Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Is Pinterest The Next Facebook?

Examines the use of the social media Web site Pinterest by women's magazines for Internet marketing purposes. Gayle Butler, editor of "Better Homes & Gardens" states that Pinterest is a perfect complement for many magazines due to its focus on the sharing of photographs. It is noted that photographs posted on Pinterest link directly back to a periodical's Web site, thus increasing traffic.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Blog People Think

Mashable

Mashable (Mashable Inc.) is a Scottish-American news website and Internet news blog founded by Pete Cashmore.[7] The website's primary focus is social media news, but also covers news and developments in mobile, entertainment, online video, business, web development, technology, memes and gadgets. Mashable was launched by Pete Cashmore from his home in Aberdeen, Scotland in July 2005.

Let's Blog

What is a Blog? What is Blogging?

A BRIEF HISTORY OF WEBLOGS

Presents information on weblogs in the U.S. Benefits obtained from bloggers.

Learning & Leading With Technology

Advantages of Weblogs; Information on the tools used in creating Weblogs; Benefits of journals  students; Brief history on the origin of Weblogs.

The Blog of Things To Come


A blog is an electronic Weblog, a diary filled with quick posts and links. The typical blog contains uninformed opinion about world events and other information.

A Brief History of Weblogs


Weblogs have been present since the early days of the Internet and now number in the millions. In the strictest sense, a blog is a person's online record of the Web sites he or she goes to, but the term now refers to diaries and soapboxes where people can post any information they want.

Blogging Your Life Away


Certain people feel that Weblogs represent a revolutionary new means of communication, comparable in some ways to the formation of the World Wide Web itself. A Weblog can be defined as an online journal—a Web page with a series of short entries in reverse chronological order, with the latest always at the top.

Blogs: A Powerful Tool for Accessing Information

Blogs (also known as weblogs), their history, characteristics, and functions. Different types of weblogs have been discussed especially their contents which change daily and the issues discussed by the users on the blogs.