EDT 321 Blogs!

1.      What blog could you use to find a good place to eat in Tempe?

a.       Feasting in Phoenix blog reviews restaurants throughout Arizona and outside states.  http://feastinginphoenix.com/

2.      What blog could you use to learn about how to invest in the stock market?

a.       24/7 Wallstreet. http://247wallst.com/

3.      What blog could you use to learn about social media tools?

a.       Flowtown has a blog section dedicated specifically to assisting small businesses in utilizing social media and social networking.  http://www.flowtown.com/blog/

4.      What blog could you use to learn about ne video games?

a.       gameinformer contains various user and editor blogs on gaming.  http://www.gameinformer.com/

5.      What blog could you use to read movie reviews?

a.       Cinemafunk offers movie reviews, film criticism, and “funk”.  http://www.cinemafunk.com/

6.      What blog would you use if you wanted to learn about where your favorite ban /musician were playing?

a.       The Trunk Space is a venue for local artist, which also blogs about upcoming shows.  http://thetrunkspace.blogspot.com/

7.      What kind of information is found on the following blogs?

a.       Gadling: Travel tips

b.      Gawker: Opinion based humorous news articles

c.       Failblog: Sharing site for funny videos and pictures

d.      Rotten Tomatoes: Site for movie reviews, trailers, and box office results.

e.       Grantland: New site about sports, gaming, and Hollywood.

8.      What is the difference between a blog and a micro-blog?

a.       Micro-blogs are much smaller, usually between 140-200 or less characters. 

9.      Is Wordpress a blog or a micro-blog?

a.       Wordpress is a host site for blogs as opposed to Twitter which is a host site for micro-blogs.

10.  What is an “Enterprise Micro-Blog”

a.       An Enterprise Micro-Blog is a site that provides thread replies, RSS feeds, photo and file sharing and more collaborative tools.

11.  Name one enterprise micro-blog.

a.       Socialcast

12.  Out of all the blog sites you visited, which one was your favorite? Please explain, why?

a.       I would say that Gawker is my favorite out of all that I have looked at.  The information was presented on a quick and concise manner but was humorous as well which made me want to read more stories.