Intro to Blogging
June 25, 2007
By: Alisha Coolin, Steph Scallion,
Becca Knechtel
Agenda
1. Explain what blogging is, who does it and why.
2. Define what some of the types of blogs are
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and show an example.
Give some reasons why blogging can be seen
as:
 positive
 negative
Online Journalism and exposure.
What is Blogging?
• WEB LOG= WE BLOG
• A chronological publication of personal
thoughts . A blog is often what is
happening in a person's life, similar to a
diary site.
• Blogs take many forms such as written,
audio, photo, sketch, and video.
Types of Blogs:
• Instructional/Informative
• Day to day life/Rant
• Debate
• Reviews
• Inspirational
• Humorous
• Business/Networking
• Video
Why do people blog?
• "We cannot live for
ourselves alone. Our
lives are connected by
a thousand invisible
threads, and along
these sympathetic
fibers, our actions run
as causes and return
to us as results."
Herman Melville
Reasons People Blog:
• To pass time and share experiences
• Freedom of expression of thoughts/ideas
• To be heard
• To document their life/ diaries
• Socialize/chat/connect with people
• Spread ideas/give information
Who typically Blogs?
• There are currently 70 million active blogs
with an average of 120, 000 new ones
being created per day worldwide
• Journalists
• Scholars
• Everyday people like you and me
How to Create a Blog:
CREATE A BLOG IN 5EASY STEPS:
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Go to Blogger.com
Create an account
Name your blog
Choose a template
Write
Examples of Blogging
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You tube
My space
Facebook
Technorati
Blogging.com
Blogger
Blog.com
The Blogging Tories
And many more…
Youtube
• Example of a video
• Example of a video
Click link to watch
Click link to watch
blog from youtube
called “Hiccups”
blog from youtube
called “first try”
Blogging- Positive or Negative?
• Is blogging positive or negative? Well it
depends on who you talk to. Many people
think it is simply a waste of time and
others think it is an amazing way to
express themselves.
• Do you think that Blogging is positive or
negative?
Positive
• Allows for freedom of speech
• Allows for freedom of thought
• Blogging can free your mind
• Allows for exposure to new people and things
• Can be good for your career
• Creative expression
• Exploitation
• Some think blogging is an example of online
journalism
Negative
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Allows exploitation
Can be bad for your career
Exposure of peoples personal lives
Opening the doors for invasion of privacy
Easy for other to steal your ideas and pictures –
hard to protect when posted on the web
Uninhibited expression
Tone of voice
Addiction, obsession and anti-social behaviour
Writing that has content is turning into “posts”
with meaningless words
Online Journalism
• Online journalism is
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defined as the reporting
of facts produced and
distributed via the
internet.
Traditional journalists
typically do not consider
blogs to automatically be
journalist. However,
there are some
newsworthy sites that
are blogs.
Exposure
Rules for Blogging exposure:
• Will this hurt your family and friends?
• Will this put your job in jeopardy?
• Most importantly: Is such a disclosure really
interesting anyway?
Conclusion
• A blog is a web log that is updated frequently
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and is chronological.
There are many types of blogs that can take
many forms.
Reasons to Blog are numerous and varied
Everyday people like you and me blog.
Easy Steps to create a blog.
The ethics of blogging-Is it positive or negative?
Is blogging online journalism or too much
exposure?
References
• What is blogging?- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog ,
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www.baclass.panam.edu/mana3333/glossary/chapter02.html
Who typically blogs?
http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2007/06/04/who-blogs/
How to start a blog- https://www.blogger.com/start
Exposure- http://www.bloggingblog.org/2006/03/fear_of_exposur.html,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogger%27s_Code_of_Conduct
Types of blogs- http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/29/20-typesof-blog-posts-battling-bloggers-block/
Positive and Negative- http://www.legalandrew.com/2006/04/27/bloggingfrees-the-mind-and-it-helps-your-career/ ,
http://www.astoriedcareer.com/archives/2005/07/blogging_good_o.html
Examples of blogs- http://www.youtube.com/