network or following before you introduce the world to your business. It might be connecting up with someone else’s network, such as a friend who has a large list of “friends” on Facebook. If you’re going for the Internet buzz, you need a web site or blog where people can find you. Many of the resources at the end of this book will give you specific directions on how to market your business. My suggestion is to start with what excites you. Find a way to share your passion, and then keep expanding
The Power of Bloggers and the Magnitude of the Blogosphere What is a blog? Blog is a web-based writing space, an online journal, a virtual forum; it's self-maintained web page that provide a list of links to other web sites along with comments and critics about the links; it's a site containing chronologically ordered information, both personal and impersonal. It's something new - something that will change the way we write just like the way the invention of paper and printing press have influenced
With recent phenomena like blogs and wikis, the web is beginning to develop the kind of collaborative nature that its inventor envisaged from the start. CERN 2008 The participatory nature of blogging has significantly altered the global culture of communication and collaboration. Web 2.0 has incorporated the use of a diverse range of media for users to generate content which conveys personal opinions and which draws comments. Firstly this essay will discuss how citizen blogs are changing culture. Then
The modern blog evolved from the online diary, where people would keep a running account of their personal lives. Most such writers called themselves diarists, journalists, or journalers. A few called themselves "escribitionists". The Open Pages webring included members of the online-journal community. Justin Hall, who began eleven years of personal blogging in 1994 while a student at Swarthmore College, is generally recognized as one of the earliest bloggers,[5] as is Jerry Pournelle.[citation needed]
Blog Definition A blog (also called a weblog) is a website comprising of entries also called posts which appear in reverse chronological order with the most recent entry appearing first. It typically includes features such as comments and links to increase user interaction within the blog. A blog can be created using specific publishing software such as wordpress. Before you start blogging, do this simple assignment: Determine if blogging is right for you. How? Before you start a blog, it's important
possibilities and offers a freedom to participate (Stokes, R., 2010). The following are some aspects of social media. Social networking sites: Social networking sites are one example of social media. The building of these social networks requires the use of software (Stokes, R., 2010). Social networking sites purpose is to create profiles in such sites and form relationship and interactions between the users. Some websites are to find acquaintances, colleagues, friends, and family members, and list them within
Creating a blog is a great way to share your passions, interests and knowledge with the world. It's also a great way to make some extra money with ad revenue. Some people even make a living from the revenue made off of blogs. Blogging is a vast and interesting business, which is why some bloggers have chosen to hire ghostwriters to also make content for their blogs. A ghostwriter is a third-party writer who writes content that is appropriate for the website while the blog owner pays for the rights
Have Rights, Should Robots? and a blog post Tilikum has Died, But There’s Still Much We Can Do to Save Other Orcas. These two texts discuss the same topic, but are considered two completely different genres. Most people are aware of, and are able to distinguish the differences between a news article and a blog because these assigned genres are something everyone has come across at least once in their life. Namely, when examining the genre we refer to as a blog, it usually refers to a website or
The Internet and Rapidly Developing Technology The recent revolution of internet and dot-com boom has brought more people familiar to computers and the Internet. It seems like that we can hardly find our way through everyday life with out using or having an internet connected computer next to us. The way we think, live, and communicate was changed once for all with the invention of networked communication of computers. Computers are no longer a piece of machine that sits on top of our desk for
(2006, July/August). Library Technology Reports , pp. 8-14. Retrieved June 2, 2009, from Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts database. Naslund, J. & Guistini, D. (2008, July). Towards school library 2.0: An introduction to social software tools for teacher librarians. School Libraries Worldwide , 14, pp. 55-67. Retrieved June 2, 2009, from Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts database. Technology trends for a 2.0 world. (2007, September/October). Library Technology
Don’t be so beholden to the principle that you ultimately market your blog to people who won’t become blog subscribers or further your brand. If you’re spending 80 percent of your time promoting your blog and brand to anyone and everyone possible, you are actually missing the entire point of using the principle for success. If you need to alter the ratio to provide better content that will attract the right people to your blog, you should do
The Potential Impact of Blogs on Communication The advent of weblogs as instruments of Web-based conversation shall surely increase the exchange of news-related and academic information; probably not to the extent that books or newspapers have, but certainly in an open and accessible way. Gradually as they gain in popularity, blogs shall transform the field of journalism from one of complacent reporting to a more competitive and less elitist industry. Motivated individuals, with the use of their
Viral Marketing Viral marketing is a form of word-of-mouth marketing that aims to result in a message spreading exponentially and campaigns work when a message is spread exponentially and it results in a desired outcome for a brand (Stokes, R., 2010). Viral marketing uses the internet to disclose and spread the company’s products or services. It harnesses the electronic connectivity of individuals to ensure marketing messages are referred from one person to another (Stokes, R., 2010). There are two
borders, etc. Other sites, like blogger (blogger.com), can be used for personal means or professional ones. In the case of my English 328 class, blogs can even be used as a place to respond to writing prompts for homework. In looking at these sites, I noticed that blogger more than the others also had blogs specific to certain interests. For instance, one blog was dedicated solely to lovers of palm pilots. The wa... ... middle of paper ... ...sible to imagine a world in which books were an outdated
With applications such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram, I have the freedom to post anything I feel at anytime of the day. I love having this in the palm of my hands because if I am ever having a tough day, I can post a blog or write it down. With social media, I do not always have to have my thoughts go viral. There are also places to write down what you are feeling and have it stored to keep it for yourself. I find this way of coping more effective and uplifting because
Journalism is rapidly evolving by combining old media with a new media of online contributors. The emergence of new media forms has changed the way news organisations, journalists and their audiences interact. New media is rapidly growing and having a significant effect on traditional journalism mediums such as the newspaper, radio and television. Many journalists see these vast and dramatic changes to the industry as both a threat and opportunity to their profession. This essay will seek to discuss
Introduction As a community, academics are increasingly accepting the use of public, online, journal style writings known as weblogs (blogs) as a valid pedagogy for the classroom. The attraction of using blogs within a classroom setting stems mainly from the discursive possibilities that the new technology offers: namely, that blogs allow for a discussion of nearly any topic in a socially moderated medium that encourages participants to compare, expand upon, and modify their understanding of that
Pennsylvania teacher, Natalie Munroe engages a vast of stress and abuse from her students when she taught at Central Bucks East High School. Munroe posted a blog on the internet in which she addressed the problems about her students, the parents, and even the school administrators. Eventually, East High School suspended Munroe from her job over the blog. Many people believe that she is not criticizing about all her students, however, all her criticisms are geared towards the disrespectful adolescents who
Is it Feminist to be a Power Feminist? Just as we ask many questions about what it means to be a feminist, power feminist, or any other group that takes roots in feminism, it is apparent that these groups themselves are asking the same questions. Just in our text book alone there are almost a dozen types of feminist groups that have different stances on nearly every single issue in feminism. Outside of the text book there dozens more small feminist groups as well that surely do not see eye to on
site, blog or video/photo sharing network. Blogging, in particular, has turned the table for news production which used to be a privileged profession for a number of traditional journalists but now has become the playground for numerous yet mushrooming bloggers, also known as citizen journalists. It is also worth noting that with the growing popularity of blogging as an alternative platform for delivering news and commentary, most journalists from conventional media have started to set up blogs either