<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:36:14 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>blogging</category><category>assignments</category><category>effective bloggers</category><category>Facebook</category><category>New Media</category><category>social networking</category><category>Henry Jenkins</category><category>social justice</category><category>twitter</category><category>American Idol</category><category>Blackboard</category><category>BoingBoing</category><category>Chronicle of Higher Education</category><category>College of Saint Rose</category><category>Convergence Culture</category><category>EFF</category><category>Fan Pages</category><category>Google</category><category>Podcasts New Media Gnome</category><category>ProBlogger</category><category>The Matrix</category><category>academia</category><category>activism</category><category>aesthetics</category><category>behavior</category><category>comments</category><category>comparisons</category><category>digital world</category><category>editing</category><category>evaluating</category><category>fans</category><category>free</category><category>group work</category><category>news</category><category>non-profit</category><category>piracy</category><category>plagiarism</category><category>problems</category><category>rhetoric</category><category>social media</category><category>taste community</category><category>teaching</category><category>transmedia storytelling</category><category>trust</category><category>tweets</category><category>unplugging</category><category>user generated content</category><category>web 2.0</category><category>wikipedia</category><category>writing</category><title>ENG 252: Writing for New Media</title><description></description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (K. A. Laity)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>41</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-357425959215412453</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 13:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-04T09:42:19.558-04:00</atom:updated><title>Building A Following</title><description>Now that we are in an age of vast technological advancements taking place in the computer world every day, it is seemingly becoming very easy to network with people with shared interests throughout the planet. One way to get people to notice your brand, writings, art, music, product, or whatever it is that you are promoting is to build a following of supporters online.&lt;br /&gt;What does it mean to “build a following?” To build a following means to have a number of networks and people who support your cause, whatever that may be. These are usually people who are interested in being part of your online “community”. Sounds easy huh? Well with the genius invention of social networking it can be.&lt;br /&gt;Some of the most popular ways to build a following using social networking include twitter, Facebook, blogs, and YouTube. If you are already among the 7% of the country using twitter than I’m sure that you have already noticed the way twitter works. To get the best twitter experience its best that twitter is used as a marketing, and networking tool instead of just a social network where people just tweet their everyday random thoughts. To build a following on twitter is not as simple as it often looks. For one, you have to be tweeting topics of “substance” to get a solid following. What I mean by substance is unless you are an uber popular celebrity; tweeting boring details of your life will usually not garner too many followers. Tweeting about important issues, funny stuff, or marketing your business or product might just get people’s attention and in return they follow you. Getting a twitter following is about how interesting you are to follow.&lt;br /&gt;Facebook is another tool to use to gain a following and many of us use it already. Facebook can be very easy as a networking tool because half of the time you already are connected to your followers, or “friends.” To get a following on Facebook it doesn’t take any interesting topic statuses, all it takes is to use the site for what it’s for and that’s networking with other people that you meet through the people already on your friends list.&lt;br /&gt;Blogging is another great tool to build a following and network but it will take some work on your part to make sure that you are blogging on news, issues, or topics that people will want to read. Your blog should have all the proper elements to keep people coming back. YouTube has taken the world by storm and has also become a great tool to build a following as well. The thing about YouTube is that if you are going to make videos and want subscribers you have to have videos with elements like humor, important topics, good video quality, and relatable storylines to gain a following of subscribers. When used properly using the internet to build a following can be easy as 1, 2, and 3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you use any of these social networks to gain a following for your cause? If so, which one do you think works best as a networking tool? Do you use twitter? If so, how many followers do you have? Can you think of any other online networks to use to gain followers? How do you feel about the whole idea of having people “follow” you? And finally, can you add any elements to this posting about building a following that I may have missed?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By: Jessica Dames</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/05/building-following.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (jessica dames)</author><thr:total>13</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-5186052689423356527</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 22:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-01T18:53:51.229-04:00</atom:updated><title>Networking: Do&#39;s and Dont&#39;s</title><description>Networking can be defined as the exchange of information of services among individuals, groups, or institutions ; specifically : the cultivation of productive relationships for employment or business. For many people networking, is a key resource to the community, to advertising, to business, and to even finding a job. In order to network effectively...you have to know how to connect with people around you. For college students networking is easy and always at our fingertips, with our phones, computers, and tablets. But what we don&#39;t realize is how some of things we do now through networking will effect us later.&lt;br /&gt;For a resource here are some do&#39;s and dont&#39;s.&lt;br /&gt;Do&#39;s : stay connected and interact with people, join groups...but be selective, use your profile and such as a tool.