The development of this blog is an exploration into blogs and Social Media, and how we can use these tools as part of a wider ‘emerging technology’ strategy. As such we are continually learning about how best to use these resources. We have provided links to a range of resources you may find useful in setting up your own blog or project involving Social Media and Emerging Technologies. We will update this page as we find and use new tools.

Blogging Software
We’re using Wordpress, the free, and fully featured blogging platform. Wordpress is OpenSource, and availabale for free. You can use either a hosted or a host yourself version of Wordpress.

Blogging Tools
http://www.wordpress.com (Hosted Blogs) (Open Source)
http://www.wordpress.org (Installed Blog) (Open Source)
http://www.blogger.com
http://www.typepad.com

Hosting
If you need hosting for your Wordpress blog, the Wordpress Hosting Page will point you to a variety of hosting providers who will provide you with the right type of hosting for Wordpress.

Online Media
Photosharing: Flickr: http://www.flickr.com
Events Listing: Upcoming: http://upcoming.yahoo.com
Bookmarks: Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us
Video: YouTube: http://www.youtube.com
Podsafe Music: http://www.podsafemusicnetwork.com

Location and Presence Tools
Jaiku: http://www.jaiku.com
Plazes http://www.plazes.com

Online Communities
MySpace http://www.myspace.com
Facebook http://www.facebook.com
Meebo http://www.meebo.com

Blog Promotion Tools
Promote and deliver RSS feeds: Feedburner: http://www.feedburner.com
Great browser for Blogging: Flock: http://www.flock.com
Great browser for Blogging: Firefox: http://www.firefox.com
Finding News / Promoting your blog: Technorati:
http://www.technorati.com