Workshop:
Extending your blog skills: commenting, link equity, search engine optimization (SEO)
Links:
- http://google.com/reader
- http://www.tumblr.com/goodies - call in audio, Facebook, Twitter, apps
DUE today:
- create your blog at http://tumblr.com
- write your 1st post entitled "Hello, world!" - introduce your blog to the world - indicate the topic(s) and lenses you will be dealing with
- your 2nd post - this is your first "real" post after the intro
- email me your blog URL
Readings:
- Introduction, The Assault on Reason by Al Gore [pdf]
- WikiLeaks, Revolution, and the Lost Cojones of American Journalism by Naomi Wolf [pdf]
- Spotlight Again Falls on Web Tools and Change by Scott Shane [pdf]
- Egypt: Too soon to analyze - post by Ethan Zuckerman
Additional resource:
Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents [pdf]
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| scott-shane_spotlight-again-falls-on-web-tools-and-change.pdf | 106.35 KB |
| naomi-wolf_wikileaks-revolution-lost-cojones-american-journalism.pdf | 186.03 KB |
| al-gore_assault-on-reason-ch1.pdf | 1.72 MB |
