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Blogs
Anna Walzer • Ashley Carman • D.J. Harkin • Casey Bertolette
Description of Blogs Blog is short for "web log" Journal or diary kept on the web Composed of links and postings Many allow readers to comment on the
original post
Brief History of Blogs “Weblog” was coined December 17,
1997 The short form "blog" was coined by
Peter Merholz in April of 1999 Threads were created in the 1990’s First political blog -"Forest Protection
Blog“ in 1993
Brief History of Blogs Personal bloggers appeared in 1994 Open Diary launched in October 1998 LiveJournal in March 1999 Blogger.com in August 1999
(purchased by Google in February 2003)
Network Blogs Almost every major network has its own
blog system set up to discuss various topics
Types of Network Blogs News Blogs
CNN, CBS, ABC and Fox Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Sports Blogs ESPN, FOX, CBS and ABC
Collegiate and Professional sports Talk to athletes and analysts
Network Television Shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, House and many more
have their own blogs
Music/Movie Blogs MTV, VH1 and TheMovieBlog
Viewers and Listeners get the latest news on upcoming movies and albums
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Photoblogs Particular type of blog Instead of focusing on text and written
information from writer, uses photos to express ideas and thoughts
- just pictures http://www.ferroggiaro.com/index.html#id=album-1&num=1
- pictures with captions http://
www.beepsandchirps.com/index.php
- pictures in addition to text http://
www.justingaynor.com/index.php
Photoblogs
Have recently become more popular the rise in camera capabilities on cell phones invention of “moblogging”
- posting to ones blog right from a mobile or cellular device
Photoblogs 3 different types
Creating ones own website where they can post pictures http://www.greyscalegorilla.com
Using a blog site like Blogger or Wordpress http://bigstormpicture.blogspot.com
Using photo specific blogging sites such as Fotolog or Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/clare_forster/
Photoblogs One of the most popular Photoblogs
Post Secret http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
20 new photos are posted on each Sunday, showing off creative postcards featuring secrets people sent in
Would be much different if the photos were not used Expresses secrets in a different way than text could
So, why are blogs so popular?
Blogs work in connection with your website
- Website = business level- Blog = personal level
Blogs are inexpensive- Websites can become costly
-- domain name registration, webhosting service
- Many free blog hosts available-- GreatestJournal.com, Blogabond.com, & Blog.com
Blogs are easy to maintain - Tutorials or friendly interfaces help users to get started - Easy to make changes
Blogs are good for non-business purposes
- Helps family and friends stay in touch - Gives you a sense of identity
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