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Blogs Jerry Thomas OSU Extension Contact Information Jerry Thomas, Ph.D. OSU Extension, Center at Lima Ph: 419.422.6106 Email: thomas.69@osu.edu Blog: extensiontrends.ag.ohio-state.edu Feel free to contact me with questions or comments!! What We’ll Cover What a blog is

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  1. Blogs Jerry Thomas OSU Extension

  2. Contact Information • Jerry Thomas, Ph.D. OSU Extension, Center at Lima Ph: 419.422.6106 Email: thomas.69@osu.edu Blog: extensiontrends.ag.ohio-state.edu Feel free to contact me with questions or comments!!

  3. What We’ll Cover • What a blog is • How blogs can help you • Your own blog • Others’ blogs as a source of information

  4. What Blogs Are… • Simplified Webpage that… • Lists posts chronologically (most recent on top) • Is easy to create posts (if you can email, you can post) • Usually allows readers to add comments • Can have multiple authors and categories

  5. But are Different from Traditional Webpages because they…. • Tend to be much more dynamic • Are more timely • Allow integration w/ other media (ie, podcasts) • Use feeds (a way to have the content sent to users without them going to the page) • Searchable & Archieved

  6. A Watershed Example • Arizona Master Watershed Stewards • http://blog.ltc.arizona.edu/masterwatershedstewards/

  7. Some Examples • Environmental Economics: http://www.env-econ.net/ • Internal communications: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/technews • Volunteer Coordination: http://azmasternaturalist.arizona.edu/ • Subject matter – using Blogger: http://edpro.blogspot.com/

  8. Creating a Blog • Blogger – see handout • https://www.blogger.com/start

  9. Reading Blogs • Can be a source of information • Search on Google • Also http://technorati.com is a leading blog search engine

  10. Questions? • Contact me: • Email: thomas.69@osu.edu • Phone: 419.306.9400 • http://extensiontrends.ag.ohio-state.edu

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