This week I am comparing and contrasting vanity blogs vs. information blogs.
The first blog I found is an example of a vanity blog. This blog was strictly about its creator, Jeff Barr and his accomplishments. It can be found at http://www.jeff-barr.com/. Let me give you a little background on Jeff. He is a self-proclaimed geek and computer guru who has been working with computers since he was 16. He uses this blog as an online journal documenting his daily expiernces with the hi-tech world. The blog also includes links to his online resume and popular searches.
The second blog I found is an example of an information blog. This particular blog is on Yosemite National Park and can be found at http://www.yosemiteblog.com/. This is "An insider's guide to Yosemite National Park." The blog is concentrated on giving information on Yosemite National Park on a visitor’s point of view. It features a picture of the day and pages of first account experiences from people who have visited the park.
Both these blogs are very different in that they benefit different people. Jeff Barr's blog only benefits a select few maybe those who look to him for advice in the computer world or maybe those who are his friends or are maybe even looking hire him. Most vanity blogs I would assume would only be interesting and beneficial to a select few.
The information blog however, can help the masses. For example with the Yosemite blog first time, visitors can go there and read experienced accounts of people who have visited the Park. They can receive good information on where to stay, what places to visit and what time of year is the best to visit the park. Information blogs in general can be very helpful to the masses.
Both of these types of journalism are supported by blogs. Without blogs, Jeff Barr would most likely not have a web site completely devoted to himself and his career. To publish a book such as an autobiography would be very costly. Visitors to Yosemite National Park would also not be able to share their expenses so freely and would not be able to comment on other's experiences are able to with the click of the mouse.I think these finding support my original thesis because less and less informational books, informational magazines, autobiographies are going to be published because the information can be found on the internet for a much less expensive price with more up to date material. Without blogs and the internet, people would still have to refer to magazines, books and newspapers for information.I choose to stick to my original thesis.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
News Ezine vs. News Blog
This week is all about the fight between news ezines and news blogs to see which form of mass media comes out on top.
The news ezine I decided to use is the online version of Time magazine, which can be found at http://www.time.com/time/. The website featured different news topics at the top of the page such as "world" and "business & tech" and even featured a new topic "global business." These links can be clicked which will bring you to news articles in the related fields. Also featured on the website is a "quote of the day" and on the home page all the latest headlines.
The news blog I decided to use is named Topix, which can be found at http://www.topix.com/. This website features the most popular stories that are ranked by how many comments they have. It also includes news topics at the top of the home page but theirs are a little different with links that include "2008 election" and "forums and polls." The breaking news is on the home page as well as local news.
Some similarities between the two sources are that they both had the same breaking news headlines. They both have links at the top of the page to navigate the reader to articles of interests and they both have essentially the same layout with the newest stories at the top of the page.
There were many differences between the two sources, though. Time was much more professional looking and did not rank the most important breaking stories by how many people had commented on them as Topix did. It ranked the most important breaking stories by date. Topix pulls their news stories from many different news sources and Time pulls their information from their affiliates CNN. Both websites included blog from readers but Topix is blog based while Time is not.
I feel that Time was more effective. It was much easier to find on the Internet then Topix was. I feel it is a more creditable source because it pulls it's information from CNN which just from experience is known to be a trustworthy source. Time was easier to navigate and to read as it was better organized. Topix did cover some of the same current events but did not cover all the up to date information that Time included.
All in all I felt that I could trust time more for my information than I could Topix just because I trust information coming from a well known magazine than a blog I have never heard of before.
Although I felt I could put more trust into Time magazine's website I still feel that blogs have significantly effected print journalism because of what I saw on Time's home page. On their home page they had a section devoted to blogging. They obviously feel that their readers response are important enough to have this section on the front page right below the breaking stories. If they felt blogging did not effect what stories they put on their pages they would not even have a blogging section.
I still stick with my original thesis.
Have a good week!
