Web 2.0 Going Beyond Blogger Blogging for Nature Workshop 1 12 October 2007 Organized by Naked Hermit Crabs Hosted by NIE Green Club

Who are we? http://nakedhermitcrabs.blogspot.com http://leafmonkey.blogspot.com http://www.wildsingapore.com

Getting to know you! Introduce yourself, your blog(s) or websites and your affiliations QUICK POLL! Who does not have a google account?

Why are we here? Creating content-specific blogs Maximize your reach through web 2.0 It is not our objective for every participant to harness every type of tool. An introduction to what is available Explore. Express. Act.

Creating content-specific blogs

Maximize your reach through web 2.0

It is not our objective for every participant to harness every type of tool.

An introduction to what is available

Explore. Express. Act.

“ Every blog makes a difference” - Ria Tan

What is Web 2.0? Was there ever a Web 1.0? Play Video

Elements of Content Text Facts & Information Stories Images Photos Maps Illustrations Links Videos Audio These elements are the bare essentials for capturing attention of your readers

Text

Facts & Information

Stories

Images

Photos

Maps

Illustrations

Links

Videos

Audio

Elements of Web 2.0? Collaboration Comments Outlets for Interaction Tags, Labels & Categories Widgets Networking Dissemination of Info These elements help to engage your readers, integrate information and widen your reach

Collaboration

Comments

Outlets for Interaction

Tags, Labels & Categories

Widgets

Networking

Dissemination of Info

Getting to know your tools

Flick r Marcus Ng http://budak.blogs.com

Chay Hoon http://colorclouds.blogspot.com/ Do You Tube?

You don’t have to be a movie producer You find useful videos in the weirdest forms

But if you are an aspiring movie producer Here’s your chance Even governments and politicians are doing it!

Organizing your content and secret tips on how to be a decorator crab Ron Yeo http://tidechaser.blogspot.com/

Popular Add-ons http://digg.com/ http://www.technorati.com http://del.icio.us/ http://www.mybloglog.com http://www.snap.com http://www.sitemeter.com/ http://www.extremetracking.com

http://digg.com/

http://www.technorati.com

http://del.icio.us/

http://www.mybloglog.com

http://www.snap.com

http://www.sitemeter.com/

http://www.extremetracking.com

Really Simple Syndication Google Reader & other stories Ria Tan http://wildfilms.blogspot.com

Now that we have content… How do we get people to read it?

Social Network Tools Tapping on networks, “weak links” and other communication channels List of Social Networking Services (SNS)

Aggregators These are websites that compiles blogs and articles via RSS feeds or submissions

Marcus Ng http://budak.blogs.com

www.stomp.com.sg Ivan Kwan http://chasmosaurine.blogspot.com

Some other aggregators ping.sg omy.sg

ping.sg

omy.sg

Most importantly… We need submission contributors! It doesn’t have to be written by you but how to you find others?

Trawling for Information: confessions of a trawler Chay Hoon http://colorclouds.blogspot.com/

Collaboration Tools Isn’t this all about sharing information with others? Why stop at blogs? Wikipedia

YOUR MISSION October 15 is Blog Action Day The theme is ENVIRONMENT Blog for Nature on the day! Register now! http://blogactionday.org/commit Also submit your articles & RSS feed to WildSingapore. Email Ria [email_address]

October 15 is Blog Action Day

The theme is ENVIRONMENT

Blog for Nature on the day!

Register now!

http://blogactionday.org/commit

Also submit your articles & RSS feed to WildSingapore. Email Ria

[email_address]

What can you blog about? There’s nature everywhere if you look I attended a great nature event I contributed to a great nature event Here’s a fabulous upcoming nature event Some little known nature features Highlighting/discussion of nature issues

There’s nature everywhere if you look

I attended a great nature event

I contributed to a great nature event

Here’s a fabulous upcoming nature event

Some little known nature features

Highlighting/discussion of nature issues