BlogospherePresented by Ashok KumarNarendra Kumar Pankaj

What is a blog?A web diary or journalA log of links to other sites or pages

A blog is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual known as blogger with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.- Wikipedia

A blog is really a conversationIt’s a 1 to many conversationYou publish  People commentThe conversation is recorded on the blog

It’s a 1 to many conversation

You publish  People comment

The conversation is recorded on the blog

The BlogosphereTypical web sites allow 1 to many - one way conversations (publisher to reader)Blogs allow 1 to many 2 way conversations (via commenting & trackback)The blogosphere (a system or networks of blogs) allows many to many discussions -conversations distributed over many sites and services

Typical web sites allow 1 to many - one way conversations (publisher to reader)

Blogs allow 1 to many 2 way conversations (via commenting & trackback)

The blogosphere (a system or networks of blogs) allows many to many discussions -conversations distributed over many sites and services

Some recent statisticsAbout 11% (50 million) of Internet users are regular blog readers. Technorati is currently tracking 42.6 million blogsThere are about 70,000 new blogs a day.Bloggers update their weblogs regularly; there are about 700,000 posts daily, or about 29,100 blog updates in an hour. Source - Technorati.com

About 11% (50 million) of Internet users are regular blog readers.

Technorati is currently tracking 42.6 million blogs

There are about 70,000 new blogs a day.

Bloggers update their weblogs regularly; there are about 700,000 posts daily, or about 29,100 blog updates in an hour.

Blogs are a great way to monitor and even participate in the chatter about your new site. Mike DavidsonFounder and CEO of Newsvine.com

Social networkingNo age restrictionWeb 2.0 feature – empowering businesses Personal usages

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Web 2.0 feature – empowering businesses

Personal usages

Nature of BlogsSimpleDirect & interactiveBased on story tellingThe Clue Train Manifestohttp://www.cluetrain.org/A powerful global conversationhas begun. Through the Internet,people are discovering andinventing new ways to sharerelevant knowledge with blindingspeed. As a direct result,markets are getting smarter—and getting smarter faster thanmost companies....These markets areconversations.

Why do people blog?

Impact of Blogging on Professional Life

Blogging For ProfitHigh Revenue Bloggers – Top 10% in revenue$ 19,000 avg. annual revenue76% - male42% - self employed60% - professional19% - corporate* According to www.technorati.com

You know, some of the good part of blog theory was that blogs would be like diaries that the world could read. Gregg Edmund EasterbrookAmerican writer, senior editor of The New Republic.

Top 5 Indian BloggersRank Name blog Digital Inspiration - labnol.orgIndianPad - indianpad.com Quick Online Tips - quickonlinetips.com Tech Buzz - tech-buzz.net Content Sutra - contentsutra.com*According to the www.Alexa.com – Internet Information Website

Top 5 Blogs WorldwideRank Name BlogTechCrunch - techcrunch.comMashable - mashable.comEngadget - engadget.comBoingboing - boingboing.netGoogleblog - googleblog.blogspot.com* According to the www.technorati.com

ApplicationWeb 2.0 feature

Getting startedA few popular blogging software optionsYou install & run on a web hostWordPress, http://wordpress.orgMovableType, http://movabletype.orgDrupal, http://drupal.orgHosted servicesBlogger, http://blogger.com (free)TypePad, http://sixapart.com (commercial)

Blog search servicesTechnorati, http://technorati.comBlogpulse, http://blogpulse.com/Google Blog Search, http://blogsearch.google.com/Feedster, http://feedster.comPubSub (subscription RSS service), http://pubsub.com

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