In order to function, the Virtual University Geoblogging Project makes use of the following freeware:

WordPress Blog Tool and Weblog Platform for multi-authored, multimedia blogging

Google “My Maps” for the geolocation of multimedia on an interactive map

My Maps + to embed Google maps on the geoblog

Flickr for image storage and mobile upload via e-mail/multimedia message

YouTube for video storage and mobile upload via e-mail/multimedia message