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Taking a look at blogging
The document discusses blogging and provides statistics about the state of blogging. While most blogs are dormant, around 7-10 million blogs are still actively updated. Blogging has evolved and includes micro-blogging, photo-blogging, and video-blogging. A blog is a website where entries are posted in reverse chronological order. The document also defines key blogging terms and provides tips for blogging, such as writing interesting posts and linking to other blogs.
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Taking a look at blogging
- 1. Looking AtBlogging ForCommunity Action Network
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- 3. but……of the 133million blogs tracked by Technorati……only 7.4 million have been updated in previous 120 days……meaning 95 percent of blogs are dormant….…it is estimated that 50-100k generate most traffic……although hits aren’t everything……and there are still 7-10 million active blogs
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- 9. TechChruch soldfor R176,000,000.00
- 10. What is aBlog?A website where entries (or posts) are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order
- 11. Accessible to anyinternet user
- 12. It is aweb application which contains periodic time-stamped posts on a common webpage
- 13. A blog isoften published through a content management system or CMS.What Is A Blog?www.kingross.co.za
- 14. What Is ABlog?www.rlabs.org
- 15. What Is ABlog?www.marlonparker.co.za
- 16. 1997: Jorn Bargerintroduced we-blog term
- 17. 1999: Peter Merholz converted weblog into we-blog. The term blog was born!
- 18. First blogging servicesstarted
- 19. Bradley Fitzpatrick startedLivejournal in 1999
- 20. Evan Williams andMeg Hourihan (Pyra Labs) made ‘Blogger’ in August ’99. (Now Google owns Blogger)
- 21. 2001: Popular blogscame into being, blogging started becoming a craze.
- 22. 2002: Politicians, moviestars, everyone started embracing blogs.
- 23. 2004: Tsunamis- Bloggersunite, making blogs a social movement!Top Reasons People Blog The most popular reason that people blog is to keep friends and family updated. Bloggers also blog to get published or featured in traditional media, to speak their minds, to connect with people, to share expertise. To enhance their resumes, attract clients and to make money.
- 24. Words To KnowaBlogAtypical blog combines text, images, video’s and links to other blogsA blog is basically a journal that is available on the web, Published frequently
- 25. Words To KnowBlogger someone who keeps a blog is a “bloggerA contributor to a blog or online journal
- 26. Words To KnowBlogging The process of updating a blog is “blogging”
- 27. Blogging TipsDo’sWrite asthough you are talking to someoneBe interestingInclude links to other blogs and websitesKeep a list of ideas for future postsPost comments on other blogs
- 28. Blogging TipsDont’sMake thearticles too longForget to edit your article before posting itUse inappropriate or highly technical wordspersonal information or company secrets on your blog
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