiences and blog: The Washingtonienne: A Novel. Cutler is presently being sued by one of her former lovers in a case that could establish the extent to which bloggers are obligated to protect the privacy of their real life associates.^[69]
Catherine Sanderson, a.k.a. Petite Anglaise, lost her job in Paris at a British accountancy firm because of blogging.^[70] Although given in the blog in a fairly anonymous manner, some of the descriptions of the firm and some of its people were less than flattering. Sanderson later won a compensation claim case against the British firm, however.^[71]
On the other hand, Penelope Trunk wrote an upbeat article in the Boston Globe back in 2006, entitled "Blogs 'essential' to a good career". She was one of the first journalists to point out that a large portion of bloggers are professionals and that a well-written blog can help attract employers.

Political dangers

Blogging can sometimes have unforeseen consequences in politically sensitive areas. Blogs are much harder to control than broadcast or even print media. As a result, totalitarian and authoritarian regimes often seek to suppress blogs and/or to punish those who maintain them.
In Singapore, two ethnic Chinese were imprisoned under the country’s anti-sedition law for posting anti-Muslim remarks in their blogs.^[72]
Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer was charged with insulting the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and an Islamic institution through his blog. It is the first time in the history of Egypt that a blogger was prosecuted. After a brief trial session that took place in Alexandria, the blogger was found guilty and sentenced to prison terms of three years for insulting Islam and inciting sedition, and one year for insulting Mubarak.^[73]
Egyptian blogger Abdel Monem Mahmoud was arrested in April 2007 for anti-government writings in his blog. Monem is a member of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
After expressing opinions in his personal blog about the state of the Sudanese armed forces, Jan Pronk, United Nations Special Representative for the Sudan, was given three days notice to leave Sudan. The Sudanese army had demanded his deportation.^[74][75][76]
In Myanmar, Nay Phone Latt, a blogger, was sentenced to 20 years in jail for posting a cartoon critical of head of state Than Shwe.^[77]

Personal safety

See also: Cyberstalking and Internet homicide

One consequence of blogging is the possibility of attacks or threats against the blogger, sometimes without apparent reason. Kathy Sierra, author of the innocuous blog Creating Passionate Users, was the target of such vicious threats and misogynistic insults that she canceled her keynote speech at a technology conference in San Diego, fearing for her safety.^[78] While a blogger's anonymity is often tenuous, Internet trolls who would attack a blogger with threats or insults can be emboldened by anonymity. Sierra and supporters initiated an online discussion aimed at countering abusive online behavior^[79] and developed a blogger's code of conduct.