Weblogs & their effect on old Media By: Helin Marte Maggie Rende

Weblogs What are weblogs? What are weblogs? A personal or noncommercial web sites A personal or noncommercial web sites Uses a dated log format Uses a dated log format Contains links to other websites with commentary about them Contains links to other websites with commentary about them What are blogs? What are blogs? Blog is derived from weblog Type of website that allows easy publishing on the internet Require little knowledge of HTML to use or create A lot of free tools available online

First Weblogs The first one was Mosaic’s What’s New Page in 1993 The first one was Mosaic’s What’s New Page in 1993 The term weblog wasn’t coined until 1997 by Jorn Barger The term weblog wasn’t coined until 1997 by Jorn Barger There were only a handful of weblogs in 1998 There were only a handful of weblogs in 1998 Media started noticing weblogs in 1999 Media started noticing weblogs in 1999 Pitas – first build-your-own-weblog tool (’99) Pitas – first build-your-own-weblog tool (’99) Blogger – August 1999 Blogger – August 1999 Live Journal Live Journal

Blogger & Live Journals Blogger – can create your own blog in three steps Blogger – can create your own blog in three steps Live Journal – place where users can keep blogs, journals, or diary. Can also record voice diaries. Live Journal – place where users can keep blogs, journals, or diary. Can also record voice diaries.

Types of Blogs Photoblog – focuses on photographs Photoblog – focuses on photographs Sketchblog – focuses on images Sketchblog – focuses on images Vlog – focuses on videos Vlog – focuses on videos Podcasting - audio Podcasting - audio

Four Key Featuresof Blogs Each entry is dated automatically Each entry is dated automatically Links, photos, graphics and texts are all easily posted online with little effort Links, photos, graphics and texts are all easily posted online with little effort The audience can also take part, most blogging software allow comments on each post The audience can also take part, most blogging software allow comments on each post The software also archives all the posts, allowing relatively easy access to any created The software also archives all the posts, allowing relatively easy access to any created

Why are they popular? Blogger was released Blogger was released Users can create any kind of weblog they want Users can create any kind of weblog they want Makes online journals easier to manage Makes online journals easier to manage Easier and quicker to get information out to the public Easier and quicker to get information out to the public Librarians can use them for time-stamping and to easily archive materials Librarians can use them for time-stamping and to easily archive materials

Old Media What is old media? What is old media? Traditional ways (paper, printing) Traditional ways (paper, printing) Simpler ways of getting information out to the public Simpler ways of getting information out to the public

Weblogs & Old Media Weblogs are an alternative to traditional mainstream reporting. Weblogs are an alternative to traditional mainstream reporting. Traditional Journalism is shaky Traditional Journalism is shaky Weblogs are causing doubt in old school techniques Weblogs are causing doubt in old school techniques Old ways are becoming unpopular Old ways are becoming unpopular

Controlling the Media It is easier for large media companies to control the news and info over broadcast It is easier for large media companies to control the news and info over broadcast Gives authors a chance to tell their side of the story about any articles they think were printed wrong Gives authors a chance to tell their side of the story about any articles they think were printed wrong Weblogging saves trees, while old media uses printing Weblogging saves trees, while old media uses printing

Controlling the Media cont’d Old media will change its ways to try and fit the standards of today but will never meet them Old media will change its ways to try and fit the standards of today but will never meet them Pressure will be put on old fashioned companies to become technological Pressure will be put on old fashioned companies to become technological