The news ezine I decided to use is the online version of Time magazine, which can be found at http://www.time.com/time/. The website featured different news topics at the top of the page such as "world" and "business & tech" and even featured a new topic "global business." These links can be clicked which will bring you to news articles in the related fields. Also featured on the website is a "quote of the day" and on the home page all the latest headlines.
The news blog I decided to use is named Topix, which can be found at http://www.topix.com/. This website features the most popular stories that are ranked by how many comments they have. It also includes news topics at the top of the home page but theirs are a little different with links that include "2008 election" and "forums and polls." The breaking news is on the home page as well as local news.
Some similarities between the two sources are that they both had the same breaking news headlines. They both have links at the top of the page to navigate the reader to articles of interests and they both have essentially the same layout with the newest stories at the top of the page.
There were many differences between the two sources, though. Time was much more professional looking and did not rank the most important breaking stories by how many people had commented on them as Topix did. It ranked the most important breaking stories by date. Topix pulls their news stories from many different news sources and Time pulls their information from their affiliates CNN. Both websites included blog from readers but Topix is blog based while Time is not.
I feel that Time was more effective. It was much easier to find on the Internet then Topix was. I feel it is a more creditable source because it pulls it's information from CNN which just from experience is known to be a trustworthy source. Time was easier to navigate and to read as it was better organized. Topix did cover some of the same current events but did not cover all the up to date information that Time included.
All in all I felt that I could trust time more for my information than I could Topix just because I trust information coming from a well known magazine than a blog I have never heard of before.
Although I felt I could put more trust into Time magazine's website I still feel that blogs have significantly effected print journalism because of what I saw on Time's home page. On their home page they had a section devoted to blogging. They obviously feel that their readers response are important enough to have this section on the front page right below the breaking stories. If they felt blogging did not effect what stories they put on their pages they would not even have a blogging section.
I still stick with my original thesis.
Have a good week!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Blogging for Self Promotion
This week I have researched the use of blogging to help entrepreneur's self promotion.
http://bnoopy.typepad.com/ This is a link to entreprenuer Joe Kraus', who was a part of starting Excite.com, blog on his top four reasons on why 2005 was the best time to become an entreprenuer. He stated that he would also enjoy feedback on what people thought of his views. Through his blog I also found other blogs commenting on his views like this one, http://ventureblog.com/articles/2004/09/joe_krauss_entr.php which stated that there should be more entreprenuerial blogs so more entreprenuers can share thier expierences. This peticular blog author very much liked Kraus's blogs.
I also found a blog that caters to female entreprenuers. http://inspired.entrepreneur.com/ This specific blog I came upon disucussed the positives of having a blog on a new entreprenuer. One section discussed building a brand with blogs. It stated, "few other tools offer the combination of technology and personality that a blog can offer to a company."
A third blog I found on entreprenueriaship was one that focused on young entreprenuers. It even hosted a forum that lets young entreprenuers chat back and forth between eachother and share tips and expiernces with eachother. It can be found at http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/. One of the blogs talked about three keys to internet selling success which discussed the use of blogging as one of the keys.
Other than blogging an entreprenuer can advertise through websites, newspapers and radio. The only thing that these do not do for the entreprenuer is to give feedback which can be a huge help in starting a buisness. If you know what your targeted consumer feels of your new endevaor it gives the entreprenuer and huge edge and an idea of what direction they should go to next. Blogging as a very good way to recieve feedback from a consumer.
This further supports my thesis that blogs have greatly impacted print journalism today. It helps young entreprenuer journalists especially get feedback for the work they are doing from thier audience. With blogs entreprenuers of all kinds can recieve multitudes of feedback.
http://bnoopy.typepad.com/ This is a link to entreprenuer Joe Kraus', who was a part of starting Excite.com, blog on his top four reasons on why 2005 was the best time to become an entreprenuer. He stated that he would also enjoy feedback on what people thought of his views. Through his blog I also found other blogs commenting on his views like this one, http://ventureblog.com/articles/2004/09/joe_krauss_entr.php which stated that there should be more entreprenuerial blogs so more entreprenuers can share thier expierences. This peticular blog author very much liked Kraus's blogs.