&lt;br /&gt;Don&#39;t: publish everything you did that one night last summer, badmouth anybody or any employers, just friend random people (because associates can see your friends), or carelessly post things especially personal information (think before you do).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here lies the questions...do you agree with the do&#39;s and dont&#39;s? If so, do you personally have any other suggestions you would add to the list? Also in your personal opinion how much information is too much information (such as your address, phone number, your age), and how comfortable are you with random people accessing your personal life?&lt;br /&gt;Finally do you think employers should be allowed to go through your personal pages without notification or release?  And do you think that having a facebook, twitter account, or blog is worth it if you cannot really express how you feel due to people watching your every move/statement?</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/05/networking-dos-and-donts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Rayanne G)</author><thr:total>12</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-9091970941396042335</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-27T10:15:00.350-04:00</atom:updated><title>Twitter</title><description>Mashable.com offers a shocking statistic. Only 7% of Americans are on  twitter; while half of Americans are on Facebook. With the recent  protests in Egypt and the unrest in Libya, social media sites including  Twitter have gained a lot of global attention. How are the numbers for  the up and coming social media site Twitter so low? I found this to be  shocking. Why do you think Facebook is a lot more successful than  Twitter?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you on Twitter? If you are, how would you  describe Twitter to someone who doesn&#39;t use it? What is your purpose on  Twitter? Who do you follow? and How often do you tweet?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you  are not on Twitter, what has kept you from joining? Has the recent media  attention made you consider joining Twitter? What do you think the  purpose of Twitter is? Or are you confused about the purpose behind it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;image found on google images.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mashable.com/2011/02/24/facebook-twitter-number/&quot;&gt;http://mashable.com/2011/02/24/facebook-twitter-number/&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/04/twitter_27.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Paige Maguire)</author><thr:total>15</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-8710280433542323468</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-19T14:42:24.650-04:00</atom:updated><title>Building Your Website</title><description>Now that the internet has been in existence for almost two decades, the number of websites currently active and the number of domain names registered is in the millions. So what does one do when they want to create their own addition to the worldwide web? Today, there are many routes one could take to make their dream of creating a website a reality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is the standard way of building a site from scratch by using html, C++ or other types of computer programming language. There are various site building programs available for download that require paying a fee each month (some of better quality than others). There are also free web design programs such as Weebly, which might not look as slick or professional as a site designed professionally, but they get the job done. Then there are social networking sites such as Facebook (and previously Myspace) that many organizations, including rock&#39;n&#39;roll groups use as their primary homepage instead of going to the trouble of building or paying someone to build their website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The possibilities for getting one&#39;s self out there on the internet are almost boundless. The question is, which of these options is right for you? Do you want quick&#39;n&#39;easy? Slow and complex but effective? Can you afford to hire a professional web designer or pay fees for a web design program?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Out of the various web design implements you may have come across in your life, which is most effective? Which of these would you choose if you were to design your own webpage (which might actually be inevitable for those studying to become teachers, for example, who may be mandated to integrate an online component into their lesson plans in order to prepare kids to be computer literate in a world becoming increasingly dependent on new media.</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/04/building-your-website.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Woollyb33m0th)</author><thr:total>13</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-2852569582859099131</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-19T10:51:30.584-04:00</atom:updated><title>Websites that Work</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;Websites are an interesting and incredibly useful tool in the world of technology. They can be utilized for a large number of things, pertaining to almost any topic imaginable. They can  be created to feature news about a local band, to teach people how to  cook or repair their car, to follow the life and works of a celebrity,  to keep people up to date with the world around them, or even to warn  the world of the ever-so-dangerous dihydrogen monoxide. Websites use various types of media to express news, opinions, and facts in a creative and interesting way. Not only do websites present useful (or sometimes pointless) information to the people visiting them, but they often do this in a way that encourages audience interaction and participation. Many websites feature links which visitors can click to view more or different information, videos and images for visitors to view, a place for feedback and comments, and a place for visitors to submit their own content. Some websites even allow for users to edit the content and adjust the look of the website for their own viewing pleasure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;Websites have become increasingly easy to access, and even own, as technology races forward. It is safe to say, in today&#39;s world, that we all use and/or view websites on a daily basis. In fact, it is hard not to. From the Saint Rose website and Blackboard to online banking and shopping, much of our daily routine is ingrained into the world wide web, which results in a inevitable connection to the internet. A good portion of our leisure time is often spent on websites as well. Many people spend their free time reading the updates on news websites, listening to music on a band fan page, or checking the scores of the most recent game on the ESPN website. Because of this connection to websites and the internet, most of us probably have a favorite site that we visit on a fairly regular basis. No matter what the topic might be, our favorite websites all have one thing in common: something that keeps us coming back for more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If possible, please come up with a specific example of a &quot;website that works&quot; and share the link below. What exactly is it about this website that holds your interest and keeps you coming back for more? Is it the  content? Are their any key elements, such as pictures, music, links,  etc., that make it interesting? Or does the overall success of a website depend on something else  entirely? