During my first digital culture seminar we were given our first assessment task. This is to create an academic blog in which we must post on a regular basis. They must be accurately written about what we learn and achieve in our seminars and lectures. Our first class was to understand about blogs, get to know the style and particular ways they are written and designed.
What makes a great blog?
- Presentation – the layout of a blog is important as it catches attention of readers therefore they are more likely to read it. Colour could make the blog look more attractive, however depending on the blog topic pastel colours may look better than vibrant. For example; We would not want to have bold background images of celebrities for a blog for lectures to read, would we?
- Consistency – Must be consistent with a blog it is more likely to be frequently followed. If it is a fashion blog, posts must be regular as fashion trends change consistently.
- Validity and Reliable resources – We need the truth! Academically a blog should be our own work however, other sources such as; the Internet, books, quotes can be used for referencing as long as they are valid.
- Target audience – Depending on the blog type, a target audience is always required.
- Is it Interesting? – When reading a blog, whether it is about animals, fashion or digital culture lectures making it interesting will entice readers. Do not be afraid to ask questions to get the reader thinking, it will help persuade them to continue reading. A unique blog gives something different for people to follow.
- Images – having photographs or animations also contribute to making a blog great.
- Titles – having a title will lead readers in the right direction. If there is no title, the audience would not know if they even wanted to read it.
- Advertising – Do you want people to read the blog? One way to obtain readers is to advertise the blog. Twitter and other social networking is an easy example of advertising a blog.
A few other attributes to create a great
blog would be that it is easy to read and understand, the word content is not
too much but enough, a clear and simple layout, and a passion for the content
if it is something of interest.
Academically, blogs consist of different
types of information; however they are still created in similar ways to
ordinary personal blogs. The information will be more precise and formal in
comparison to other bloggers that use (#hashtags) to display their content or feeling.
Links provide access to where the writer got their information from. Linking particular words to websites makes the blog more interesting.
Links provide access to where the writer got their information from. Linking particular words to websites makes the blog more interesting.
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