With Windows Live Writer, you’ll be on your way to creating and posting well formatted and feature rich blog posts in a little amount of time. As you have seen, configuring Live Writer to post to a SharePoint blog is very intuitive.

In my previous article I covered the difference between a Discussion Board and a Blog. Personally, I’m a fan of the blog site template in SharePoint. Many organizations tend to struggle with how they can use a blog and for what general purpose. Examine your company and think about where you have a ‘message’ to deliver. If you decide that a blog will help with the communication of that message, start blogging! EndUserSharePoint is having a Live Online Workshop on the Fundamentals of Wikis and Blogs

While consulting with clients new to SharePoint and how the robust functionality can empower their organization’s collaboration efforts, I’m typically asked this question: “What’s the difference between a discussion board and a blog?”

Here are the articles and events scheduled for this week at EndUserSharePoint.com.