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Web 2.0:

Web 2.0:. Blogs and Blogging. Blogs. one of the most talked about innovations of web 2.0 combination of “web log” first used in 1999 Miriam Webster publishers named it the 2005 Word of the Year Technorati tracks over 37.3 million blogs. What is a Blog?. an online diary/ website

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Web 2.0:

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  1. Web 2.0: Blogs and Blogging

  2. Blogs • one of the most talked about innovations of web 2.0 • combination of “web log” first used in 1999 • Miriam Webster publishers named it the 2005 Word of the Year • Technorati tracks over 37.3 million blogs

  3. What is a Blog? • an online diary/ website • organized chronologically by date • most recent “post” is at the top of the page • each post has a “permalink” • updated on regular basis • includes links to other sites of interest

  4. Who is Blogging? according to a Pew/Internet survey • 8% of internet users keep a blog • 39% of internet users read blogs • 95% of bloggers get news from the internet, compared with 73% of all internet users. • 77% of bloggers have shared their own artwork, photos, stories, or videos online

  5. Who has access • anyone can create a blog using • blogger.com • moveabletype.com • wordpress.org

  6. Why are they important? • can provide more current information e.g • tsunami • hurricane katrina • now anyone can have a voice on anything • information without a “media filter” can be read by everyone • include trackback feature • a form of two-way communication • leading to blogging communities or blogoshere

  7. Some Sample Blogs: The Most Popular Blog • BoingBoing.net • a weblog of cultural curiosities and interesting technologies. • the most popular blog in the world, as ranked by Technorati.com • won the Lifetime Achievement and Best Group Blog awards at the 2006 Bloggies ceremony.

  8. Some Sample Blogs: CuteOverload • Cute Overload – winner of the 2006 Webby Award – People’s Voice Winner • At Cute Overload™, “we scour the Web for only the finest in Cute Imagery. Imagery that is Worth Your Internet Browsing Time. We offer an overwhelming amount of cuteness to fill your daily visual allowance. Drink it in!”

  9. Some Sample Blogs: Shopping • Mighty Goods. com • the creators “…spend a great deal of time finding and posting things [they] love. These aren’t just any old things, these are exactly the right things. They will brighten your eyes, match your couch, and fix the annoying problem that’s been bothering you. They will make you want to fortify the economy with your purchasing power”.

  10. Some Sample Blogs: Canadian content Photojunkie • winner of the Best Canadian Weblog award at the 2005 bloggies • is a blog, photoblog and an online zine.

  11. Some Sample Blogs: Gardening • Garden Voices: Great Garden Clips from Around the World • “where you'll find highlights of gardening blogs, news sources, and other advice. Check it out today (and tomorrow too!)”

  12. Some Sample Blogs: Homegrown Sites • LHS blog • NYCL DH blog

  13. Some Sample SitesBrentwood Blog http://www.brentwoodandlakeshorelibraries.ca/

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