Exegesis

For my web presence creation I have chosen a blog as my central node. My 3 contributing nodes are Delicious, Facebook and Twitter.

The reasons for choosing a blog as my central node are;

Blogging is a good example about interactions between web users and it is a growing web 2.0 platform. Blogging has also its financial benefits; if the blogging sites make use of ads, the blogger can gain a percentage on the ads’ revenue. Another genius advantage of blogging is that the blogger himself can advertise his product. For my web presence I have chosen Blogger, and it is made by Google. Blogger is an excellent tool to create traffic to your site. Moreover through blogs it allows you to know more about yourself and allows others to give their opinions or for suggestions, as a result they give more thought about a particular topic. Most of the youngsters use blogs as it is an easy way to express their feelings and sometimes they share original ideas which can be useful for bloggers which might find it interesting. Blogs are useful tool to remain in touch with important contacts.

“A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs are defined by their format: a series of entries posted to a single page in reverse-chronological order. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or reflect the purpose of the Web site that hosts the blog. Topics sometimes include brief philosophical musings, commentary on Internet and other social issues, and links to other sites the author favors, especially those that support a point being made on a post.” (Tech Target, n.d.).

Twitter as my contributing node:

Twitter forms part of the social networking and microblogging service and it has become very popular recently. The main activity of Twitter is to say what you are doing in no more than 140 characters.  Through twitter I will keep my followers with updated information about my main interest; Zouk. Moreover Twitter is an important platform in the web 2.0 as it improved the way communication is passed between users.  The attractiveness of Twitter is that it’s rapid, it is manageable and productive used by a wide diversity of people and because of the 140 character limit to messages it keeps interactions brief. Another evident advantage of Twitter is the aptitude that it gives you to network on a diverse level with other bloggers or readers. Furthermore through Twitter we have the impression that people write what they really think on a topic because of the words limit.

Facebook as my contributing nodes: 

Nowadays almost everyone is on Facebook, I have chosen Facebook platform as my contributing node in my blog as I will have a larger audience to reach my central node - my blog. On blogs anyone can leave a comment with Facebook as my contributing node this turn off the "Anonymous" comment option by going to Blogger > Settings > Comments. The users can use any of their ID to leave a comment so you are now informed about who is commenting. Additionally through Facebook you do not have to reply to each user commenting on your blog preferably you can pay them good care by replying to each reader under their comments. This way a comment thread is established which additionally styles the conversation more valuable and entertaining. By using Facebook as an addition of your blog, you will also discover new ways to cooperate with your readers. Moreover while using Facebook as a contributing node; you will likewise be capable to try different methods that will catch your readers’ attention. Some of these methods for example, posting precise questions, pieces of nonsense, quotes by famous people linked to your blog content.  By so doing you are attracting your audience while drawing attention to your blog.

Delicious as my contributing node:
Delicious is one more Web 2.0 boards where users can keep their preferred resources or links in. It turns as a social bookmarking collection. Using Delicious not only bookmarks your content but also while returning to the site it shows you, new things that has been added to the authentic content. For my blog I used Delicious as another contributing node as it is very simple to use. When you register for a Delicious account, you have the chance to connect two Delicious buttons to your web browser's toolbar. The first button takes you to your list of kept bookmarks, and the second lets you to tag any web page to your Delicious bookmarks with one click of the mouse.

Delicious is also an unlimited technique to discover content of interest, because you can simply explore using appropriate tags. Having the capability to subscribe to feeds for tags of your choice makes it equally easier to discover content of importance. In my Delicious account for my blog I have used some Zouk articles and my Facebook link Zouk and add my own blog as “stack”.  

My blog

The main theme of my central node is about Zouk. As I am a passionate of Zouk music it was easy for me to create my blog on that particular topic. For my template I have chosen simple red because it reflects the main characters of my blog “Feel the sensation of Zouk”. Red symbolise passion and the sense it is the most emotionally intense colour. Red inspires a faster heartbeat and breathing. It is also the colour of love. It drives well with Zouk where we have Zouk-love. When the partners are dancing we have the impression that they are in love.

On the right side of my blog we have links like “share it”, “followers” or “follow by mail”. The main purpose of doing this is for my readers to have updated information on my blog.

Referencing:
Fishman, D. (2006). Blogs: Why Do People Use Blogs. Retrieved from 

http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-People-Use-Blogs&id=332394

Rouse, M. (2007). Search Win Development Blog(weblog). Retrieved from http://searchwindevelopment.techtarget.com/defintion/blog

Rowse, D. (2008). PROBLOGGER: 9 Benefits of Twitter for bloggers. Retrieved from www.problogger.net/archives/2008/01/23/9-benefits-of-twitter-for-bloggers/