This is a slide set from my session at Podcamp Pittsburgh 5 on activist blogging. I spoke a lot about things not directly on the slides- they served more as an outline for me.

1. The Activist Blog
Thomas C Waters
Pittsburgh Podcamp 5

2. Who I am and what I do
Director of New Media, Pitt School of
Pharmacy
Advocacy Chair: Delta Foundation’s Equality
Partners Project
Artist
Thomascwaters.com
QLATB.com

3. Blogging or ????
Podcasting
Video/ Vlog
Twitter/FB

4. Blog is the Foundation
The blog is the foundation and center for who you are - either as
an individual, or a brand. While I believe the best bloggers in the
world are participating outside of their blog, on Twitter, FriendFeed,
Facebook and everywhere else, to only participate in those areas
leaves a gaping hole. The world of lifestreaming and real-time is
fun, but it can be as deep as a soap opera in a world that still
demands insightful documentaries and news reporting.
http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/06/blogging-is-still-foundation-in-
world.html

5. What do I mean by an
activist blog?

6. Brand
Identity
Consistency
Trust
“Loyalty” to ???

7. Community

8. What's the Goal?
Readers
Hits/Visits
Fame
Social Change

9. What can you do as a
blogger?
Educate
Articulate
Motivate
Ongoing Inspiration

10. What you can't do as a
blogger?

11. thomascwaters.com
QLATB.com
Twitter: @tcwaters
Facebook: Thomas Equality Waters
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