Blog Carnivals are an interesting idea I stumbled upon recently. The following quote talks about what they are, but I really see them as a way to interact with the online community that is interested in that specific topic they have organized around, and a way to increase awareness of blogs and websites people may have on a particular subject.
A blog carnival is a type of blog
event. It is similar to a magazine, in that it is dedicated to a
particular topic, and is published on a regular schedule, often weekly
or monthly. Each edition of a blog carnival is in the form of a blog
article that contains permalinks links to other blog articles on the particular topic.
There are many variations, but typically, someone who wants to
organize a carnival posts details of the theme or topic to their blog,
and asks readers to submit relevant articles for inclusion in an
upcoming edition. The host then collects links to these submissions,
edits and annotates them (often in very creative ways), and publishes
the resulting round-up to his or her blog. Many carnivals have a home page or principal organizer, who lines up
guest bloggers to host each edition. This means that the carnival
travels, appearing on a different blog each time. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) |
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