The BritMums Blog

The future of Twitter - what do you think?

I confess, I love Twitter. At first I didn't get it and my friend Jane practically browbeat me into using it. Now I check it loads of times every day to keep up with what friends and fellow bloggers are doing, saying, reading.

But is it just a fad, like some of its detractors say? Maybe. But one thing a recent study showed: people don't want to pay for it.

The prestigious University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication found in a study with almost 2,000 participants that no one is willing to pay for Twitter. Tough crowd.

Is blogging dead? Not on this side of the pond!

 I read something the other day that is really bugging me.

Is blogging dead?

The debate is raging in blogosphere. Some prominent bloggers have decided to “retire” because, to sum it up, now that blogging has reached mainstream in the US, it’s not cool anymore.

Microblogging, such as Twitter, is now the “in” thing.

The quick start guide to creating a fab mummy blog

Mummy, or "mommy" blogging, a huge phenomenon in the US, is just starting to take hold in the UK. A staggering 36 million women worldwide participate in "blogosphere" every week and fifteen million women have their own blogs. A growing number of these women are British.

I've put together this guide to help mums who are interested in creating a blog, but have no idea where to start. I assume a bit of technical savvy (such as you know how to surf the Internet) but in no way do you have to be an IT expert. I'm not, and trust me, if I can do it, so can you.

So what are you waiting for? Sit back, have a read and get blogging!