Come On…Come On…Let’s Blog!Let’s Blog!
Lloyd BorrettLloyd Borrettwww.borrett.id.auwww.borrett.id.au
Wednesday, 6th October 2004Wednesday, 6th October 2004
AgendaAgenda
What’s a blog?What’s a blog? Why blog?Why blog? Building your blogBuilding your blog Melb PC member blogsMelb PC member blogs What is RSS?What is RSS? What are news aggregators?What are news aggregators? SummarySummary Questions and answersQuestions and answers
What’s a blog?What’s a blog?
Lloyd BorrettLloyd Borrettwww.borrett.id.auwww.borrett.id.au
What’s a blog?What’s a blog?
This is not a blog!This is not a blog!
What’s a blog?What’s a blog?
This is also not a blog!This is also not a blog!
DefinitionsDefinitions weblogweblog
weblogs are frequently updated web pages weblogs are frequently updated web pages structured chronologically — newest items structured chronologically — newest items usually listed first — often contain links to other usually listed first — often contain links to other web sites along with personal commentaryweb sites along with personal commentary
blogblog short form of weblog — sometimes used to short form of weblog — sometimes used to
distinguish between the definition of a weblog as distinguish between the definition of a weblog as a list of links and more personal blogsa list of links and more personal blogs
blogblog, , bloggingblogging v.v. to create, write, or publish a weblog or blog to create, write, or publish a weblog or blog
bloggerblogger person who blogs, a weblog editorperson who blogs, a weblog editor
http://www.lazygnome.net/http://www.lazygnome.net/
http://www.cookingforengineers.com/http://www.cookingforengineers.com/
http://www.powazek.com/justathought/http://www.powazek.com/justathought/
http://j-walkblog.com/blog/indexhttp://j-walkblog.com/blog/index
http://pbase.com/jwalkhttp://pbase.com/jwalk
http://slashdot.org/http://slashdot.org/
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/http://www.microsoft-watch.com/
Anatomy of a blogAnatomy of a blogThe BannerThe Banner
Blog Entry / PostBlog Entry / Post
SidebarSidebar
Anatomy of a blog — 2Anatomy of a blog — 2
SearchSearch
BlogBlogArchivesArchives
Anatomy of a blog — 3Anatomy of a blog — 3
CalendarCalendarViewView
RSSRSSSyndicationSyndication
Types of blogsTypes of blogs
Online journalOnline journalNews blogNews blog
MediaMedia
My passions/interests blogMy passions/interests blogMy musing and ideas blogMy musing and ideas blog
ConsumerConsumerConsumerConsumer
Expert knowledge (k-blog)Expert knowledge (k-blog)Project managementProject management
Customer communication Customer communication Competitive intelligenceCompetitive intelligence
BusinessBusiness
http://www.google.com/googleblog/http://www.google.com/googleblog/
www.markcarey.com/googleguy-says/www.markcarey.com/googleguy-says/
http://www.markme.com/cantrel/http://www.markme.com/cantrel/
http://blogs.msdn.com/bloggers.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/bloggers.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/blogs/ericr/http://msdn.microsoft.com/blogs/ericr/
Why blog?Why blog?
Lloyd BorrettLloyd Borrettwww.borrett.id.auwww.borrett.id.au
Popular view of blogsPopular view of blogs
Radically Radically coolcool Unique to the WebUnique to the Web Democratising/socially Democratising/socially transformativetransformative InterlinkedInterlinked
— a blog is part of the “— a blog is part of the “BlogosphereBlogosphere”” Knowledge creatingKnowledge creating A spreading A spreading influentialinfluential “movement” “movement”
with an illustrious futurewith an illustrious future
Blogs vs. e-mailBlogs vs. e-mail
A mailing-list is also a great A mailing-list is also a great place for community place for community discussion, but flames and discussion, but flames and noise can be a problemnoise can be a problem
Spam is making e-mailSpam is making e-mailless and less valuableless and less valuable
E-mail can complement blogsE-mail can complement blogs Blogging via e-mailBlogging via e-mail Mailing-list to weblog gatewaysMailing-list to weblog gateways Comment notification via e-mailComment notification via e-mail
“E-mail publishes to a select group, the content is free-form, haphazard, and unrestricted. The problem is that e-mail has little ‘memory’ (you cant refer to a previous e-mail) and no permanence (an e-mail doesn't park itself on your intranet, to be seen, shared, repurposed, etc.. for later use).”
