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Category: NETWORKED MEDIA
HISTORY OF TAGGING
For the assignment I created a hashtag, #blogchecklist. Tags group topics together so you can find more of the same information. Developed in the 1990’s, ‘Third-Party’ tags were used to help ad servers and analytic packages measuring sales and marketing data. Tags collect data and have grown with the development of the internet and technology. Tags are a keyword that…
Y FRAME
My blog is quite simplistic and minimalist as I prefer reading and creating blogs that are simple to read and navigate, that don’t look too “cluttered”. So my blog only contains a few ‘Headers’, a title and image. A small search bar and the chronological posts. Once you click on a post, there are more links on the side including,…
COPYRIGHT
Copyright gives owner the right to stop others reproducing work as long as it is a piece of original work it has copyright protection. Copyright is also a form of property, this means you can sell, give and license to others. Whilst my ideas for an article on my blog are not under copyright, as soon as there is a…
ETHICS IN PROFESSIONAL BLOGS
Ethics is incredibly important in any form of publishing whether print or online. In regards to online publishing there are a set of rules that you have to comply to. In High School, in grade ten we received our own laptops from the Government, they had strict rules and we had to sign a declaration on online ethics. There was…
BLOG CASE STUDY: THE MESSY HEADS
I’ve followed “The Messy Heads” for about a year or two now and I believe their blog works really well in cementing a voice and engaging with readers. Founded by Emma Mercury, a 21 year old from America, the blog accompanies a bi-annual print magazine as well. The magazine and blog focuses on self-love, empowerment, rejecting the archetypical beauty and…
READINGS REVIEW (NETWORKED MEDIA)
The two readings for Week 2 of Networked Media consisted of Jill Walker Rettberg’s “Blogging: Digital Media and Society Series” as well as “Blogs in Media Education: A Beginning” by Adrian Miles. From the readings I discovered the history of where the term ‘Blog’ came from. Originating in 1997, the words comes from the words ‘WEB’ and ‘LOG’ and described…