Today I noticed an advertisement on my Facebook account for Glogster, something I had never heard about. I decided to click on the link and was immediately introduced to a new form of social media.
After bouncing around the Web site for a little while, I learned that a “glog” is a sort of virtual poster that can be made by anyone. Images, text and both audio and video clips can be added to a glog in order to make whatever statement the user wishes. Then, the glogs can be organized into categories, such as “music,” ”people,” or “journals and scrapbooks.”
After browsing through the site’s top ten glogs, I’ve decided a glog is like a scrapbook page that you can add audio, video, and interactive qualities to.
While I don’t believe glogging is as good of a public relations strategy as blogging, I think when used correctly, it could be another way to promote a company or person’s image. In my opinion, this social medium would make most sense to use for an individual, such as a singer or actor. That way, the individual person creates a glog that they feel best represents them and displays it to the public.
I’m curious to see if glogging catches on. Something tells me it won’t ever be as popular as blogging or the Facebook.