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;What do you feel are the essential elements that a successful website must have, if any?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Jenna Herbert and Erin Walsh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/04/websites-that-work.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Jenna Herbert)</author><thr:total>13</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-4373182111685827399</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-06T09:12:48.210-04:00</atom:updated><title>New Media Marketing and Examples</title><description>&lt;style&gt;@font-face {   font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }&lt;/style&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The solo use of print media marketing is something of the past and will long be forgotten with the World Wide Web taking over. New media marketing is not only cheaper and reaches a larger and wider audience, but it allows everyday people to become part of the advertising as well. By this, companies who use new media marketing, closely create a community whereas individuals can readily and eagerly interact. Creating this opportunity allows individuals to feel as if they have a bigger public voice and role. New media marketing exists on the notion that everyday consumers will share their views, swap their ideas and advocate for (and sometimes against) products and services within the Internet world. For our generation, this concept of new media marketing is something that we see on an everyday basis and do not think twice about. Most of it can even be viewed as being very obvious. Some examples of new media marketing would be presenting consumers with products and services through the use of Facebook (pages, whereas individuals are able to add pictures, videos, “like” things, post on the wall, start a discussion, even-and most importantly, buy the product), Twitter (short phrases that promotes a product or service, often linking to fellow followers and other people or products-to enable a large amount of people to come across and view), YouTube (videos, both short and long, uploaded buy any individual or company, whereas they can showcase their service or product in a variety of forms. This allows any person with an account to make a comment and offer suggestions, and always keeps count of the amount of views seen), blogging of any sort (whereas any person can openly communicate their thoughts about a particular service or product and be followed by a community of people who ultimately share the same views), and location-based social networks, such as FourSquare (allowing individuals to “check in” to specific places, whereas there may by events advertising a specific product or service).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Examples of new media marketing surround our lives on a daily basis. What are other types of new media marketing that you find readily and easily available for you to see? Do you participate in any type of new media marketing? If so, what? Does new media marketing reach a broader range of individuals as compared to print media? Do you sometimes feel as if you are being overloaded with marketing? Do you feel as if these new media marketing techniques would more likely enable or persuade you to buy a product or service? How do you believe new media marketing will change in the future? Is this all just too much?!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;-Alysha Lindmark&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/04/new-media-marketing-and-examples.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (alyshalindmark)</author><thr:total>13</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-3148611567757285722</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-03T19:20:11.069-04:00</atom:updated><title>Marketing via New Media</title><description>&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Marketing has become easier for companies than ever before. New media, such as social networking sites, collect millions of users around the world. Most people in this generation use the internet religiously, which makes the task of getting information about a new product or company out there simple. People are interacting via the internet, using Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, blogs, podcasts, e-mail and more to share their opinions and read or listen to other people’s opinions. Marketing is still popular amongst newspapers and billboards, but more people are involved in the digital world. Marketing via new media has become more common because it gets the word out there at a lower cost, as well as letting consumers become engaged by voicing their opinion. When the consumers can share their knowledge and opinion on a product or company in a more convenient and efficient way, it will enable marketers to make changes to their marketing techniques and products to satisfy the consumer to ultimately make more money.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Do you think marketing via new media works? If so, why does it work? Are there better ways besides print media or digital media for marketers to advertise or gain public feedback? Are marketers invading the public by using new media as a source of advertising? Should more people use new media as a source of marketing? Will people continue to market via new media in the future? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/04/marketing-via-new-media.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>13</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-9179635387075281795</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-27T19:24:58.636-04:00</atom:updated><title>What is Podcasting?</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;A podcast is a digital media file, audio or video, delivered online via an RSS, or really simple syndication, feed.