| Social networking involves the simple act of | | | | of your works out into the public....teasers. A |
| grouping people. Something we have been doing | | | | caution here. It helps if you have a good speaking |
| since our days of living in a cave. Today in the | | | | voice. If you don't get a friend who does to read |
| age of instant messaging and information social | | | | your 'stuff'. |
| networking has taken on a more significant | | | | Blogging has become such a part of our National |
| persona. Its instantaneity and spontaneity have | | | | mental image further definition is not necessary. It |
| changed the rules of normal discourse. | | | | is an effective way of getting your name out to |
| As is often the case with new technology there is | | | | the public. However, your blogs must have |
| an increase in new terminology. Among these | | | | relevance to public interest or you will not have a |
| terms are social bookmarking, social networks, | | | | great deal of traffic to your blog site. |
| crowdsourcing, blogging, podcasting, commentary, | | | | Commenting on other people's works, ideas, and |
| folksonomy and Ezines. | | | | blogs is another way of networking. Generally, |
| Folksonomy is perhaps the most unusual term of | | | | there is an exchange of ideas and other people |
| the group. It means social tagging and multiple | | | | get involved. This builds a base of people who |
| users can add key words to shared information. | | | | know you. |
| Ezines are digital online magazines and the subject | | | | Writing articles for Ezines is not necessarily |
| matter is limitless. Anyone may create an Ezine. | | | | profitable in terms of hard cold cash. Some sites |
| Social bookmarking is a way people share, | | | | do pay but only minimally. The value for a writer |
| organize, search, and/or follow on the internet. | | | | is getting name recognition; a platform and brand. |
| This is not the same as sharing a file. What is not | | | | Much work goes into Ezine creation and writing. |
| shared is detailed information or actual websites. | | | | Videos are making a splash on popular |
| What is shared are the bookmarks (some call this | | | | YouTube.com, and Most of these are not |
| 'favorites') that reference the websites. For | | | | professionally produced. Costs may be a factor. |
| example a website you save as a bookmark you | | | | There is a question as to how much revenue is |
| are saving only that address (URL), and no | | | | generated in terms of books sales from video |
| information about what is on the site. The value | | | | trailers. |
| of keeping bookmarks or lists of sites is for | | | | Whether you choose to involve yourself in any of |
| future reference. | | | | these promotional tools is a personal decision. A |
| Crowdsourcing is taking a task that is normally | | | | Suggested site with additional information about |
| given to an employee or a contracted person or | | | | these terms is listed below. |
| company and assigning it to a group. This is | | | | Getting published is just part of the struggle. A |
| becoming popular among those of us in the | | | | medical doctor friend has advised we should use |
| business of writing. An example is blur The | | | | whatever helps us get well; be it traditional or |
| purpose of crowdsourcing is to produce leveraging | | | | alternative medicine. That same holds true for the |
| in order to achieve a business goal. In our case, | | | | professional writer. Use whatever helps you to be |
| publishing our articles and books. | | | | successful. |
| Podcasting involves blogging and digital audio | | | | Disclaimer: I do not advocate creating a scandal or |
| technology (usually Mp3) and it is available on free | | | | committing an illegal act to gain notoriety, or to |
| servers. Writers and film producers are taking | | | | willfully bad mouth someone just to get attention |
| advantage of this. It's a way of getting excerpts | | | | in the public media. |