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The General Paper Blog

The General Paper Blog. Hoe Gim Yau. hoe.gimyau@moe.edu.sg http://generalpaper.wordpress.com. Overview. History of the General Paper blog Features Challenges and issues Possibilities Your comments and questions. Some history. First post – 8 March 2006 190 posts so far

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The General Paper Blog

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  1. The General Paper Blog Hoe Gim Yau http://generalpaper.wordpress.com

  2. hoe.gimyau@moe.edu.sg • http://generalpaper.wordpress.com http://generalpaper.wordpress.com

  3. Overview • History of the General Paper blog • Features • Challenges and issues • Possibilities • Your comments and questions http://generalpaper.wordpress.com

  4. Some history • First post – 8 March 2006 • 190 posts so far • 19 April 2006 – Mr Miyagi (miyagi.sg) • 4 April 2007‘The Most Blog-Friendly Junior College of Singapore’ – Bjorn Lee http://generalpaper.wordpress.com

  5. Features • Web log – repository, archive, a shared notebook • Publicly accessible • Design elements - ease of use, creating content • Visually appealing, multimedia, diverse content • ‘Web-native content’ • Part of an ecosystem, the ‘Blogosphere’ Chwee Bock’s Gee Pee! http://generalpaper.wordpress.com

  6. Challenges and issues • Nuisances, comment spam, liability – maintenance • Staying alive – sustainability, ownership http://generalpaper.wordpress.com

  7. Possibilities • Contributions and co-authorship (control) • Students’ work • Commercialisation • Paperless GP? http://generalpaper.wordpress.com

  8. Questions? Comments? http://generalpaper.wordpress.com

  9. Bibliography • Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, October 17, 2005: Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes • http://www.useit.com/alertbox/weblogs.html • WordPress.com - Features • http://wordpress.com/features/ • Bloggers & Moderators liable for blog comments • http://www.dba-oracle.com/oracle_news/2005_9_1_liable_blog_comments.htm • With 15.5 Million Active Blogs, New Technorati Data Shows that Blogging Growth Seems to be Peaking - Heather Green • http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/blogspotting/archives/2007/04/blogging_growth.html http://generalpaper.wordpress.com

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