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Friday, 2 May 2014

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http://www.hotpotatosocialmedia.com/2013-social-media-predictions/

5 social media trends predicted for 2014.

Undersstanding what is ahead can help overcome frustrations.Here are top 5 predictions for where we are heading in social media in 2014


  • Look for a shift toward visual storytelling through short-form video:Platforms like instagram, twitter's 15 seconds video make it instantly easy to create amd share this short-form content.
  • Business will embrace the'fandom':Fondom is essentially the  sub-culture of raving fans that exist within your overall customer base.This fans are going to contribute to your marketing, the ones who will promote your brand to other people.
  • Google+ will continue to grow in size and importance:Google+ said it has 300 million monthly active users.Google+ is not only popular for social platform but its integration with google search results and google authoship make it a no brainer in 2014.
  • There will be a bigger focus on context:It has been said that business need to focus on creating more content and that 'content is key'.But Rick thinks for 2014 their need to put out more content will be less important.
  • More business will get into paid advertising:With so many brands using facebook to market their business, paid advertising will need to be a critical part of their social strategy if they want their content seen by more of their fans.Mulready, R.(2013)

Thursday, 1 May 2014

Question1.2
list 3 differences between a blog and a wiki as well as 3 similarities.

A blog is an online diary where a person can express their feelings and thoughts about what they have experienced(Hazel,2013)

According to Cynthia Medina(2014)"A blog is website that allows an individual, or a group of individuals to share a running log of events and personal insights with online audience's"

Therefore, a blog is a website where people regularly report or discuss news about a subject, or about themselves

A wiki is a webpage that can be edited by anyone and individuals can add and change content(Hazel, 2013)

So, a wiki is a workspace that allows collaborative work of multiple users to edit, change and save content.

The similarities between a blog and a wiki 

  • Allows users to post comments and ask questions. 
  • They are both used to share information quickly on a site. 
  • Easy to update. 
  • Both contribute to the web2.0 culture of participation. 
Differences between a blog and a wiki
BLOG

  • Posting is owned by poster.
  • Aim is conversation. 
  • Voice is conversational. 

  • A blog is personal.  
WIKI
  • Open to collaboration.
  • Aim is creation of documents.
  • Voice used is passive and active.

Question 1.4
I like inspirational, travel and car blogs. This link will lead to one of the most popular travel blogs and this link will  take you to one of the car blogs that my that i always visit and is considered one of the popular blogs among the car blogs.
Question1
q1.1 create a blog and describe yourself.
Hello, my name is Selaelo Kwesiso Mary Tjale, but l would appreciate it if you called me Mari'Ann.I am a very endearing person and I have an enormous need for independence.My aspect of personality is quite disconcerting for people around me.Mari'Ann is a person who forges ahead, she is always among decision- makers those who are constantly coming up with new ideas whose minds are active and ready to to fray .This girl has a complex personality.If I had to summarise my personality I would say it is all a matter of paradoxes. At times I can be a bit to sure of myself. To add on I am shy and I never admit that. My friends say I am fun, witty, clever, enthusiastic and entertaining.Mari'Ann is success driven and loves nature, very adventurous and sport is her passion. To sum up" Be yourself not your idea of what you think somebody alse's idea of yourself should be" Henry David Thoreau
You can find me on Facebook, instagram, Google+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsirDxI8xqU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Example of screen casting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d40XAs9cjN8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Example of video casting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an7sSwhOO98&feature=youtube_gdata_player