A blog is a web site on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities or experiences.
During the duration of this course you will be blogging about experiences related to your education both from an individual perspective as well as a collective perspective.
Before you start blogging we are going to delve in to the world of bloggers and blogging and consider their reasons and focus for the things they post.
Watch the following Ted Talk relating to Mena Trott who, with her husband founded a software company called Six Apart, and developed blogging software apps called Movable Type and Typepad.
Click here to view the Mena Trott Ted Talk (only view the first 10 minutes and 30 seconds)
Based on the above Ted Talk answer the following questions, and include your answers in a Google document in your shared folder. All answers should be in full sentences and numbered using the numbered list feature in Google Docs for instructions click here.
Name 4 different types of information that are reaching the masses through blogging?
What are some examples of collective vs. individual focused blogs?
Why did Mena slowly stop writing her blog?
Would you consider the speaker Mena, to be a narcissistic individual? If so why? Do you think being narcissistic is a criteria for being a good blogger?
Blogging is considered a new media, name 3 differences between blogging and traditional forms of media like television.
For what purpose would you personally create a blog? What knowledge or experience would you share?
Which of the following types of blogs would you consider following:
- Life style
- Food - recipe and restaurant
- Hobby - sewing, fishing, biking, fashion
- career
- family
- Travel
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