- Jordan Frank,Traction Software
Blogs vs. newsgroupsBlogs vs. newsgroups
Threaded newsgroups and web forums are a Threaded newsgroups and web forums are a great place for community discussions, but great place for community discussions, but flames and noise can drive people awayflames and noise can drive people away
Blogs provide an opt-in model — you only Blogs provide an opt-in model — you only read, subscribe and link to blogs you likeread, subscribe and link to blogs you like
Forums can complement blogs — a threaded Forums can complement blogs — a threaded forum could be used for blog commentsforum could be used for blog comments
Blogs vs. web pagesBlogs vs. web pages
Project and group web pages Project and group web pages always seem to grow stalealways seem to grow stale
Generally speaking, web pages Generally speaking, web pages are static and difficult to updateare static and difficult to update
This is true even in a web savvy This is true even in a web savvy group with great web group with great web design/editing toolsdesign/editing tools
Blogs are easy to keep up to Blogs are easy to keep up to date and require no special date and require no special publishing toolspublishing tools
Blogs replace “home pages”Blogs replace “home pages”
“The vanity page is dead; long live the Blog. The vanity web page has lost momentum. People who posted one have already done so, and the growth has slowed. Most are uninteresting and uninspired. Cat pictures dominate too many of them.”
– John Dvorak
Blogs vs. WikisBlogs vs. Wikis
Wikis provide:Wikis provide: A collaborative space for a communityA collaborative space for a community
Anybody can edit or add any page Anybody can edit or add any page via web interfacevia web interface
Super simple syntax means Super simple syntax means no need for knowledge of HTMLno need for knowledge of HTML
Wikis can function as blogs Wikis can function as blogs and can produce RSS feedsand can produce RSS feeds
Wikis and blogs are easily integratedWikis and blogs are easily integrated
Blog G
Blog F
Blog E
Aggregator
Blog A
Blog D
Blog C
Blog B
Easy Community Publishing
Primary community
Secondary community
Blogging is coolBlogging is cool Easy publishingEasy publishing Community formationCommunity formation AggregationAggregation
Blog as communityBlog as community
““It’s this multitude [of separate sites] that It’s this multitude [of separate sites] that gives the weblog community model it’s gives the weblog community model it’s strength. Because a person has control over strength. Because a person has control over his own piece of community landscape, he his own piece of community landscape, he feels a powerful ownership of his space feels a powerful ownership of his space that’s lacking in traditional community sites.” that’s lacking in traditional community sites.”
Design For CommunityDesign For Community, Derek Powazek, Derek Powazekhttp://www.powazek.com/http://www.powazek.com/
Blogging is easyBlogging is easy
Building a blog is as easy asBuilding a blog is as easy assurfing the websurfing the web
You don’t have to learn HTMLYou don’t have to learn HTML An e-mail can become a web pageAn e-mail can become a web page
And… it is And… it is FREE!FREE!
So… setup a blog as aSo… setup a blog as apersonal or business web sitepersonal or business web site
Requirements to blogRequirements to blog
Access to the InternetAccess to the Internet Time to writeTime to write Something to say?Something to say?
Building your blogBuilding your blog
Lloyd BorrettLloyd Borrettwww.borrett.id.auwww.borrett.id.au
What you need to blog?What you need to blog?
HostedHosted Blogger / BlogspotBlogger / Blogspot — www.blogger.com — www.blogger.com Typepad — www.typepad.comTypepad — www.typepad.com
DesktopDesktop Radio UserLand — radio.userland.comRadio UserLand — radio.userland.com
ServerServer Moveable Type — www.movabletype.orgMoveable Type — www.movabletype.org PHP Nuke — phpnuke.orgPHP Nuke — phpnuke.org WordPress — wordpress.orgWordPress — wordpress.org
Hosted blog — basicHosted blog — basic
browserbrowseror e-mailor e-mail
Your Blog
Setup your blog / web siteSetup your blog / web sitein 5 minutes using Bloggerin 5 minutes using Blogger
www.blogger.comwww.blogger.com
http://www.blogger.com/starthttp://www.blogger.com/start
Create a Blogger accountCreate a Blogger account
Name your blogName your blog
Choose a templateChoose a template
Creating your blogCreating your blog
Your blog created!Your blog created!
