Asia Pacific Networking Camp

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• Asia Pacific Networking Camp
• APNG - ICT vision from, by and for Next
  Generation

Internet Culture Blog WG Presented by Mrs. Myat
Thander Tin Lecturer System Analyst
Officer Information Systems BBA Division Mahidol
University International College
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Agenda

• Objectives
• Blog evolutionary
• What make Blog difference with websites and
  message boards
• Understanding Blog from communication perspective
• Blog ecosystem
• Blog application area
• Myanmar Blogs

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Objectives

• To study Blog evolutionary, differentiate Blog
  between traditional website and forums
• To analyze Blog as an innovative communication
  paradigm
• To discuss the strength and weakness of Blog in
  different application areas
• To study the characteristics and importance of
  Myanmar Blogs
• To explore current and potential effects of
  Myanmar Blog on Internet

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Blog evolutionary

• Blogging tools evolutionary can be explored by
  dividing three generations (Halen Wagner, 2005).
  
• First generation (1997-1999) Blogging tools
  enable only link-driven text posting and
  unattractive Blog layout design. However non
  technical Bloggers are allowed to publish about
  their experience.
• Second generation (2000-2002) Blogging tools can
  be further subdivided into two parts multimedia
  interface and cross Blog interactive content
  management system. During second generation,
  permalink is introduced by Blogger in early 2000
  and trackback is introduced by Movable Type in
  2001.
• Third generation begins 2003. Third generation
  Blogging tools focused on building relationships
  in online community by providing project
  management and workflow features.

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Difference between traditional website and Blog

• Blog can be differentiated from traditional
  website in the light of five criteria (Paquet,
  2003) as follows
• Personal editorship
• Hyperlinked post structure
• Reverse chronological order format
• Free and public access
• Archival

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Difference between Message Boards and Blog
Source http//www.commoncraft.com/archives/000768
.html
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Understanding Blog from communication perspective
Two way communication process
The quality of communication depends on
communicative symmetry between all parties
involved. Communicative symmetry means that All
parties involved have equal opportunity to start
a discussion, and to bring forward arguments and
criticize those of others. There can be no power
differences between parties. (Kunneman
Munnichs, 1998)
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Blog ecosystem
Source http//Blog.mathemagenic.com/2004/06/10.ht
mla1235
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Blog application area

• Blog can be applied in many areas ranging from
  personal diaries to politics. They can be listed
  as follows
• Art
• Academic
• Business
• Medical
• Politics

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Myanmar Blogs
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Myanmar Online Stories Blog
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Myanmar Cuisine Blog
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Myanmar Online Community Blog
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Myanmar Media Blog
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Myanmar Buddhism Blog
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Thank you