World of online blogging

How blogging influences politics ?

Summary

• Introduction

• Blog / Bloggers / Blogging

• Influences on politics

• Ushahidi

• Conclusion

Introduction

What is a Blog  , a Blogger and Blogging ?

i. Online journal or diary

ii. Blogger writes content for a blog

iii. Blogging is the act of writing a post

Blog / Bloggers / Blogging

• Reverse chronological order• Updated frequently

• Basic words or rich media• Subscribe

• Microblogging

Blog / Bloggers / Blogging

• Chiara Ferragni• TheBlondeSalad• Fashion and lifestyle blogger

@ChiaraFerragni

Blog / Bloggers / Blogging

• Gary Vaynerchuk• Online Vblogging about

wine • Co-founder of Vayner

Media

@garyvee

Blog / Bloggers / Blogging

• Michael Arrington• TechCrunch• Prophet of Silicon Valley• One of the 100 most

influential people in the world

@TechCrunch

Influences on politics

• Paul Staines • Political blogger • Guido Fawkes

@GuidoFawkes

Influences on politics

Smeargate affair

i. Staines exposed e-mails on his blogii. Damian McBride and Derek Draperiii. False rumours about membrs of the

Conservative Partyiv. Led to the resignation of McBride

and expressions of regret

Ushahidi

• Ory Okolloh• Testimony in Swahili• Post-election violence in 2008• Technology leader in Africa

Ushahidi

• Open source product• E-mail / sms / tweet• Seism in Haïti in 2010• Libya 2011• 154 countries in 2012

Conclusion

• Internet change our way to communicate • Freedom of speech• Power on the internet

References

• https://john.do/blog-blogger-blogging/• http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/street-style/g3957/best-blogger-

instagrams/• http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/world/worlds-10-top-earning-bloggers/• http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/top-10-most-inspirational-

bloggers-the-world.html• https://twitter.com/• https://www.ushahidi.com/• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiara_Ferragni• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Vaynerchuk• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Arrington• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Staines