to blog or not to blog a biased introduction to the blogosphere by dannie jost

september 13, 2006 0900-1145 definitions characteristics tools examples 1245-1545 reading blogs searching blogs writing blogs practical questions

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definitions

characteristics

tools

examples

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reading blogs

searching blogs

writing blogs

practical

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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

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

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

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

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

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

shortcut to the blogosphere http://del.icio.us/cybologica social software tags bookmarks web 2.0

http://del.icio.us/cybologica

social software

tags

bookmarks

web 2.0

characteristics instant publication in a mix of media text, image, graphical, video, sound near real time interaction, feedback, dialog non-hierarchical

requirements internet access computer content

software for creating content blogging web applications blogger, wordpress, 23, flickr, buzznet, vox platforms Movable Type, WordPress, drupal desktop blogging performancing, ecto, WB Editor

blogging web applications

blogger, wordpress, 23, flickr, buzznet, vox

platforms

Movable Type, WordPress, drupal

desktop blogging

performancing, ecto, WB Editor

software for reading content smart browsers / plug-ins Furl Google Reader Firefox aggregators bloglines, netvibes, endo, newsgator syndication, RSS

smart browsers / plug-ins

Furl

Google Reader

Firefox

aggregators

bloglines, netvibes, endo, newsgator

syndication, RSS

searching for content google blog search technorati clusty blog search clustering

google blog search

technorati

clusty blog search clustering

examples

questions

notes

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