Online Research: blog & social web links

Ready to get started with your own blog, or just want to explore some of the tools we discussed in class? Check out the links below:

Common Craft: Blogs in Plain English (video; 3 mins. long)



Blogger
Create, edit, and share your very own blog in three steps with this platform from Google.

Technorati
Search blogs and see the results ranked by the popularity of the blog site (listed as "Authority").

Google Blog Search

Evaluating Research Sources: (video) and (handout- requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Twitter
Post tiny blog entries using your cell phone's texting service.

TwitterVision
Watch what people are posting on Twitter, displayed on a map by their location.

Map of Online Communities (and related points of interest)
From the webcomic, XKCD. A "map" of social communities online, where country size equals the number of members in Spring 2007.

LibraryThing
Find book recommendations, or share titles in your library with like-minded readers.

Flickr
Post and share your own digital photos, or browse others' from around the world. Owned by Yahoo.

del.icio.us
A "socal bookmarking" service owned by Yahoo. Save your website links for access on any computer, and see what others are saving at the same time.


Type in an artist or song and receive recommendations for similar music based on the suggestions of others who like the same.

Edited on March 3, 2008 8:38 am.