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Blogging for
    Citizen Journalists
               (@edeckers)




Erik Deckers
Why?
Gen Y
 outnumbers
Baby Boomers
96% of Gen Y
  has joined a
social network
400,000,000
         (400 million)

‣number of people on
 Facebook
If Facebook
were a country,
it would be the
3rd largest in
the world
50,000,000
           (50 million)

‣number of Twitter messages
 per day
77%
‣active number of Internet users who
 read blogs
Who?
Community
Emergencies
The Arts
Politics
Passions & Hobbies
Personal Opinions
What?
Blog about. . .
•Your   community
•Your   politics
•Your   industry
•Your   hobbies
•Your   life
Where?
They Host                       You Host

• Free                    • Hosting costs
• Easy                    • Advanced
• longURL.blogspot.com    • www.YourURL.com
• Limited functionality   • Unlimited functionality
When?
Write. . .
•Once/week
•2–3 times/week
•Once/day
•Several times/day
How?
delicious
RSS Feeds
TwitterFeed
Any questions?
Find me
 SmallerIndiana.com
 Facebook.com/erikdeckers
Read me
 ErikDeckers.com
 ProBlogService.com
Tweet me
 Twitter.com/edeckers
Reach me
 Erik@problogservice.com

                 Thank you!

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Editor's Notes

  1. 82 million to 78 million
  2. Biggest demographic - Gen Y Fastest growing demographic - Women, 55 - 65 Carmon on Facebook
  3. Brian Oberkirch, PR guy and resident of Slidell, LA
  4. Brian Oberkirch, PR guy and resident of Slidell, LA