This Slideshare presentation was created for a Comm Studies Course at Minnesota State University Mankato.

1. Let’s “Keep This Simple”

2. Blogging

3. What is it?

4. It’s like facebook right?

5. Twitter?

6. MYSPACE??

7. =/

8. Blogging vs. Social Media

9. Blogging vs. Social Media What’s the difference?

10. Well, Speak your mind without limitations Richer content Blogs are for writers Real Communities Real conversations Blogs are a labor of love Blogs are a window into our soul Blogs mean business. Blogs are a technically mature product Blogs are our online home Anything that social networks can do .. blogs can do better.

11. Speak your mind without limitations Richer content Blogs are for writers Real Communities Real conversations Blogs are a labor of love Blogs are a window into our soul Blogs mean business. Blogs are a technically mature product Blogs are our online home Anything that social networks can do .. blogs can do better. Well,

12. We can say what we want.

13. We can say what we want, and as much as we want.

14. We can say what we want. and as much as we want. Because it’s our site.

16. Speak Your Mind Without Limitations Nor are we forced to fall in line with a draconian TOS

17. Speak Your Mind Without Limitations Nor are we forced to fall in line with a draconian TOS (like Facebook’s Terms of Service for example).

18. Speak Your Mind Without Limitations Nor are we forced to fall in line with a draconian TOS (like Facebook’s Terms of Service for example).

19. Well, Speak our mind without limitations Richer content Blogs are for writers Real Communities Real conversations Blogs are a labor of love Blogs are a window into our soul Blogs mean business. Blogs are a technically mature product Blogs are our online home Anything that social networks can do .. blogs can do better.

21. Richer content

22. Blogs are for writers

23. Real Communities Real conversations

24. Blogs are a labor of love

25. Blogs are a window into our soul

26. Blogs mean business.

27. Blogs are a technically mature product

28. Blogs are our online home

31. Social Networks are for Commentators..

32. Blogs are for Writers Social Networks are for Commentators..

33. Social Networks are for Commentators.. Nuff Said.

34. So…

35. Do

36. Do

37. Do Do Have

38. Do Have What

39. Do Have What it

40. Do Have What it Takes?

41. Is the Pope Catholic?

42. Is the Pope Catholic? Oui.

43. Is the Pope Catholic? Oui. Translation…

44. Is the Pope Catholic? Oui. Translation… YEP!

45. So now what?

46. Open an Account

47. Open an Account

48. Open an Account May I Suggest..

50. Or

51. Or .comDuh

52. Just it

53. Write your heart out

54. Write your heart out ABOUT ANYTHING

55. Your Life

56. Your Life Your Knowledge

57. Your Life Your Knowledge Your Interests

58. A personal Blog

59. A personal Blog

60. (Or a Gossip Blog)

61. O

62. OM

63. OMG

64. Or A Music

65. Or A Music Or Sports Blog!

66. A Travel Blog

68. Or a Business Blog

69. WOMP WOMP Womp Or a Business Blog

70. Still don’t believe me when I say anything?

71. I mean anything

73. SEE! SEE!

74. So Check it out

75. Just remember Your Internet Safety Rules Still Apply.

76. Just remember And what you put on the Internet…

77. Just remember Is Encrypted

78. Just remember Forever.

79. So Be Safe.

80. So Be Safe. Have Fun.

81. So Be Safe. Have Fun. Happy Blogging And