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;With the correct software, they are as easy to produce as speaking into a microphone and as easy to receive as a click. And, unlike TV or radio, they allow the user to choose their own content and listen to or view it when and how they want.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Podcasts are created for a wide range of purposes, from the personally obscure to detailed professionalism in fields as diverse as entertainment, education, business, or social work.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Users can search for podcasts through communities, directories, podcatchers, such as Itunes, or through subscription.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;While the content for the most part is free, is the large volume of choice overwhelming or confusing? Is the content copyrighted, or is it public domain? Is choosing content to be played when you want convenient, or is something lost, like the element of surprise when you &#39;surf&#39; for something that sparks your interest on TV or the radio?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Do you utilize podcasts? If so, do you find podcasts to be useful? How do you feel when your professors suggest utilizing the podcasting tool on Blackboard to make up for lost time or to allow you to listen to lectures at your own leisure? Would you find it helpful if professors utilized this tool to allow you to listen to previous classes or revisit lectures when studying or going over your notes?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;MacKenzie Burke and Sarah Shaw&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-is-podcasting.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Shaw)</author><thr:total>11</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-3128019641646277230</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-23T10:51:59.213-04:00</atom:updated><title>Making Your Visual Presentation</title><description>The ability to make videos has been around for years now. In 1951, the first video tape recorder captured live images from television cameras by converting the information into electrical impulses and saving the information onto magnetic tape. Since then the world has advanced drastically in its ability to stop and record time for a few minutes at a time. Now we have web cams, digital cameras, and even cell phones that have the ability to record pretty good videos incredibly quick. Most of these devices record in either the .AVI or .MPG formats, both of which make the video shot easier to upload directly from the device to a computer or any other source of memory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The actual process of making a video hasn’t really changed much since the 1950’s, or has it? Do you think that now, because of all the utensils we have at hand, is easier to make “good” videos? What do you think would be the components of a good video? What do you think would be the components of a not so good video? What is it that keeps you watching it for its full length?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, how do you think you would a make a video? Would you use props? What exactly would you do to make your viewers interested for more?</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/03/making-your-visual-presentation.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Nathalie Polanco)</author><thr:total>14</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-5761817620360925585</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-20T20:29:20.233-04:00</atom:updated><title>Sound and Vision: The YouTube Phenomenon</title><description>Ever Since YouTube was introduced in 2005 it has become the most worldwide video sharing website. Before the launch of YouTube in 2005, there were few easy methods available for ordinary computer users who wanted to post videos online. The popularity of YouTube stems from several aspects of the website. The simple fact of its easy access to millions of videos on pretty much any topic you can think of is key to its success. There is no doubt that YouTube has made a social impact. Several videos have gone viral on YouTube not to mention a personal favorite that I&#39;m sure most people have seen &quot;Charlie Bit My Finger&quot;. YouTube has also aided in the discovery of new artists as well as their popularity such as Justin Bieber.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why do you think so many people are drawn to YouTube? How much of a part do you think YouTube has played in the discovery of new artists? If you use YouTube, why are you drawn to the website?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christine Stanners &amp;amp; Tracie DeGonza</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/03/sound-and-vision-youtube-phenomenon.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (stannersc801)</author><thr:total>13</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-8872986953412541271</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-15T13:51:23.975-04:00</atom:updated><title>Wiki Building</title><description>When the Wikipedia article isn&#39;t enough, there&#39;s always the chance of finding a Wiki article. Wiki articles provide more in-depth answers to whatever the searcher is looking for. Many heavy hitters of pop culture have their own Wiki pages. Here are some examples:&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot;&gt;http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Wiki&quot;&gt;http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Pokémon_Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zoids.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&quot;&gt;http://zoids.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://twilightsaga.wikia.com/wiki/Twilight_Saga_Wiki&quot;&gt;http://twilightsaga.wikia.com/wiki/Twilight_Saga_Wiki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I thought it interesting that for the &lt;i&gt;Twilight&lt;/i&gt; Wiki, not only is there the main article, but another Wiki for every main character. Wow. The above are just a tiny sampling of Wikis out there on the web. Apple has a Wiki, as does Baywatch and Nintendo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Building a Wiki from scratch is a huge task. A legitimate Wiki engine can be downloaded, but as the examples above define, it might be easier to find a host site. Wikis are group efforts; there might be one head Admin and a bunch of Moderators. This helps establish what gets posted and if it stays there or not. The Geekgirls website says it perfectly; for those not technology savvy, building a Wiki from the start can be a painfully annoying process. If anyone has ever toyed with HTML and computer codes, I can tell you how long it took for me to create just a simple box.