Reading 1: “How Gif Trash Became Internet Culture Glue”

In this reading I found many interesting concepts about Gifs in the Internet culture. One main thing that came to mind was that Gifs are a more updated version of just regular picture memes. It reminds me of how film making in the past started to improve from still picture frames to having silent films with words on the screen and of course movement. Gifs of course are fun and entertaining, but only for a few seconds until you move onto the next one. I think that since Gifs have been around for a while and are popular, they can still be just as popular in the future because there is new material and creative ideas every single day that can be turned into Gifs and memes. New pictures and Movies scenes are found every second and can be turned into something funny, poetic, artistic, scary, etc. single Gif itself can last a long time depending on how many people reblog it or give it a liken the internet. But the culture of Gifs, in my opinion has a possibility to continue for a long time.

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

  • Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
  • Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

  • Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
  • What topics do you think you’ll write about?
  • Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
  • If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.

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