Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Difference between Facebook and Blog
I scouted many articles stating the difference between a Facebook and a Blog but nothing truly said it more than the following article. It was actually fun to read the other articles as one individual, a lady used her illness with Bipolar as a comparison. She started out great but wrote more about Bipolar than about Facebook or Blog.
I have a Facebook account for years now but Blogging is new to me. It was different at first but as you play around with the features you can catch on, I did and therefore you can too.
With this author, I especially liked how he distinguished between a blog and facebook - he stated that a person's blog should have a theme or purpose to make people want to read it. My theme is all Jamaican, maybe its because I miss Jamaica so much. Blogs should be informational or promoting a business (in my case, a country) whilst your Facebook can be random or spontaneous as it not for attracting an audience but interacting with you friends. He has many other interesting articles posted on his blog, therefore if your interested in reading some of his articles-Go check it out.
What is the Difference Between Blogging and Facebooking?
Author: By Ronald Arnott
This is his source: http://ezinearticles.com/?What-is-the-Difference-Between-Blogging-and-Facebooking?&id=4806534
There seems to be a lot of overlap between what you might put on Facebook versus what you might put in a blog. They can both be personal. They can both contain your personal experiences and ideas, what you are doing and what you are interested in. In other words, they can both be like journals or diaries.
There are some obvious differences in the purpose behind each activity, however. Facebook is more interactive and the audience is, well, your friends. With a blog, the Web world is your potential audience, and your Facebook friends may never even know about or read your blog. Your blog can be interactive as well, as readers can comment on your posts and you can respond. But again, this interaction would probably be between you and a stranger rather than a friend. So there are, or can be, two distinct audiences.
There may be things that you would share with your friends on Facebook that you wouldn't want your blog audience to know. On the other hand, you may have thoughts or experiences that you are more comfortable sharing with strangers on your blog than you would be sharing it with your Facebook friends.
Finally, your blog should have a theme, a purpose. People should have a specific reason for wanting to visit and read your blog, whether it's informational, opinion, or promoting business. Your Facebook posts can be random, mundane, spontaneous, it doesn't really matter because you aren't trying to attract an audience - you are interacting with friends. So while there is the potential for overlap between Facebooking and blogging, it may be best to draw boundaries and let your audience be your audience and let your friends be your friends.
There are some obvious differences in the purpose behind each activity, however. Facebook is more interactive and the audience is, well, your friends. With a blog, the Web world is your potential audience, and your Facebook friends may never even know about or read your blog. Your blog can be interactive as well, as readers can comment on your posts and you can respond. But again, this interaction would probably be between you and a stranger rather than a friend. So there are, or can be, two distinct audiences.
There may be things that you would share with your friends on Facebook that you wouldn't want your blog audience to know. On the other hand, you may have thoughts or experiences that you are more comfortable sharing with strangers on your blog than you would be sharing it with your Facebook friends.
Finally, your blog should have a theme, a purpose. People should have a specific reason for wanting to visit and read your blog, whether it's informational, opinion, or promoting business. Your Facebook posts can be random, mundane, spontaneous, it doesn't really matter because you aren't trying to attract an audience - you are interacting with friends. So while there is the potential for overlap between Facebooking and blogging, it may be best to draw boundaries and let your audience be your audience and let your friends be your friends.
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