Create a blog postCreate a blog post
Basic blog exampleBasic blog example
http://www.lisa-aus.blogspot.comhttp://www.lisa-aus.blogspot.com
http://ash-nallawalla.blogspot.com/http://ash-nallawalla.blogspot.com/
Hosted blog — advancedHosted blog — advanced
browserbrowseror e-mailor e-mail AdvancedAdvanced
BlogBlogSetupSetup
Web site — index.htmlWeb site — index.htmlBlog — blog.htmlBlog — blog.html
Your Blog
FTPFTP
Advanced blog setupAdvanced blog setup
““Set up your own blog Set up your own blog using Blogger”using Blogger”by Lloyd Borrettby Lloyd Borrett
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Melb PC member’s Melb PC member’s Blogger based Blogger based advanced blogsadvanced blogs
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http://member.melbpc.org.au/~digimage/blog.htmlhttp://member.melbpc.org.au/~digimage/blog.html
http://member.melbpc.org.au/~jnoonan/index.htmlhttp://member.melbpc.org.au/~jnoonan/index.html
http://member.melbpc.org.au/~sapsford/blog.htmlhttp://member.melbpc.org.au/~sapsford/blog.html
http://member.melbpc.org.au/~ssbag/index.htmlhttp://member.melbpc.org.au/~ssbag/index.html
http://blog.worsleypress.com/http://blog.worsleypress.com/
http://www.borrett.id.au/insight/lrb-blog.htmhttp://www.borrett.id.au/insight/lrb-blog.htm
What is RSS?What is RSS?
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RSS feedsRSS feeds
RRich ich SSite ite SSummary orummary orRReally eally SSimple imple SSyndicationyndication
Form of XMLForm of XML(e(eXXtensible tensible MMarkup arkup LLanguage)anguage)
Looks like HTMLLooks like HTML
Most blogs produce RSS feedsMost blogs produce RSS feeds
Other web sites can produce RSS alsoOther web sites can produce RSS also
RSS as a communication toolRSS as a communication tool
A user that can read RSS-distributed A user that can read RSS-distributed content can use the content on a content can use the content on a different sitedifferent site
Syndicated content includes such Syndicated content includes such data as:data as: news feeds, events listings, news news feeds, events listings, news
stories, headlines, project updates, stories, headlines, project updates, excerpts from discussion forums or even excerpts from discussion forums or even corporate informationcorporate information
AtomAtom feeds are a feeds are anewer version of newer version of RSSRSS
What to look for…What to look for…
Syndicate this Site
What areWhat arenews aggregators?news aggregators?
Lloyd BorrettLloyd Borrettwww.borrett.id.auwww.borrett.id.au
What are news aggregators?What are news aggregators?
News aggregators News aggregators read RSS site feedsread RSS site feeds Software Software
Web based — e.g. BloglinesWeb based — e.g. Bloglines Client based — e.g. Client based — e.g. AwasuAwasu, NewsGator, NewsGator
Subscribe to sites by adding feedsSubscribe to sites by adding feeds Saves timeSaves time Content is syndicated into one placeContent is syndicated into one place
http://www.bloglines.com/myblogshttp://www.bloglines.com/myblogs
NewsGatorNewsGator Runs in Microsoft OutlookRuns in Microsoft Outlook
AwasuAwasu
AwasuAwasu
FREE FREE US$25US$25
www.awasu.comwww.awasu.com
SummarySummary
Private / public / photo blogs,Private / public / photo blogs,community / knowledge / work blogscommunity / knowledge / work blogs
FlexibleFlexible
Blogging is easyBlogging is easyEveryone can be a bloggerEveryone can be a blogger
EasyEasyEasyEasy
Communicate with family, friends, Communicate with family, friends, colleagues and/or the worldcolleagues and/or the world
EffectiveEffective
Everyone is a potential RSS subscriberEveryone is a potential RSS subscriberLearn to use a news aggregator soonLearn to use a news aggregator soon
For For EveryoneEveryone
Consider becoming a blog publisher — Do become a blog readerConsider becoming a blog publisher — Do become a blog reader
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RECOVERYRECOVERY
Atlanta, Georgia – The Center for Disease Control reports a sharp rise in the number of reported blog addicts in 2004.“Symptoms include absenteeism, compulsive posting, and a sense that life events are not real unless blogged. In addition to new clinical treatments you can consult your local Bloggers Anonymous.”
BloggerDivorceRates Higher
First we had blog marriages.
Now the waveof divorce.
Time spent online taken away from marital relationships.
Less sex.
Less conversation.
Less intimacy.
Less romance.
Wife Wins Joint Weblog In Divorce Court
Husband gets kids
QuestionsQuestionsandandAnswersAnswers
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Recommended ResourcesRecommended Resources
www.blogger.comwww.blogger.com
PC Update “How To” ArticlePC Update “How To” Article August 2004 editionAugust 2004 edition www.borrett.id.auwww.borrett.id.au
www.awasu.comwww.awasu.com
Thank YouThank You
Lloyd BorrettLloyd Borrettwww.borrett.id.auwww.borrett.id.au