You can't publish anything online at Penn State (blogs, websites, e-portfolios, etc.) unless you have activated your Personal Web Space privileges.
You must successfully activate your Web space in order to complete course-related Web publishing activities.
Do you want to make sure that your Web space is activated? Then check your public Penn State URL. Go to personal.psu.edu/userid, where "userid" is your Penn State access account user ID. If this comes up "Not Found," something has gone awry, and you will need to contact the ITS HelpDesk.