How does multimedia enhance our messaging?
Multimedia tools give us the opportunity to make our messages interactable. Providing a message is pretty simple in today's social media focused society. There are numerous sites that give individuals the opportunity to put thoughts out into the web. What makes those thoughts any different from some other blog, tweet, Facebook post, or site? Online writers must harness any chance to keep readership, and keep them engaged with the message of the publisher. Multimedia tools allow writers in online communities to make their messages visually appealing, easy to engage with and often times they are considered interactable for the audience. Having a reader push a button to watch a video, or create blog that is visually appealing and unique is part of the process to set one page out in a sea of messages.
What are the better multimedia tools?
iMovie, and Garage Band are some of the greatest tools out there. The summer camp I worked at for three years taught video to the kids using iMovie, and they could create commercials and short films with ease, and the finished product was very high in quality. My pals from college have a radio show and they use Garage Band to generate their podcasts. From their experience, they have never had a glitch and they said that it is one of the easiest tools to use online.
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Module 8: Best Practices and paleOMG!
On your blog analyze a blog you think demonstrated "best practices". Make sure you include a link to that blog on your blog.
What exactly are "Best Practices"?
I think that the best practices when blogging are the following:
Consistent to theme
Commitment to readers
Conscious of audience
Providing thoughtful work
No plagarism
The one blog that I consistently read (beyond my own) is paleOMG (paleomg.com). The Blogger is Julie Bauer, and she is a Paleo-diet food blogger. I feel that she follows all of the practice above, staying true to the food blog theme while also blogging about her life and the impact Paleo has on her lifestyle. The first part is the consistency to the theme, while the tidbits about her life make her approach reader friendly. She is also very conscious of her audience-- she knows that children will probably not visit her blog, which means she swears etc (I never found swearing offensive in the first place, but I know some do.) She picks her recipes and stories carefully to pair together, and will be thorough with her recipes and outcomes of dishes. Lastly, when she put a spin on a recipe, she will give full credit to those the original recipe came from. Bauer is a stand-up blogger with a fascinating life and a good following.
What exactly are "Best Practices"?
I think that the best practices when blogging are the following:
Consistent to theme
Commitment to readers
Conscious of audience
Providing thoughtful work
No plagarism
The one blog that I consistently read (beyond my own) is paleOMG (paleomg.com). The Blogger is Julie Bauer, and she is a Paleo-diet food blogger. I feel that she follows all of the practice above, staying true to the food blog theme while also blogging about her life and the impact Paleo has on her lifestyle. The first part is the consistency to the theme, while the tidbits about her life make her approach reader friendly. She is also very conscious of her audience-- she knows that children will probably not visit her blog, which means she swears etc (I never found swearing offensive in the first place, but I know some do.) She picks her recipes and stories carefully to pair together, and will be thorough with her recipes and outcomes of dishes. Lastly, when she put a spin on a recipe, she will give full credit to those the original recipe came from. Bauer is a stand-up blogger with a fascinating life and a good following.
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