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Carregando... Who Let the Blogs Out?: A Hyperconnected Peek at the World of Weblogsde Biz Stone
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Easy to read but not particularly well-written this book is a gossipy account of blogs - what they are, how they work and where they came from. Fairly short on how-toos and a bit optimistic on the potential for money-making or becomming an author. ( ) Good read. Gives a short history of blogs and what is current with bloggin (2004). Biz wrote this in a humorous, lighthearted way without much tech talk so who can operate a computer can understand it. Also he gives still semi relevant tips on making money with your blog. A good read for new bloggers and those who want to know more about them. His audience is the group of people who have yet to start their own blog. His writing is very simplistic, filled with inside jokes (though only funny and understandable to himself) and run-on sentences and more Google advertising than the Google homepage. Biz speaks in hyperboles all through his work, and although he means well to encourage people to start their own blog, not everyone will be granted a book deal “willy-nilly” and he neglects to mention that for a blog to really take off and become successful, some skill is actually involved. The techno speak regarding HTML is kept to a minimum, only one chapter. That was the chapter I actually enjoyed and was able to learn from. He offered some good suggestions in terms of advertising the blog and taking it to the next level, although other that Google’s Adsense, I still don’t know how else to make money advertising on my blog. I would have appreciated a few more options, regardless of whether or not Google is best to use. More at: http://thenovelworld.com The book has had a slightly unflattering review on the Amazon site, but my impression was a different one: I liked it. This is not a very good technical book, in that it does cover some technical aspects of blogging, but after the last page you definitely do not really know How-to (though you are equipped with the necessary links); the prose is not too well written and the book is not a deeply philosophical book, either. The book is fun to read (and easy to read), though. Perhaps a little bit like Howard Rheingold´s Virtual Communities (though not reaching the quality of this classic) or Katie Hafner´s “Where Wizards Stay Up Late” (though much funnier and “hipper”) it tries to convey a feeling for a special computer-communication sub-culture, in this case the Blogosphere. And in my view it succeeds in that. Biz Stone is a bit overenthusiastic about blogging (in my view there simply MUST be one or the other drawback, if only the massive amounts of time consumed by blogging), and I was flattered to hear that my personal tidbits here on Hillside Mediatations do indeed contribute to our common consciousness and the well-being of mankind , but reading the book you indeed learn a lot about the lore, the history, the background, perhaps even the future of blogging. Biz Stone gossips along, telling gems, interesting hints and gossip alike (So now I know that the term “Meme” was coined by Richard Dawkins (although I still do not know how to pronounce “meme” correctly - dear readers could you please enlighten me on that?); I pondered on interesting ideas like the comparison of ants and pheromones with blogs and links and even read Longfellow´s poem on Paul Revere (who is compared with influential bloggers). There is a nice glossary with blogging-related terms at the end of the book. You get a feeling for the blogging-world and lots of motivation to keep on caring and improving your own blog. Reading the book was fun! Rebecca Blood´s Weblog Handbook could be another choice for the interested reader: providing perhaps more technical and detailed facts, but by far not as much fun to read as Biz Stone´s book. Got a lazy Sunday ahead, not to keen on too-complicated a read and interested in the blogging-universe? Go and get the book, you won´t regret it. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Blogs--or weblogs--are a huge phenomenon on the internet. From ultra-personal diary entries to specialized information on a wide variety of subjects (teen ranting to presidential campaigns), blogs are the new way to create a virtual community that can effect real-world change. It's not hard to set up a blog, but it can be difficult adjusting to life in the "Blogosphere." One of the first blogging experts, who helped found the weblog community Xanga, Biz Stone will help readers: --learn the origins of blogging --discover why blogging is so popular --explore the ettiquette of the blogosphere --bring traffic to a blog --make money by blogging --use a blog to become influential in any industry --maintain a blog and keep it fresh With internet heavies like AOL, Microsoft, and Google already providing weblog software, blogging is moving out of indie geek culture and into the mainstream.Who Let the Blogs Out? is a next generation blogging book for anyone who wants to get started or anyone who wants to keep their blog blooming. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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