Blogging - a simple word that can bring a lot of different things to mind. When I first heard that we had to blog about something every week for the rest of the year, I didn't know what to think. I was excited, but another weekly assignment? Blogs can be about anything, from sports to cooking, from school to photography, and anything else that you can think of! All blogs are different, and they take the tone of whoever is writing them. That is what is different about blogs and articles. Blogs have a tone. The tone of the blog depends on who is writing the blog and what it is about. The tone of an Olympian's blog is going to be very different from the tone of a photography blog. Also, blogs are interactive; you can add hyperlinks to other websites or add pictures to add to the content.

     When I first learned that we had to do a blog every week for the rest of the school year, I knew that I was doing mine on gymnastics. See, I love gymnastics, but since the Olympics just ended, there isn't much gymnastics news. Instead, I will write about my life as a gymnast - the good, the bad, and the rest of my life.

     There are many blogs about gymnastics. Three of my favorites are Gymnastike, The Couch Gymnast, and Full Twist. My favorite of these blogs is Gymnastike, mainly because it is extremely interactive. There are weekly trivia questions to answer, videos to watch, recruiting tips, and, of course, news articles to read. Every time you go there, you see something new. There are posts from Olympians and gymnastics experts, but anyone who wants to can post something. Also, there is information about competitions and the athletes. One thing about this blog that I don't like is that to view the whole post, you go to a different window, and you have to back arrow to get to the main page.

     The Couch Gymnast is very different. Only the people who run the blog can post anything, other than comments. Also, it is mainly gymnastics news. One thing that I really like about this is that they give worldwide gymnastics news. A lot of blogs I read only include information for the US, their own country. It is good to know the news from other countries so you can know what to expect when competitions roll around. Also, there is at least one picture on each post. I will try to do this, too, because it really adds to the blog post.

     One thing that I really like about Full Twist is that they post weekly news about gymnastics. This gives you a little taste of everything that is happening, but there aren't many details. Another difference about Full Twist is it has a lot of interviews. I haven't found many interviews on either of the other blogs, and I think interviews are really interesting.