What Is Google Blogger?



Google Blogger is a free, blog-publishing service hosted by Google. It was developed by Pyra Labs and purchased by Google in 2003. The blogs are generally accessed from the subdomain of "blogspot.com."

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Google Blogger–also just called Blogger–is a free, blog-publishing service hosted by Google.
  • Blogger is an online content management system (CMS) that facilitates the creation of informal online discussion sites, also called blogs.
  • In order to use Blogger, users must create a Google account; individuals with existing Gmail email addresses can use this account.
  • Users can customize the name of their account; the format is displayed as [LoremIpsum].blogspot.com.
  • Although its popularity in the United States has waned, Google Blogger has a large international user base and the service is available in 60 different languages.

Understanding Google Blogger

Google Blogger–also just called Blogger–is an online content management system (CMS) that facilitates the creation of informal online discussion sites, also called blogs. Users can get a free blogspot.com domain or buy a custom domain. Users can also customize their blogs with different templates, flexible layouts, and hundreds of background images. In order to use Blogger, users must create a Google account. (Individuals with existing Gmail email addresses can use this account.) Users can customize the name of their account; the format is displayed as [LoremIpsum].blogspot.com. Users are also able to create multiple blogs under one account.