I wrote up a small tutorial on how to start blogging for free using the Google service Blogger.com. If you have never started...
The term cloud is used to describe a massive sized web hosting system. Servers are so powerful these days, that one machine can hold hundreds or thousands of virtual private servers and services. People can now rent or purchase small segments of a larger network to host their website or application. Phrases such as, "In the cloud" or "Cloud computing" are used to describe such a powerful computing system.