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Blogs and RSS. John Dorner john_dorner@ncsu.edu www.nacaa.com/ampic/2006/. What is a Blog?. Short for “Web Log” An online journal Soap box Usually personal Easy to post Often allow comments. Examples for Extension. Demonstration updates Your observations and thoughts
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Blogs and RSS John Dorner john_dorner@ncsu.edu www.nacaa.com/ampic/2006/
What is a Blog? • Short for “Web Log” • An online journal • Soap box • Usually personal • Easy to post • Often allow comments
Examples for Extension • Demonstration updates • Your observations and thoughts • Departmental updates • Crop observations • Extension office “News” • Extension Newsletters
Blogs to check out • TechTalk • blogs.lib.ncsu.edu/page/techtalk • Tech, Knowledge and Community • http://www.extension.iastate.edu/mt/dcoates/ • The Beef Blog • Presentation Zen • Creating Passionate Users
Why Blog • Share Information! • Everyone else is doing it • Public expectations • Share information • Can be personal • Can be organizational
Where do I start? • blogger.com • spaces.msn.com • www.typepad.com ($) • blogs.lib.ncsu.edu • MANY others
What is RSS? • Rich Site Summary • Really Simple Syndication • News Feed • Your own “AP” or “Reuters”
Uses For Agents • Keep up-to-date • How do you find all the stuff you do? “I don’t, it finds me” – Kevin Gamble, eXtension • Read Blogs • “Push” your content
Online Feed Readers • Online • Google (personalized home page) • Yahoo (personalized home page) • NewsGator • Bloglines • MANY MORE
Other News Readers • FireFox • Thunderbird • MSIE 7 • Dedicated readers • FeedReader • Sharpreader • Aggie • NetNewsWire (Mac) • Many others
Questions? John Dorner john_dorner@ncsu.edu This PowerPoint is available at: www.nacaa.com/ampic/2006/