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Social Networking and Blogging

Sharah Blankenship. Social Networking and Blogging. Blogging. A blog (a contraction of the term weblog) is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

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Social Networking and Blogging

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  1. Sharah Blankenship Social Networking and Blogging

  2. Blogging • A blog (a contraction of the term weblog) is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. • Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. • "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

  3. Why would I blog? • Making money • Making information available to others • Professing personal view • Complaining about issues (personal or not)‏ • Discussing hobbies, politics, or anything else

  4. Types of Blogs • Personal blogs http://www.crazyauntpurl.com/ • Corporate blogs http://googleblog.blogspot.com/ • Media blogs http://blankphoto14620.blogspot.com/ • Hobby blogs http://www.techtipsblog.com/ • Splog (spam blog) http://www.judyslbs.com/us/

  5. Free Blogging Websites • Wordpress • Blogger • LiveJournal • Lets make a blog

  6. Social Networking • A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services.

  7. Social Networking • Flickr • MySpace • Facebook • Twitter (microblogging)‏ • Ravelry • YouTube

  8. Utilizing Social Networking • Personal uses • Friends • Family • Social Organizations • Awareness of Movements • Tabs on people on “friends” lists • Corporate Uses • Xerox Facebook page • AT&T union using Twitter “Tweets”

  9. Social Networking Demo • Sign up for Facebook/Twitter • Uses for Facebook • Events • Internal Email • Internal Instant Messaging • Games • “Poking” • Community Events • Groups

  10. A little of both... • Vlogs • Podcasts

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