Blog

A Blog is built around the idea of conversation. Its point is to create a free exchange so that you can learn what your public like or dislike. Its nature is different from most conventional website, like newspapers, which assume that you will visiting them. For this reason, Blogs use RSS to make publications.

The Blog is one of the easiest entries onto to the Social Web and social media. Blogging creates a great channel through which you can tell what you’re doing and invite them to share their thoughts. It is simple, easy and a good approach to social media.

This practice assumes that you are okay with whatever people are going to say, because you can’t control the conversation on a blog.

What is a Blog?

Examples of good blogs according to Dave Evans[1]

  • Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/

  • Social Media Today http://www.socialmediatoday.com

  • Mashable http://mashable.com/social-media/

  • ComunityGuy.com http://www.communityguy.com/

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