A blog network often has a theme to it, or several themes that coordinate well with each other and cover popular topics, subjects, conversations, or discussions.
For example: Body image
And, building things
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Pajamas
And new houses
Overall, blog networks have a theme or common set of objects and this has caught on as a trend with vlogging or video streaming.
This is very confusing to a lot people because they would need an anthropological encyclopedia, dictionary, glossary, user guide, and best practices booklet to feel comfortable in this type of environment.
However, there are very simple rules for internet publishers, video streamers, or audio streamers that can help someone join or participate in the correct network based on subjects they find interesting or themes they would like to know more about.
Mostly, comments, chat, emails, or newsletter are mostly turned off once someone reaches a few thousand subscribers and direct communications are mostly random chance; there is often a team in place to prioritize comments into content excerpts and human interactions are often limited or none existent except for the blog network participants. Logistics plays a huge role in this, as with most issues at the moment pertaining to overpopulation, traffic, congestion, and time schedules.
This is a work in progress that is under consideration by IT Professionals for examination and solution proposal.
Rules of Blog Networks
- Original content is a requirement.
- Excerpts and derivative works are placed in different internet feeds.
- Exception is excerpts related to the original content, they are treated as comments.
- Usually, there is an agreement with themes, topics, subjects, even if the network publishers have different perceptions of a specific topic. Presentation is often an individual choice.
- Public interaction is not required, its perfectly acceptable to turn off comments and interact only with other publishers. Often times, at least one person will have comments turned on and they will inform other publishers of the suggested or recommended topic threads.
- This often goes through attorney networks to ensure there is no derivative works of the comments; but sometimes that is inevitable because the comment is about a topic that only has a handful of works available. Its up to the publishers if they will agree to make content on the topic at that point.
- WordPress is the most popular publishing platform for blogs that is built on a CMS and has 472 million blogs worldwide. Most of these blogs are not implicitly or explicitly part of the same blog network or even any blog network at all.
- A blog network can be joined with any type of content that fits the network profile. For example, with a traditional website, a social media profile, or by signing up on a subdomain on a blogging platform. Often times, a dedicated domain name for the blog is preferred but not required to start. Clean, professional, and original content is the preferred data points for inclusion in a blog network. Also, staying on topic and not deviating too much from a subject when a new post is published.
- Hosting costs as little as $5 per month and there are often promotions for 1 year of hosting at $1 per month.
- Many people today, write web articles instead of blog posts which are 800 to 1200 words as opposed to 300 to 500 for a blog post. There is a trend to write short 30 page booklets which takes an experienced author, less than a day. About 3-4 hours of writing and less than 1 or 2 weeks for a beginner.
- Preferred reading level for all readers on the internet is about 10th grade or 15 years old. This is based on Flesch-Kincaid readability scores that indicate content comprehension at all ages and other readability parameters.
- More complex language is reserved for legislative analysis, medical examination, and professional terminologies for complex industries only as needed and if required to explain the context of a subject. Simpler words, examples, and simplified language should be included as appropriate.
- Blog Network inclusion requires mutual consent.
- Open topics are ranked by popularity.
- Blog Networks often work together to cover required content for an open topic but that does not guarantee that individual publishers won't rank as most popular.
- Popularity is often not as important as correct coverage of a topic, subject, or area of discussion.
Video Streaming Analysis
- Seems to work pretty similarly.
- Videos I chose to highlight, excerpt or present make extensive use of unified themes, topics, content, vocabulary, and voice matching as well as color coordination and object pattern recognition.
- They do interact with their audience and do not have comments turned off, some have ecommerce stores with a customer service line.
- Most have various channels, which is often times normal for load balancing or to test interest in alternate presentation of a topic or subject. Also to have a similar conversation with a different set of words, imagery, themes, or audio.
- Very professionally done with lots of examples and tips for starting as a beginner, amateur, or newbie.
- Relevant and on topic without being too obvious about the subject unless someone subscribes and actually follows new content as it is published and reviews some of the more recent videos.
Overall up to date with most internet subjects and covers blog network content in a video format.
Allocated time requirements:
- 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, or 45 minutes.
- Longer length videos are usually for frequent followers.