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Wikia is a host site, but all the Wiki articles look different. This is an easier way to make Wiki articles, and each topic looks unique. The Harry Potter Wiki has affiliates, fun facts, and tons of community links. The Pokemon Wiki has featured characters and polls. Each article is different to what the fanbase desires. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Building a Wiki isn&#39;t easy. It takes a knowledge of HTML and coding, a lot of time and a steady flow of people who want the article to work. The topic has doesn&#39;t have to be popular, but it needs to be decently well-known. Zoids aren&#39;t so big anymore, yet the Wiki still exists. Silly Bands are insanely popular yet no Wiki on them exists, because the demand isn&#39;t high enough.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now for some questions. Do you personally think Wikis are useful? Should colleges and universities have Wikis, where students can post unbiased opinions about their school? Are Wikis becoming too numerous, and do you think some of them are flat-out ridiculous or just good intentions? (I personally think having a Wiki page for &lt;i&gt;every Twilight character&lt;/i&gt; is a little much.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/03/wiki-building.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Nichole Hulse)</author><thr:total>14</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-2890298330098733931</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-14T11:35:02.319-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">College of Saint Rose</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">editing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wikipedia</category><title>CSR Wiki Entry</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/College_of_Saint_Rose_seal.png/200px-College_of_Saint_Rose_seal.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;&quot; src=&quot;http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/College_of_Saint_Rose_seal.png/200px-College_of_Saint_Rose_seal.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What have you changed/added/removed from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_College_of_Saint_Rose&quot;&gt;CSR wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; page? Post your edits here and link to the section.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be sure to comply with Wikipedia&#39;s rules on neutrality.</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/03/csr-wiki-entry.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (K. A. Laity)</author><thr:total>16</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-760431054457678604</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-23T09:31:05.656-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">assignments</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">blogging</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">effective bloggers</category><title>Choose Your Topic</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://howtoblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/blogging.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 516px; height: 362px;&quot; src=&quot;http://howtoblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/blogging.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each of you will be responsible for assigning questions or problems to solve for an upcoming topic on our schedule. Look at our schedule on the calendar on Blackboard and choose the topic you&#39;d like to be responsible for.  Your post here must be up *prior* to class time that day and deal with the topic in some broad sense. You may want to connect it to our reading for that day as well as link it to previous discussions we have had.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Select your day (and a second choice as well) and post it in the comments here, no later than Friday at noon. Check the comments before adding your own. The sooner you post, the greater the likelihood of getting the day and topic you would prefer. All dates after spring break are available. Once you&#39;ve all posted, I will add your names to the calender so you have an extra reminder.</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/02/choose-your-topic.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (K. A. Laity)</author><thr:total>16</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-126084283355766318</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-21T10:25:11.169-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Henry Jenkins</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">The Matrix</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">transmedia storytelling</category><title>Transmedia Storytelling</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://dc-mrg.english.ucsb.edu/WarnerTeach/E192/Images/MATRIX.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;&quot; src=&quot;http://dc-mrg.english.ucsb.edu/WarnerTeach/E192/Images/MATRIX.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;10&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Post your transmedia story developments here: be sure to include all elements particularly the images and links that explain the connections you are making.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Don&#39;t forget to list both your names!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Elements must include:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Image&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Story&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Facebook Page&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Blog&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Elements may include (use at least two)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Twitter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Game&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Film&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;TV show&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Comics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Music&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Books&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/02/transmedia-storytelling.