Module 8 – Assignment 2: Detailing online content
Posted by gercohen on October 10, 2006
Assignment: write another post detailing online content you will create for your organization or publication outlined in Module 7. Identify the topic or angle of your proposed piece, making sure the topic is relevant and timely.
Online fan communities (usually in the form of message boards, blogs, or fan sites) have largely developed on their own, but http://www.carolinahurricanes.com has also attempted to host a message board. This writing for the site will attempt to catalogue fan message boards and blogs that focus on the Carolina Hurricanes, so as to drive traffic in both directions and increase fan interest in the team. The catalogue will include commentary on each board and blog. Site visitors may be those who regularly frequent message boards and are familiar with the written and unwritten rules, or they may be new to the genre and will welcome a FAQ on etiquette. Users might just come once or twice to the site, or may revisit to see updated resources and news about the fan message board universe. It will be written as a how-to feature for the website.
(NOTE: I have no actual connection with http://www.carolinahurricanes.com, this assignment will be written hypothetically for that site)
bc said
i think i’ve got it: a roundup or review or omnibus of the message boards and blogs out there commenting on the hurricanes. interesting, and valuable, i would think. will you have and use a formal rubric or matrix of criteria for determining good or bad, or will you stick to straight description of the sites and boards? not recommending either, just curious. maybe a star system, a la amazon book reviews, perhaps.
and of course you end up being a sort of hub, fanning out to all these other comment sites via hyperlinks. full speed ahead.
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