Case Study

Blogger has set out to create the easiest publishing platform on the web in order to make blogging accessible to the masses. Users can go to Blogger.com and quickly create a blog, personalize its look and feel, and share their thoughts, photos, videos, and more. A free service, and available in more than 40 languages, Blogger welcomes voices across the globe and provides users the means to effortlessly show off their content to an audience of millions.

In order to attract happy and talented publishers, Blogger became the first Google AdSense API partner in February 2006. The original implementation allowed publishers to easily sign up for AdSense, place relevant Google ads on their pages, and keep 100% of the AdSense revenue. In early 2009, Blogger released an even tighter integration that featured a dedicated 'Monetize' tab in the user dashboard. In addition to making it easier for publishers to sign up for AdSense, Blogger began automatically deploying optimized ad configurations based on each user's chosen page template.


Source:       http://code.google.com/apis/adsense/docs/casestudies/blogger.html

Cyber Wellness tips

Be careful not to engage in dialogue that could be interpreted in a way that it was not intended. Sometimes humorous threads can get out of hand. If the dialogue degrades to an area that makes you uncomfortable, disengage from the dialogue and refrain from further posting. Also when making decisions about individuals online, consider their past posting behavior and attempt to consider their true intentions.

Do not leak out information about one's self and do not communicate with someone whom you do not know.Also when posting oictures online always make sure your profile allows only your friends to view and not public information.

Inspirational use of Blogger

Blogger is known to be a medium for people to speak out about personal matters and affairs which affect their life such as a given example where an abused lady ends up homeless yet tells the world about her life through blogging but we can use it for alot of different purposes such as creating an online shop or for people to be reminded of upcoming events.

   Personal blog

The personal blog, an ongoing diary or commentary by an individual, is the traditional, most common blog. Personal bloggers usually take pride in their blog posts, even if their blog is never read. Blogs often become more than a way to just communicate; they become a way to reflect on life, or works of art.


Blogging can have a sentimental quality. Few personal blogs rise to fame and the mainstream, but some personal blogs quickly garner an extensive following.Bloggind is also a way to express ones feeling.

A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a linklog, a site containing a portfolio of sketches is called a sketchblog or one comprising photos is called a photoblog.^[30] Blogs with shorter posts and mixed media types are called tumblelogs.

Interesting facts of blogger.

Interesting facts of blogger.

      

Blogger.com the blog publishing system that Google bought from Pyra Labs in 2003, will turn 10 years old this August. Coincidentally, Windows Live Messenger is also preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Blogger.com is one of the most popular blogging software programs available.Blogger.com has offered free blogs since 1999.

• For Every minute 270,000 words are written on Blogger
• Almost two thirds of Blogger’s traffic comes from outside United States .The 2nd place is occupied by Brazil, followed by Turkey, Spain, Canada, and the U.K.
• The most important sport in Blogger is football, which is written four times more than the baseball (2nd popular sport)
  
  
  As part of the Blogger redesign in 2006, all blogs associated with a user's Google Account were migrated to Google servers. Blogger claims that the service is now more reliable because of the quality of the servers.^[5]
  Along with the migration to Google servers, several new features were introduced, including label organization, a drag-and-drop template editing interface, reading permissions (to create private blogs) and new Web feed options. Furthermore, blogs are updated dynamically, as opposed to rewriting HTML files.
  In a version of the service called Blogger in Draft,^[6] new features are tested before being released to all users. New features are discussed in the service's official blog.
  In September 2009, Google introduced new features into Blogger as part of its tenth anniversary celebration. The features included a new interface for post editing, improved image handling, Raw HTML Conversion, and other Google Docs-based implementations, including:
  
  • Adding location to posts via geotagging.
  • Post time-stamping at publication, not at original creation.
  • Vertical re-sizing of the post editor. The size is saved in a per-user, per-blog preference.
  • Link editing in Compose mode.
  • Full Safari 3 support and fidelity on both Windows and Mac OS.
  • New Preview dialog that shows posts in a width and font size approximating what is seen in the published view.
  • Placeholder image for tags so that embeds are movable in Compose mode.
  • New toolbar with Google aesthetics, faster loading time, and "undo" and "redo" buttons. Also added was the full justification button, a strike-through button, and an expanded color palette.

Dangers of MSN,Facebook,Tweeter

There are many potential dangers on networking sites.

Risk:

Scams/ Phishing- Scammers will steal or use your private information such as age, address or what school you go to.They can make a fake profile and claims to be your friend or relatives and eventually blackmail you.

Photos- By posting photos of oneself, the public can view or use it and blackmail you or many other ways to harm you.