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (K. A. Laity)</author><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-8366392754543735355</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-09T10:30:01.480-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">American Idol</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Convergence Culture</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fans</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Henry Jenkins</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">taste community</category><title>Jenkins Ch 2: Buying into American Idol</title><description>Jenkins argues in this chapter that asynchronous participation (i.e. not in real time) has affected both fan communities and the corporations who try to woo them. Fans can go back and review material they once saw only in real time; they can also confer and debate meaning about products or shows. He writes:&lt;div&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Even if  you believe that fan and brand communities lack the clout to significantly alter corporate behavior, you still need to understand the way participation works within this new affective economy so that you can direct criticisms at the actual mechanisms by which Madison Avenue seeks to reshape our hearts and minds.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Find examples of fan communities (think of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_social_media_and_the_end_of_gender.html&quot;&gt;Blakley&#39;s &quot;taste communities&quot;&lt;/a&gt;) affecting corporate behavior or attempts by corporations to woo those fan communities. Are there other examples like &lt;i&gt;American Idol&lt;/i&gt;? Were they effective? How so? Do people feel more loyalty when they feel that they have an input?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Post by the end of the day Friday.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/02/jenkins-ch-2-buying-into-american-idol.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (K. A. Laity)</author><thr:total>13</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-4690798270633998532</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-31T10:30:00.425-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Chronicle of Higher Education</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">digital world</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">unplugging</category><title>New Thoreaus?</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/photo_9471_landscape_large.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;&quot; src=&quot;http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/photo_9471_landscape_large.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/article/Thoreaus-Cellphone-Experiment/125962&quot;&gt;William Major took away his students&#39; smartphones&lt;/a&gt; as an extra credit assignment:&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;As part of the experiment, I always ask my students to write about being  left in the technological cold. I want to know about their  expectations, reservations, and day-to-day experience of disconnection.  Give me the good and the bad.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do you consciously unplug from the digital world? Would you benefit from being forced to do so? Is this just a gimmick like pretending to live in the past, or are we really &quot;addicted&quot; to our gadgets and instantaneous feedback?&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-thoreaus.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (K. A. Laity)</author><thr:total>15</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-6183717640916929504</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-26T09:05:00.753-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">assignments</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">blogging</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">effective bloggers</category><title>What Makes for an Effective Blog?</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.godecookery.com/macabre/gallery3/macbr69.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.godecookery.com/macabre/gallery3/macbr69.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; &quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;DUE: Friday by 5pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link to the blog you brought to class today and explain in detail why you chose it. Does it have one author or a team? Is it commercial or personal? Who is the audience? How can you tell? What&#39;s appealing about the visual layout? What about color choices? What sort of links do they offer? What brings people back?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be &lt;a href=&quot;http://theory.org.uk/student-tips.htm&quot;&gt;persuasive&lt;/a&gt;.</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/01/what-makes-for-effective-blog.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (K. A. Laity)</author><thr:total>14</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-5491795928209434827</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-24T10:45:00.883-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">assignments</category><title>Plagiarism &amp; Piracy</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFeNuI6I6BBUkGir1qE0BsfToYx3DghHU5EP2OjCzWFV1rVjKrrQgEsLzagpNJ_6TkJDUvO0dBhxRgWYN81fvrWfVmcYv_FB-UoJ1xbUXUp2_q08ndvKhscmq1IQT3Zk19mlZ95UeiKXU/s1600/pirateflag.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFeNuI6I6BBUkGir1qE0BsfToYx3DghHU5EP2OjCzWFV1rVjKrrQgEsLzagpNJ_6TkJDUvO0dBhxRgWYN81fvrWfVmcYv_FB-UoJ1xbUXUp2_q08ndvKhscmq1IQT3Zk19mlZ95UeiKXU/s200/pirateflag.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565749072754130498&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where do you draw the line between freely appropriating information and calling it piracy or theft? How much or what kind of information is it okay to use?</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2011/01/plagiarism-piracy.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (K. A. Laity)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFeNuI6I6BBUkGir1qE0BsfToYx3DghHU5EP2OjCzWFV1rVjKrrQgEsLzagpNJ_6TkJDUvO0dBhxRgWYN81fvrWfVmcYv_FB-UoJ1xbUXUp2_q08ndvKhscmq1IQT3Zk19mlZ95UeiKXU/s72-c/pirateflag.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>15</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-7182000247136504020</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-26T11:13:37.388-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">effective bloggers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Facebook</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">social media</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">social networking</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">twitter</category><title>Nominees: Most Effective Users of Social Media</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.clv.com.au/clvAustraliaNZ/global_images/campus_images/hesaid_awards.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.clv.com.au/clvAustraliaNZ/global_images/campus_images/hesaid_awards.