to blog or not to blog
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The document provides an overview of blogging from its emergence in the late 1990s to its mainstream popularity, discussing definitions, characteristics, and tools associated with blogs. It highlights the evolution of blogs from personal diaries to platforms for political debate and citizen journalism. Additionally, it outlines various blogging tools and the characteristics that define blogs as media forms, including their ability to blend text, images, and interactive features.
to blog or not to blog
- 1. to blog or not to blog a biased introduction to the blogosphere by dannie jost
- 2. september 13, 2006 0900-1145 definitions characteristics tools examples 1245-1545 reading blogs searching blogs writing blogs practical questions
- 3. history 1994 – 2001 geeks keeping an online diary forming an online-journal community; one of the first ones was Justin Hall 2001-2004 popularity of some american blogs started to emerge 2004-present mainstreaming political debate citizen journalism new media vs old media
- 5. definition blog: Main Entry: blog (noun) Pronunciation: blg, bläg Function: noun Etymology: short for Weblog Date: 1999 : a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer - blog·ger noun - blogging noun ref: Merriam-Webster dictionary http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/collegiate?book=Dictionary&va=blog
- 6. definition Blogs often provide commentary or news and information on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs (photoblog), videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
- 7. shortcut to the blogosphere http://del.icio.us/cybologica social software tags bookmarks web 2.0
- 8. characteristics instant publication in a mix of media text, image, graphical, video, sound near real time interaction, feedback, dialog non-hierarchical
- 9. requirements internet access computer content
- 10. software for creating content blogging web applications blogger, wordpress, 23, flickr, buzznet, vox platforms Movable Type, WordPress, drupal desktop blogging performancing, ecto, WB Editor
- 11. software for reading content smart browsers / plug-ins Furl Google Reader Firefox aggregators bloglines, netvibes, endo, newsgator syndication, RSS
- 12. searching for content google blog search technorati clusty blog search clustering
- 13. examples
- 14. questions
- 15. notes
- 16. thank you