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Use of blogs in SharePoint hosting sites with WSS 3.0

Jan 15 2009 5:15 AM

You can use blogs with Microsoft SharePoint hosting.  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 has a versatile technology included in it known as Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

 

Blogs in SharePoint hosting have developed into a vital tool for companies who wish to broadcast information, this is done through posts and interaction with many and varied communities. A blog built using Windows SharePoint Hosting Services can help the entire team to keep track, and to update all the shared information. You can create a post on a blog in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 by using a Web browser without using any additional tools or software.  Besides using a browser to post a blog; you can also use blog publishing programs which are compatible with Windows SharePoint Services even with Microsoft Office Word 2007.  Also, MS Word 2007 provides a blog template that enables you to create and publish blogs to a Hosted SharePoint site.

 

When adding a blog to your SharePoint WSS 3.0 hosting site, you click on “create”. This tab is found under “Site Actions”.  Once in the “Template Selection” click on Blog. It is as simple as that! Extra zing may be added to blogs in SharePoint hosting by means of rich editing features. MS Word 2007 supports SharePoint WSS services for blogs, so all entries can be made by using MS Word 2007.

 

By use of blogs in SharePoint hosting, projects and teams are kept on track through synchronization between SharePoint WSS services and Microsoft Office programs.