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Who is your nominee for most effective user of social media? Who wields the blogosphere -- or Facebook -- or Twitter -- with the greatest effectiveness? How does this person/organization reach a wide audience and energize their followers? How are they able to create a &quot;brand&quot; identity? How would you describe that identity? How are they able to increase their audience and effectively engage a wide range of people? What makes them a success? How broad is that success -- and what can we learn from them?</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2010/04/nominees-most-effective-users-of-social.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (K. A. Laity)</author><thr:total>15</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-6505416632666783607</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-20T21:40:41.710-04:00</atom:updated><title>Facebook vs. Twitter</title><description>&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 56px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJJtm9KZvpPayrqIbuN3Rh4Knsp4_EXrG-_RH3rmwR4gv4JpgKL2hHX-CI4xPG5_mS2xoe9f5aqByV__BJIROAh-u7Jn1ZgtXZPaVBgWymHWF4tMruBN4HaQeZ4QqLa-f9k_vTz1Scow/s320/images.jpeg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462399538816000674&quot; /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-tab-span&quot; style=&quot;white-space:pre&quot;&gt;          &lt;/span&gt;Vs.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 55px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGk8CZD-JYlklBwqLCHWzl2R68SzjIyN2iuS0n81aepE4OsXQsF9KFXopYPILBrQTMAsZGUt2OhXT0HjfpJY58fVwYBaBvpTw9LSDqKg043K0bEMZB4tzvm_sWZzeK3eGqZLjR0LOsOu4/s320/images-1.jpeg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462399648331510626&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;A few years ago, someone had came out with the new social networking called Myspace. That was the big thing to be a part of and everyone was on myspace, at the time. Then someone made up the social networking for college students only, called Facebook and eventually grew to be available to EVERYONE.  You needed a college email college to create a facebook. And finally, now someone came out with the newest version of social networking, called twitter. I used to say to myself that I was never going to create a twitter, because it is the exact same thing as facebook, and I already have a facebook. Until last week, when I finally joined twitter. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are many differences between facebook and twitter. Twitter is basically ONLY telling the world what you are doing at the specific time. Facebook is really an entirely different type of networking. What do you think the positives and negatives are about Twitter? What are the positives and negatives about Facebook? How do the two differenciate? And do you think that in the future someone will combine them both? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2010/04/facebook-vs-twitter.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJJtm9KZvpPayrqIbuN3Rh4Knsp4_EXrG-_RH3rmwR4gv4JpgKL2hHX-CI4xPG5_mS2xoe9f5aqByV__BJIROAh-u7Jn1ZgtXZPaVBgWymHWF4tMruBN4HaQeZ4QqLa-f9k_vTz1Scow/s72-c/images.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>11</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-5168127582519282975</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-20T20:54:59.173-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">New Media</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tweets</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">twitter</category><title>Tweeting Effectively</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_W_xJx3NziQAk8aYzpM0QQqaTAZk5M37t5PVciH5eWn70lMaoHGLc4xiPJQAEF47YKtnAyXDEMRTA0X_9X3-1GAMryQFnQUfNjSHoCe3fcps88XcAOnZ3aHXJln_j9LgFAL6ryrbSjw/s1600/Tweeeeeeeting.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 275px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_W_xJx3NziQAk8aYzpM0QQqaTAZk5M37t5PVciH5eWn70lMaoHGLc4xiPJQAEF47YKtnAyXDEMRTA0X_9X3-1GAMryQFnQUfNjSHoCe3fcps88XcAOnZ3aHXJln_j9LgFAL6ryrbSjw/s320/Tweeeeeeeting.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462387569488637026&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter is based on a person tweeting about what they are doing. A persons twitter page is only successful if their tweets are good.What makes twitter so popular to people? What determines if a twitter page is good or interesting? What are you favorite twitter pages and why? If you have a twitter page, what do you tweet about that you know people will be interested in? If you don&#39;t have a twitter page, what would you tweet about?</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2010/04/tweeting-effectively.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_W_xJx3NziQAk8aYzpM0QQqaTAZk5M37t5PVciH5eWn70lMaoHGLc4xiPJQAEF47YKtnAyXDEMRTA0X_9X3-1GAMryQFnQUfNjSHoCe3fcps88XcAOnZ3aHXJln_j9LgFAL6ryrbSjw/s72-c/Tweeeeeeeting.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>9</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-2635447479423875001</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-18T23:16:03.444-04:00</atom:updated><title>Twitter</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvriv23M3WVxnMGlUEOAewDEQlPN50IblXmyBJ5BPaN9377igMByJQOGhgY55IzXWy9Z0EeKkF5hrPYDrVvUrBd4VhYYHdsiPGoDHJsNzAVapNWqNdk0_salRV4__QW76WX_ZM0bmHBCHM/s1600/Failwhale.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvriv23M3WVxnMGlUEOAewDEQlPN50IblXmyBJ5BPaN9377igMByJQOGhgY55IzXWy9Z0EeKkF5hrPYDrVvUrBd4VhYYHdsiPGoDHJsNzAVapNWqNdk0_salRV4__QW76WX_ZM0bmHBCHM/s320/Failwhale.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461682083469694882&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What can you say in 140 characters or less?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the concept behind &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/twitter.com&quot;&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, a social networking and micro-blogging site formed in 2007. Users are given 140 characters, the space available in a text message, to share their thoughts with the world, or at least their followers. Twitter is a free service, in which members send messages, known as Tweets, to followers or the community as a whole. These Tweets can be customized with the @ and # tags. One can send a message to another Twitter user by using the @ tag and the # tag groups Tweets of similar subject matter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The subject of Tweets varies widely, as they are user generated. Anyone can Tweet anything. Tweets can be funny or serious, pointless or informative. One can subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/APLUSK&quot;&gt;Ashton Kutcher&#39;s &lt;/a&gt;feed and learn about his latest plane ride. One can also subscribe to &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/BARACKOBAMA&quot;&gt;Barack Obama&#39;s&lt;/a&gt; feed and keep up to date on the President&#39;s agenda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So may be your average Tweeter won&#39;t&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/ask_the_answer_bitch/b160341_do_celebs_get_paid_tweet_about_products.html&quot;&gt; get paid for their tweets&lt;/a&gt;, but on the bright side, they won&#39;t have &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/&quot;&gt;youtube&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uh9SvNOf5Q&quot;&gt;videos made about their tweets either&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But when does Twitter stop being fun and pithy statements, and start getting a little awkward? Take for instance the &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/REALBILLYMAYS&quot;&gt;Twitter account of the late Billy Mays&lt;/a&gt;, which has been kept online and is now operated by his son, Billy Mays Jr. Is it really necessary to see the final Tweets of Billy Mays? Is it an honor, or a little morbid?