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Making it

Simple

By: Morgan Olson

It’s a web site that contains:

-an online personal journal with reflections


-an online personal journal with reflections-comments


-an online personal journal with reflections-comments-hyperlinks provided by the writer

BriefCommunication

History

Gutenberg’s printing press was invented over 570 years ago.

Samuel Morse invented the Morse Code 176 years ago.

Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone 135 years ago.

IBM PC is released 30 years ago.

Now we have it all in the palm of our hand

Blogging

Where did it begin?

Almost all blogs started from a humble

beginning.

Many blogs transform into online global magazines that tens of millions of

people read every month.

Most blogs are directed to provide information that is targeted to a

certain interest group.

Companies are now hiring professional bloggers to talk and

discuss their products

Do you have

a…

Do you have

a…

Account?

Did you

know that…

These are all forms of

Micro blogs.

What is a

Micro Blog?

Micro Blog:

•broadcast short messages to other subscribers of the service.

Micro Blog:

•broadcast short messages to other subscribers of the service.

•Posts are brief (typically 140 – 200 characters) and can be written or received with a variety of computing devices, including cell phones

Micro Blog:

•broadcast short messages to other subscribers of the service.•Posts are brief (typically 140 – 200 characters) and can be written or received with a variety of computing devices, including cell phones

•Adds speed and mobility to spreading our thoughts, ideas and media in real time and have added another dimension to micro publish or link to a detailed article

What about

a…

Account?

Not familiar with

WordPress is a free blogging platform for Internet websites both personal and commercial.

Communication

Communication

More personal

than a press release, yet

less personal

than a phone call.

Communication

More personal

than a press release, yet

less personal

than a phone call.

Blogging is the perfect

way of keeping

friends, family and

acquaintances up to date.

Communication

Networking

Communication

Networking

connected with people through blogging, especially those who share similar views

and interests.

Communication

Networking

Promotion

Communication

Networking

Promotion

Blogging is a great tool for introducing

yourself, your knowledge, your

skills and your business to

potential clients.

Communication

Networking

PromotionCreativity

Communication

Networking

PromotionCreativity

blogging offers a very wide

range of creative

opportunities.

Communication

Networking

PromotionCreativity


range of creative

opportunities.

Layout

Communication

Networking

PromotionCreativity


range of creative

opportunities.

Layout Subject Matter

Communication

Networking

PromotionCreativity

Blogging

Communication

Networking

PromotionCreativity

Blogging

a weblog (blog) is exactly that: a

journal.

Communication

Networking

PromotionCreativity

Blogging


journal.

keep track of a project, hobby, travel experience or simply

life.

Communication

Networking

PromotionCreativity

Blogging


journal.

keep track of a project, hobby, travel experience or simply

life.

valuable point of reference in future

What is to come of blogging in the

future?

Businesses are using blogs to promote their

company/product for financial gain

Potential career in Professional Blog

Writing for companies

FACT:

Professional blogging is here to stay and the reasons for companies to consider hiring blog consultants are many.

Consider professional blogging as a

career if you are a writer and blogger.

I blog for

fun..

I blog to meet people with

similar interest..

I blog to make

money..

I blog for entertainment

We all blog for our own reasons…

What will be yours?

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Slides 2-5: [What is a blog?]. September 26, 2011, from: dailyblogtips.comSlide 6: [World history]. September 26, 2011, from: map-world.netSlide 7: [Guttenberg Printing Press]. September 26, 2011, from: renaissanceconnection.orgSlide 8: [Samuel Morse]. September 26, 2011, from: etc.usf.eduSlide 9: [Alexander Graham Bell]. September 26, 2011, from: famous-scientists.netSlide 10: [IBM PC]. September 26, 2011, from: blinkenlights.comSlide 11: [Cell Phone in hand]. September 26, 2011, from: etftrends.comSlide 15: [Caterpillar]. October 3, 2011, from: animaldiscoveryonline.comSlide 16: [Caterpillar eating leaf]. October 3, 2011, from: clayruth.comSlide 17: [Caterpillar in cocoon]. October 3, 2011, from: lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.comSlide 18: [Butterfly]. October 3, 2011, from: backyardbutterflygarden.comSlides 19-31: [People cut outs] October 3, 2011, from: nds.org.auSlide 20: [Twitter icon]. October 3, 2011, from: travelinlibrarian.infoSlide 21: [Facebook logo]. October 3, 2011, from: onlineclimbing.com

Making it Simple is NOT a real company. This has been a production of Minnesota State University,

Mankato’s CMST225 class.

Slide 22: [Myspace logo]. October 3, 2011 from: 33rockers.comSlide 23: [Youtube logo]. October 3, 2011, from: textually.orgSlide 24: [Tumblr logo]. October 3, 2011, from: yourlogosource.comSlide 31: [Wordpress logo]. October 3, 2011, from: bloggingpro.comSlide 32: [Wordpress logo]. October 3, 2011, from: mycustomwordpress.comSlide 33: [Wordpress logo]. October 3, 2011, from: 3nhanced.comSlides 34-48: [Wordpress logo]. October 3, 2011, from: sparrowmarketingservices.comSlide 49: [Future city]. October 3, 2011, from: foftw.orgSlides 50-54: [Business]. October 3, 2011, from: customwrittenbusinessplans.comSlides 55-61: [Paper people holding hands around earth]. October 3, 2011, from: hippyusa.orgSlide 62: [Google Images icon]. October 3, 2011, from: en.kioskea.netSlide 65: [Paper People circle]. October 3, 2011, from: solutions-research.co.uk

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