ALL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET

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ALL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
ALL WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET
ALL BLOGS ON THE INTERNET
YOUR RELEVANT INFORMATION
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Blogs
1. are frequently updated Webpages
2. are posts on news, Websites, thoughts, and
more
3. appear in reverse chronological order
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4. contain hyperlinks to other Websites,
documents, or presentations
5. contain a Blogroll A list of links that
the blogs author recommends and
6. contain internal search engines.
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What is a blawg?
BLOGS
BLAWGS
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Types of Blawgs

• The news-oriented blawg
• The substantive blawg
• Blawgs that mimic the traditional diary-style
  Weblog format.

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How Appealing Slide
Short post on Supreme Courts docket.
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Abstract Appeal Blawg
Direction to news story with summary and analysis.
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The Uncivil Litigator Blawg
Post is anecdotal rather than news based.
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The Anatomy of a Blawg

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Date of Post
Posts Title
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Posts Content
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Posts Archives Address
Readers Comments
Archive Category
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Trackback
Indicates someone has sent a ping regarding this
post.
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The Trackback page
Actual Trackback from another blawg.
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The Actual Trackback Entry
Trackback authors blawg with entry to post.
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Entire Archives
Blawgs Archives
Clicking on an individual month.
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Individual Months Archives
Lists All June 2004 Posts.
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Internal Search Engine
Internal Search Engine (only searches within
blog)
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Blogrolls
Blogrolls What is the author reading?
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How to Find Blawgs on the Internet?

• Traditional search engines such as Yahoo and
  Google
• Specialized search engines dedicated to blogs and
  blawgs
• Blogrolls or other blogs

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Blawg search engine.
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Advantages of BlawgsFor Research Purposes
? Blogs easily break down geographical barriers.
? Blogs help researchers identify specialists in
specific fields.
? Blogs encourage collaboration and interactivity.
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Disadvantages of BlawgsFor Research Purposes
? Blogs are as reliable and accurate as their
authors.
? Blogs will probably not answer a discrete
research question.
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Advantages of BlawgsFor Marketing Purposes
? Inexpensive and relatively easy to create.
? A blogger who frequently posts will become
ubiquitous on the Internet.
? Supportive forum.
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Disadvantages of BlawgsFor Marketing Purposes
? What you save in money in marketing costs, you
spend in time.
? Distinguishing your blog from the multitude of
others.
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R.S.S.
LOCAL NEWS
NATL NEWS
INTL NEWS
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ADVANTAGES OF R.S.S.
FAST UPDATES OF LATEST CONTENT
LESS TIME SURFING THE WEB
NO NEED TO PROVIDE EMAIL ADDRESS (NO SPAM)
AVOIDS EXTRANEOUS INFO ON WEBSITES
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Google News Tab
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Type Topic to Search Google News
or just read the Top Stories
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Google sends news to you
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Choose update topic
Choose how often to receive updates
Provide your email address
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Your list of channels or feeds.
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Choosing individual channel.
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Click on each headline to read story.
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Feeds or Channels Subdivided by Folders
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Tools for the channel.
Banner of the channel.
Posts in reverse chrono order.
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Your Assignments . . . Should you choose to
accept them.
WEEK 1 Visit individual blogs, finding them
through search engines and blog search engines.
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WEEK 2 Continue to visit blogs monitor how often
you are visiting blogs and how they are helping
you read Web content and try to comment of some
posts.
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WEEK 3 Try to start reading blogs through an
aggregator, whether Web-based or on your desktop.
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WEEK 4 Assess whether you have the desire and
discipline to start your own blog.
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