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, are you a tweeter? Do you follow certain peoples Twitter accounts? What makes a good tweet, or one that is just too much information?#tmi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh, and do you think &lt;a href=&quot;http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/john-mayer-apologizes-twitter-word/story?id=9804777&quot;&gt;apologizing via Twitter&lt;/a&gt; is a good option?</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2010/04/twitter.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvriv23M3WVxnMGlUEOAewDEQlPN50IblXmyBJ5BPaN9377igMByJQOGhgY55IzXWy9Z0EeKkF5hrPYDrVvUrBd4VhYYHdsiPGoDHJsNzAVapNWqNdk0_salRV4__QW76WX_ZM0bmHBCHM/s72-c/Failwhale.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>13</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-8655779380013958468</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-12T11:20:42.042-04:00</atom:updated><title>Creating A Website</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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data=&quot;1&quot;&gt;  &lt;/o:shapelayout&gt;&lt;/xml&gt;&lt;![endif]--&gt;  &lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;In class, we are learning to make websites. In order to make a website, you must come up with a central theme and then have your website appeal to a certain market, when creating it. Creating a website includes time commitment, so the more time you have to invest, the more inclusive all of your information can be. Two other large parts of making a website, are the title and domain name because these are two important aspects that will attract the market of people and make it more easily accessible. You must also make sure your website is easy to use and the layout is clean and effortless to read and scroll through. You must keep your readers interested so they will stay on the site and also come back to visit. You may want to link other pages to your website that pertain to your information or will help your reader get back to your website if they forget the link. Simple titles and relevant pictures will keep people interested in your site and will keep the site easy for you to maintain. If you were to make a website, what would it be about? What would you link to your website? What kinds of pictures would you put up to relate to your information? What website(s) would you look at to get an idea to create you own? What websites do you think work best in relaying information to their market? What is their market that they are trying to spread their information to? Do they have any links connected to their page?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2010/04/creating-website.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjux9k5AOfhiaevzfBCEDmJ8jERQLIF16V-huRga-jXXp81ZknGzeMI2l8S6HbkJjFNM7ECriLLXPQgRKMASTlU8DUiXpJqlSN0GeqapM8ox4KlvYPpLPQPttBVAcby4xfR0-YTapcfFak/s72-c/website1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>14</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-8058204861333652176</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-12T11:21:04.114-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Podcasts New Media Gnome</category><title>Podcasts :)</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://almach238.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/podcast_ctap_small.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;People have predicted the death of radio for a very long time. When TV came around, everyone thought that radio would slowly die away. Now, with the internet, TV is slowly decreasing in popularity, but radio is still around in many different forms. One of these is through Podcasts. Do you listen to, or are subscribed to any podcasts? Do you think that the popularity of podcasts is going to decrease because music is so easily available through iTunes and other websites. What might be the reason why radio-type programs such as a podcasts are still as popular as they are today?</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2010/03/podcasts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462437950647050859.post-7820552377607965755</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-15T10:10:50.437-04:00</atom:updated><title>YouTube</title><description>Everyone has heard of YouTube before. It is a video sharing site where a person can upload and share videos. Formerly owned by Three Paypal employees ,YouTube is now owned by Google. Most people have gone on YouTube and watched videos. These videos are usually sent by a friend or co-worker saying “Hey, watch this it is funny or interesting”. Then there are also people who watch YouTube videos constantly and are actively using it every single day. YouTube is used in positive ways though, Teachers can easily access videos to show to their classes and people can have video blogs. Some may even have accounts on YouTube so they can post their own videos. When reading the (Mis)Conceptions of  YouTube reading it brought up a few things that I found interesting.Lange points out that this is a video sharing site but more happens on YouTube then video sharing. Do you think YouTube has become more than a video sharing site? How do you feel about people being able to take a video you posted and link it anywhere on internet? That anyone can comment on your video and say anything like? Do you think it occurs to people that YouTube is transforming into another social networking site, with being able to have your own profile and being able to comment and send messages to people? Do you believe YouTube has proposed another platform for cyber bulling? What does YouTube and its content really mean to you, is it just another website or is it more than a video site?</description><link>http://newmedia252.blogspot.com/2010/03/youtube.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>14</thr:total></item></channel></rss>