WRI327H5 Lecture Notes - Jeff Jarvis, Uptodate, Clay Shirky
24 Jul 2013
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*lab session to set-up a blog on wordpress. Clay shirky: how social media can make history. An american writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of internet technologies. Mostly diaries of one"s life or a particular period or aspect of one"s life (a blog about a mother"s pregnancy or building a house). Reflecting the particular interest of the bloggers, personal blogs may cover a range of topics. Examples of this category: dooce, raymi the minx, Usually journalistic in nature,these blogs cover a particular topic (cars, pets, identity politics, and so forth). They are often, but not always, updated more frequently than personal blogs. Examples of this category: the amateur gourmet, autoblog, the unofficial apple blog. Written by and officially associated with a company. Examples of this category: google"s many blogs for various teams and projects, 7th generation blog. Bloggers requirements for content are less rigid: they"re free from stringent journalistic requirements for timing or content.
