January 25 lecture slides, Comms 239

1. Blogging, Tweeting &
Social Media

2. Options
• Blogger (www.blogger.com)
• Free, hosted on their server
• Recommended for beginners

3. Blog articles for Media Content Creation

8. Options
• TypePad (www.typepad.com)
• $4.95, hosted on their server
• Business use

9. Options
• WordPress (www.wordpress.org)
• Open-source, fully
customizable; host on your own
site
• Option for hosting on their
server (www.wordpress.com)

10. Options
• iWeb (application part of
iLife suite for Apple
Macintosh)
• Can host anywhere, but
easiest with MobileMe
($99/year)

11. Parts of a blog
• Bio
• Blogroll
• Sidebar
• Linking

12. Parts of a blog
• Header • Bio
• Headlines • Blogroll
• Date/Time stamp • Sidebar
• Tags • Linking

16. Tips

17. Tips
• Blog often and on timely subjects
• Immediacy matters
• Respond to comments
• Tweet
• Converse with others who share your interest
• Write as you speak
• Write succinctly

18. Blogs you should read
• Poynter Online - Romenesko
• NewsLab
• Lost Remote: The Business of Journalism
• TVNewser
• Online News Association
• SPJ Blogs

20. • Not chat
• Conversation
• River of information
• Power is in who you follow
• Iran & Twitter journalism

21. • The Podium: Jay Rosen Explains Mindcasting
• Twitter Journalism | Where news and
tweets converge
• Muck Rack - Journalists on Twitter
• The Journalist's Guide to Twitter

22. Tweet
Retweet

23. Reply
Hashtag

24. TweetDeck
Adobe Air Application

25. Twitterific
iPhone & iPod Touch

27. Courtesy Burson-Marsteller

28. Courtesy Burson-Marsteller

29. Courtesy Overdrive Interactive

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