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What is a Blog and Why Do I Have One?

I've just started my blog here at Bipolar Central, and right away I received lots of questions from readers who wanted to know just what a blog really was and why I had decided to add one to my website. My intent is to provide frequent updates to all of my site visitors on bipolar disorder in general and on what is going on in my own life specifically.

Blogs began in the late 1990's as "web logs," essentially lists of links to sites an individual had visited that he or she thought would be of interest to others. They quickly became more complex as the creators of the web logs began to add their observations on each link, commenting on their value, reviewing them and adding observations and updates when they found that something new and interesting had been added.

Soon millions of people were searching the web and reading the content of these sites, now known as Blogs, and the journal entries and commentaries had become much more interesting than the links themselves. Some bloggers became so well known for their commentary and interpretation of certain stories that they made news headlines around the world. Bloggers who were interested in particular topics, such as health care, entertainment, or politics, posted links to minor stories that would otherwise have gone largely unnoticed by most people, and readers responded by posting their own comments to the Blogs, starting dialogues that blossomed into amazing exchanges of information.

With this kind of dialogue and exchange of information, I felt that a blog was a great way to get my website visitors talking to each other and to me! So please keep checking in regularly. There are several great advantages to a blog that you'll love once you get used to how a blog works:

• You read a blog page from the bottom up. In other words, the top of the page is my most recent entry, so if you want to read it in chronological order, start at the bottom!
• If you hesitate to sign up for my emails because of fear of spamming or you miss some of my emails because of spam filters or firewalls, my blog is the place to go to catch up at your convenience
• You can read other people's comments and you'll realize that you are not alone - the observations, questions and stories of others dealing with bipolar disorder who link to my blog will be an important feature
• You can ask questions and expect to get answers - a blog is interactive!
• You'll get important notices of upcoming events and releases at Bipolar Central
• You'll find links to other sites I've found with useful information on bipolar disorder, ways to save money and other helpful advice to make your life easier as a bipolar supporter

Simply go to www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog to read my blog and follow my life as a bipolar supporter. My mother has bipolar disorder, and I will share my family's ups and downs as we cope with both the highs and lows of her condition. I'll talk about what works and what doesn't, and when things go badly and when things go well so that you can share in the experience and learn from what I go through. I will welcome any comments you want to make, and I hope that lots of conversations will be started! So check out my blog page and be sure you add my blog page to your "favorites" list so that you check back often and see what others are saying and add your own comments. I'll look forward to meeting you there! Finally, take a look at www.bipolarcentral.com/blogs.asp for other Blogs.

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David Oliver is the founder of FreeBipolarCourse.com, a one-stop source of information on how to cope and deal with bipolar disorder. Sign up for one of his FREE Mini Courses on bipolar by visiting FreeBipolarCourse.com

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