Homework #1

1. A blog is a frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.

2. Five different hosts available to users for free are:

- Live Journal.com

- Word Press.com

- Bravenet Blogs

- Viviti Blogs

- Greatest Journal.com

3. BLOGGER: Blogger is Google's free blog creating service. With blogger you can run your own host or you can run a host with a team of users. Blogger can be used to make your own podcast feeds.

TWITTER: Twitter is a text message oriented blog. "Twitter's" text a message to their profile which is posted for their subscribers to view. Twitter is free with the only costs being established by phone service providers.

FACEBOOK: Facebook is a web linked social networking system. Users establish personal profiles in which they can connect with friends and family within the Facebook network. Networks are organized based on cities, schools, employments, etc.

MYSPACE: Myspace is a social networking system similar to Facebook. Where Facebook was first established for student use only, Myspace has had an open network to any user of any age. Myspace has become known as the least secure social networks.

LINKEDIN: Linkedin is a business oriented social network system. Business make safe, secure connections with other business they trust or have worked with. Often times this network is used as a search engine for job openings.

WORDPRESS: Wordpress is a blog publishing system. Wordpress can be used with simple templates (without needing to alter HTML code) or rearranging code to create a more customized template. Wordpress allows links and taggings to articles within blog posts.

TYPEPAD: Typepad is one of the most popular paid blogging networks. The flexibility of the network allows both personal blogs and professional blogs. This blog operates on five different levels of networking status.

Chair-ity Affair Event

This link directs you to the Care for Kids Foundation fundraiser. Care for Kids is a summer camp organization organized through St. Vincent hospitals. As one of the camps fundraisers, artists are asked to submit a designed or decorated chair to be auctioned off. The event is to take place March 19th at the Mavris Arts & Event Center (you can check that place out too--pretty cool).

My company is one of the sponsors (JB Graphics, Inc.) As individuals, my co-worker and I are submitting a set of chairs to be auctioned. This is our first year attending as an artist of a chair. Last year was the first year for the event and so we attended as guests. This year we are looking forward to all the new, neat designs others come up with. As the event draws near you will be able to visit the site to see before and after shots of the chairs for this year's event. The current photos are of last year.

http://careforkidsnow.com/index_files/chairityaffair.htm

ENJOY!