I also found a blog that caters to female entreprenuers. http://inspired.entrepreneur.com/ This specific blog I came upon disucussed the positives of having a blog on a new entreprenuer. One section discussed building a brand with blogs. It stated, "few other tools offer the combination of technology and personality that a blog can offer to a company."
A third blog I found on entreprenueriaship was one that focused on young entreprenuers. It even hosted a forum that lets young entreprenuers chat back and forth between eachother and share tips and expiernces with eachother. It can be found at http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/. One of the blogs talked about three keys to internet selling success which discussed the use of blogging as one of the keys.
Other than blogging an entreprenuer can advertise through websites, newspapers and radio. The only thing that these do not do for the entreprenuer is to give feedback which can be a huge help in starting a buisness. If you know what your targeted consumer feels of your new endevaor it gives the entreprenuer and huge edge and an idea of what direction they should go to next. Blogging as a very good way to recieve feedback from a consumer.
This further supports my thesis that blogs have greatly impacted print journalism today. It helps young entreprenuer journalists especially get feedback for the work they are doing from thier audience. With blogs entreprenuers of all kinds can recieve multitudes of feedback.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Blogging - a new form of journalism.
My name is Wyndy and this is my first time as a blogger. I am a student at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita. I am currently enrolled in a Journalism class and I am studying the effect blogging has on print journalism.
I have briefly researched the effects from journalist's points of view as well as from third party points of view. I have looked at all different kinds of blogging and seen that anyone can blog anywhere.
Blogs as far as I see can make anyone a journalist. Anyone can go online create their own blog, like I have done here, and pretty much have their own personal journal to record whatever they feel needs to be discussed. The only real problem I can see with these blogs and journalism is credibility. These blogs have had a profound effect on print journalism today and I agree with the statement: Blogging has significantly impacted the print journalism industry.
From professional journalists point of view it is a known fact that blogging is a new form of journalism and to be at the top of your journalistic game you have to great your own blog. I have found website www.publishing2.com which was founded by a publisher to inform people about impact technology has had on media. This website is a blog itself and one of it's pages is a persuasion for journalists to create their own blogs to keep up with the ever changing technology. For a journalist I think it is inevitable that their professional will be digitally based sooner than later and I think by creating blogs they will be ready for that.
News website such as www.CNN.com and www.MSNBC.com have the option to blog on their news stories. This is a great tool for the news websites to use because they receive immediate feedback for their readers on stories. This is a main way that blogging has impacted print journalism. Bloggers can immediately respond to print journalism and journalists have automatic reviews of their work. Before blogs there was no other way journalist could get immediate feedback.
Over the next couple of weeks I hope to personally experience all things I have read about blogging.
I have briefly researched the effects from journalist's points of view as well as from third party points of view. I have looked at all different kinds of blogging and seen that anyone can blog anywhere.
Blogs as far as I see can make anyone a journalist. Anyone can go online create their own blog, like I have done here, and pretty much have their own personal journal to record whatever they feel needs to be discussed. The only real problem I can see with these blogs and journalism is credibility. These blogs have had a profound effect on print journalism today and I agree with the statement: Blogging has significantly impacted the print journalism industry.
From professional journalists point of view it is a known fact that blogging is a new form of journalism and to be at the top of your journalistic game you have to great your own blog. I have found website www.publishing2.com which was founded by a publisher to inform people about impact technology has had on media. This website is a blog itself and one of it's pages is a persuasion for journalists to create their own blogs to keep up with the ever changing technology. For a journalist I think it is inevitable that their professional will be digitally based sooner than later and I think by creating blogs they will be ready for that.
News website such as www.CNN.com and www.MSNBC.com have the option to blog on their news stories. This is a great tool for the news websites to use because they receive immediate feedback for their readers on stories. This is a main way that blogging has impacted print journalism. Bloggers can immediately respond to print journalism and journalists have automatic reviews of their work. Before blogs there was no other way journalist could get immediate feedback.
Over the next couple of weeks I hope to personally experience all things I have read about blogging.
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