Blogging and Podcasting: By Elizabeth Burns Tyler Rousseau

Blogs for Teens from http://www.libsuccess.org

Podcasts & Teens from http://www.libsuccess.org

So you’re going to start a blog or podcast… Slow down, you jumped to STEP 6! Answer these questions first…

Slow down, you jumped to STEP 6!

Answer these questions first…

Who? Creators How many Expertise Qualifications Editor Audience Interests/hobbies Gender Culture Age Community

Creators

How many

Expertise

Qualifications

Editor

Audience

Interests/hobbies

Gender

Culture

Age

Community

What? Creators Focus/Mission Statement Policies Content Flexibility Audience Should they get out of the site? Comments Feedback

Creators

Focus/Mission Statement

Policies

Content

Flexibility

Audience

Should they get out of the site?

Comments

Feedback

Focus

When? Creators Posts/episodes Launch Frequency Audience Are they most likely to look at the site?

Creators

Posts/episodes

Launch

Frequency

Audience

Are they most likely to look at the site?

Where? Creators Hosted Advertise Marketing Technology Audience Can they find it? RSS feed – EZ Directories

Creators

Hosted

Advertise

Marketing

Technology

Audience

Can they find it?

RSS feed – EZ

Directories

How? Creators Tools Communication Manage Update Keep it going! Audience Get new fans Keep old fans Get new posts

Creators

Tools

Communication

Manage

Update

Keep it going!

Audience

Get new fans

Keep old fans

Get new posts

Considerations Time commitment Content management Backlog of posts/episodes Swag rewards Flexibility Comments ≠ content Statistics grow with time

Time commitment

Content management

Backlog of posts/episodes

Swag rewards

Flexibility

Comments ≠ content

Statistics grow with time

Considerations Approvals (manager, director) Photo Releases Training

Approvals (manager, director)

Photo Releases

Training

Teen Involvement As creator or audience? Training for a Web 2.0 World Safety Responsiveness / Feedback

As creator or audience?

Training for a Web 2.0 World

Safety

Responsiveness / Feedback

Teens @ the Library, http:// hcplcteens.blogspot.com / The Fine Print Rules for comments

The Fine Print

Rules for comments

Ideas for posts TV Film Fashion Books Reviews Products Interviews Concert/Program promos or recaps Fan fiction and rebroadcasts

TV

Film

Fashion

Books

Reviews

Products

Interviews

Concert/Program promos or recaps

Fan fiction and rebroadcasts

Polls

Music

Questions? If you think of something to ask tomorrow… Liz Burns, [email_address] Tyler Rousseau, [email_address]

If you think of something to ask tomorrow…

Liz Burns, [email_address]

Tyler Rousseau, [email_address]