How can I start a discussion forum or blog?

Question

Like let's say I have a group of friends that want to discuss a book or do a study together and alot have different internet services (aol, yahoo and etc). Is there a way to do this? I hope that this makes sense.

Answer 1

http://blogger.com/start -> blog

you can create your own there, very customizable and easy

http://portbb.com -> forum

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