What Exactly Are Blogs
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What exactly are blogs? By Matt Jenks www.mattjenks.wordpress.com
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What exactly are blogs?
By Matt Jenkswww.mattjenks.wordpress.com
What is a blog?
A blog is:“Short for "Web log," a specialized site that allows an individual or group of individuals to share a running log of events and personal insights with online audiences.”(http://www.pvt.com/oth/glossary.htm)
Where did blogs come from?
• The term "web log" was coined by Jorn Barger on 17 December 1997
• Jesse James Garrett, who edited the site Infosift, one of the first weblogs, produced a list of the 23 weblogs he knew to exist at the start of 1999.
• By early 1999, the terms 'blog' and 'blogger' had been originated
• The number of blogs online continued to grow through the first half of 1999.
…Where did blogs come from?
• New technologies and services led to an explosion of blogs in July 1999.
• Pitas, the first free weblog tool, was launched, followed in August by Blogger and Groksoup.
• Later in 1999, Edit This Page and Velocinews each came out.
• All of these services were free and hundreds of people began to publish their own weblogs.
My blog
What I use my blog for
• Personal thoughts• Documentation of work• Research• Planning• Communication
What I use my blog for
• Pecha Kucha• Personal development
plan• Manifestos• Social• Mind maps• Research• Personal thoughts on the
course
Use of Blogs
• Personal- Diary/ journal entries• Inform- News and events blogs e.g. BBC
Blog Network• Entertainment- Celebrity blogs e.g. Perez
Hilton• Marketing- Business blogs e.g. Microsoft
Developers Network Blog
What is social?
• Relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"• Living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behaviour" • Relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip column"; "the society page" • Composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director" • Tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects" • Sociable: a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity • Marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"
Social?
Social is a word that is perceived differently by many people. When people think of the word social they often think of:• Society• Socialising• Community• Friendly• societal
Old Idea of social
Mappa Mundi
Present social ideas
Online social networking is:“Interactive communication in which participants in online communities such as Facebook share thoughts, photos, etc…”(sait-fds.editme.com/Sssss)
Future of “Social”
The future of the idea of social is uncertain. The transformation of society over the last century has been
phenomenal and it will be impossible to predict the future.
The social structure of 100 years ago has been completely thrown out and today millions of people worldwide are logging onto social networking
sites and speaking to others all over the world.
Is a blogging social Networking?
“Social networking sites, revolve much more around the ability of an individual to build a web "presence" and to create visible links with others in the network. What writing there is on a social networking site is often in computer slang, these sites often allow the ability to place music, photo, and video content on the site, allowing the individual to showcase their likes and dislikes. Again, all of the features of social networking sites are intended to create social interactions with others.”(http://supportblogging.com/Blogs+vs+Social+Networking)
Future of Social networking?
Future of Blogging?
As newborns, blogs were simply diary-like entries on which readers could comment. Blogs have evolved since they were first created and are still continuing to do so• Rich Site Summary (RSS) feeds, notifying readers when a new entry was posted• Tagging is a software tweak that's already used on photo-sharing site • All reader comments on all blogs could, potentially, be linked up based on their tags, so that, instead of following individual blogs, people would be able to follow conversations on specific topics conducted on hundreds of blogs.
Thanks for listening!
www.mattjenks.wordpress.com
