Blogs Journals of the 21 st Century

Journals of the 21 st Century

What is a blog? Web + Log = BLOG Self-publishing YOUR focus Blogs can do many things Portfolio Newsletter Professional development Community builder Use online (Blogger, TypePad, WordPress) RSS feeds

Web + Log = BLOG

Self-publishing

YOUR focus

Blogs can do many things

Portfolio

Newsletter

Professional development

Community builder

Use online (Blogger, TypePad, WordPress)

RSS feeds

RSS Feeds RSS=Really Simple Syndication Subscribers told when new content available Bloglines or Newsgator : Web based bookmarks Bookmarks accessible from anywhere RSS feed readers built into Outlook

RSS=Really Simple Syndication

Subscribers told when new content available

Bloglines or Newsgator : Web based bookmarks

Bookmarks accessible from anywhere

RSS feed readers built into Outlook

Blogs create community Engage users Start a discussion with COMMENTS Comments Set to be approved by administrator Set to email administrator Set to prevent spam comments Blogs can be private: By Invitation ONLY

Engage users

Start a discussion with COMMENTS

Comments

Set to be approved by administrator

Set to email administrator

Set to prevent spam comments

Blogs can be private:

By Invitation ONLY

Blogs become BOOKS Bloggers (blog authors) Existing fan base Writing ability Traditional print—and money—follow. Mason Dixon Knitting Angry Chicken Julie and Julia Crazy Aunt Purl

Bloggers (blog authors)

Existing fan base

Writing ability

Traditional print—and money—follow.

Mason Dixon Knitting

Angry Chicken

Julie and Julia

Crazy Aunt Purl

Blogs update communities Updates about company/organization Sun Microsystem’s CEO Blogs: Jonathan Blogs The Loopy Ewe: Sheri at the Loopy Ewe Library Blogs Oberlin College Library: Reading Girl Speaks Virginia Tech: VT Library News Duke: Library Hacks John Hopkins Sheridan Libraries

Updates about company/organization

Sun Microsystem’s CEO Blogs: Jonathan Blogs

The Loopy Ewe: Sheri at the Loopy Ewe

Library Blogs

Oberlin College Library: Reading Girl Speaks

Virginia Tech: VT Library News

Duke: Library Hacks

John Hopkins Sheridan Libraries

Other uses Opinion and news Breaking news—before mainstream media can cover it Professional Development Librarian.net The Apple Blog Linux and Open Source Blog

Opinion and news

Breaking news—before mainstream media can cover it

Professional Development

Librarian.net

The Apple Blog

Linux and Open Source Blog

Real life uses Personal portfolio: The Rainey Sisters Family/Health Blog: Richard Beach’s Blog Travel: Falang, My Friend, Very Good Adventures in the Peace Corps Entertainment Stuff on My Cat Stuff on My Mutt Cute Overload

Personal portfolio: The Rainey Sisters

Family/Health Blog: Richard Beach’s Blog

Travel: Falang, My Friend, Very Good

Adventures in the Peace Corps

Entertainment

Stuff on My Cat

Stuff on My Mutt

Cute Overload

Privacy Issues Blog is public: do not say anything that you do not want EVERYONE to know Last names/Children’s names/Workplace Cyberstalking? Medical issues—HIPPA laws Private blog: can keep private and send invitations

Blog is public: do not say anything that you do not want EVERYONE to know

Last names/Children’s names/Workplace

Cyberstalking?

Medical issues—HIPPA laws

Private blog: can keep private and send invitations

Disclaimer: Blogs are personal You must not use the Commonwealth’s Internet access or electronic communication in cases where it: interferes with the user’s productivity or work performance, or with any other employee’s productivity or work performance; adversely affects the efficient operation of the computer system; results in any personal gain or profit to the user violates any provision of this policy, any supplemental policy adopted by the agency supplying the Internet or electronic communication systems, or any other policy, regulation, law or guideline as set forth by local, State or Federal law. (See Code of Virginia §2.1-804-805; §2.2-2827 as of October1, 2001.) Note: Any user of VCCS IT resources employing the Commonwealth’s Internet or electronic communication systems for personal use must present their communications in such a way as to be clear that the communication is personal and is not a communication of the agency or the Commonwealth.

You must not use the Commonwealth’s Internet access or electronic communication in cases where it:

interferes with the user’s productivity or work performance, or with any other employee’s productivity or work performance;

adversely affects the efficient operation of the computer system;

results in any personal gain or profit to the user

violates any provision of this policy, any supplemental policy adopted by the agency supplying the Internet or electronic communication systems, or any other policy, regulation, law or guideline as set forth by local, State or Federal law. (See Code of Virginia §2.1-804-805; §2.2-2827 as of October1, 2001.)

Note: Any user of VCCS IT resources employing the Commonwealth’s Internet or electronic communication systems for personal use must present their communications in such a way as to be clear that the communication is personal and is not a communication of the agency or the Commonwealth.

Goal or Mission Statement WHAT is this for? What do I want to achieve? Personal/friends Portfolio Get word out/self publishing Generate a buzz Marketing for self/organization Reach family, friends, similar interests

WHAT is this for?

What do I want to achieve?

Personal/friends

Portfolio

Get word out/self publishing

Generate a buzz

Marketing for self/organization

Reach family, friends, similar interests

Parts of a Blog Banner Buttons Links or Blogroll Sub with Bloglines/RSS feed Email me! Search Tags/categories Site counter Comments

Banner

Buttons

Links or Blogroll

Sub with Bloglines/RSS feed

Email me!

Search

Tags/categories

Site counter

Comments

Leaving Comments Thank you note for visit to the blog Begin a conversation or discussion Give another side of the story Personal experience Comments public so be NICE!

Thank you note for visit to the blog

Begin a conversation or discussion

Give another side of the story

Personal experience

Comments public so be NICE!

Getting Comments on own blog Different settings Open to all Bot-blocked Email author Moderator approval Make friends--start the discussion Comment on commenter’s blog Email commenter

Different settings

Open to all

Bot-blocked

Email author

Moderator approval

Make friends--start the discussion

Comment on commenter’s blog

Email commenter

Blogger: Push-Button Publishing Hosted on external server Web-based (like web mail services Hotmail, Yahoomail) Free Must have private gmail (Google Mail) account to register Free templates—just fill in own information Blogger.com

Hosted on external server

Web-based

(like web mail services Hotmail, Yahoomail)

Free

Must have private gmail (Google Mail) account to register

Free templates—just fill in own information

Blogger.com

Blog Setup Personal email account to login Create Google Account Name Blog Choose Template Write first post Publish Wait for comments LOOK who’s blogging now!

Personal email account to login

Create Google Account

Name Blog

Choose Template

Write first post

Publish

Wait for comments

LOOK who’s blogging now!