[WEB4LIB] Re: To blog, to chat, to message board, that is the

[Jenny Levine]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Mutch" <amutch at waterford.lib.mi.us>
> The primary difference is in the style of communicaton.

    I would also add the ability to export the communication to other formats.
As I am learning with Userland's Radio blogging software, the ability to create
and subscribe to RSS feeds
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rss-dev/files/specification.html) has incredible
potential.  I wouldn't want to syndicate my chats, and message boards would be
too difficult.  But it's perfect for blogging.  As with newspapers, you can
"subscribe" to my blog and read my updates (along with any other subscriptions
you may have) when it is convenient for you.  It saves us both a lot of time but
lets me share information with you.

Jenny
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> A blog is typically the personal postings of an individual on their own web
> site. You can read their postings like a journal entry. Some of the bogs
> also provide an opportunity for reader comment.
>
> Chat is normally one-to-one or one-to-many communication in real-time.
>
> A message board is the merging of the two. On a message board, people can
> post comments and others can respond to those.  It's not as instantaneous as
> chat and not as personalized as a blog.
>
> Of course, these are all broad generalizations! I hope that helps.
>
> Andrew Mutch
> Library Systems Technician
> Waterford Township Public Library
> Waterford, MI
>
> David Merchant wrote:
>
> > Alright, for the prematurely senile, like me, what is the difference
> > between blog, chat and a message board? Seems precious little to me, but
> > then, I'm being prematurely senile...
> >
> > TTFN,
> > David
> > Head, Systems Dept, Louisiana Tech University
> >
> > merchant at latech.edu
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