GAP Infotainment’s M-Blogging (read miBlog) service provides a mobile based interface for users to create, manage, edit and share their blogs with users worldwide. For this, users need to have to write the blogs through their mobiles over GPRS service. Users can also share their image and video files directly from their mobile handsets. This blog on the go feature provides access to writing from anywhere even while on the move.
M-Bloggimg servie also provides facility for the subscriber to provide comment on some existing blog’s content. These comments can be on a post or an image posted by another subscriber. Communities can be built around this blog where people provide their everyday experiences, thoughts with an online shared group.
M-Blogging is a technique that makes it easy for people to publish their thoughts on the World Wide Web. Since the dawn of the Web, it's always been possible to publish content, but blogging simplifies the process and adds important features. Now, anyone with this application downloaded on their phone can publish a blog, without knowing HTML or any of the other technologies usually associated with web publishing.
Blogging is supported by a web application, a blog server that generates pages and allows authors to upload new blog entries.
Key Features & their functionality:
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User Generated Content
M-Blogging is entertaining and spontaneous. Users can capture their experiences as and when they happen, share pictures, text, audio and video on their websites and make new friends with similar interests, all in a fun environment. User can send content to be published to the blog through SMS or MMS. This will be published on the blog based on the policy set by the blog owner (instantaneously or through modification and publish).
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Auto Animation & Community Features
As a community content system, M-Blogging is designed to drive interaction, discussion and communication amongst users. Most importantly, these techniques are proven to drive traffic and Blog usage. Auto-animation features include:
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Commenting & Voting.
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Directory Listings.
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Search Criteria - To locate Blogs of interest.
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Subscribe to Blog - Allow friends, family or visitors to receive alerts when your Blog is updated.
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Forward to a friend - Inviting others through MMS or email.
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SMS/MMS alerts for change in blog content or a comment added by someone on the post.
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Allow friends/family/strangers to post.
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User Feedback
- 'Report Abuse' - allows the user to report if they have an issue with an entry or if they find it offensive or inappropriate in anyway.
- Comments Blog - web and WAP online feedback channel.
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Editing Entries
As with nearly all functions, editing can be performed by a user over web or WAP. If a user is logged into their Blog/Archive folder they can remove or edit any of their existing entries.
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Activity Reports
Activity reports allow users to easily see how popular their Blog is. They can see traffic and recent visitors on the site. There can also be a rating to each blog boosting the Ego of the user and in turn drive increased activity.
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Photo Printing
M-Blogging user can simply click a link beside their photograph on their Blog to have it sent to a professional development studio.
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Concept of Personnel Diary
M-Blogging provides a whole new dimension to the concept of a personal diary by providing the immediacy and intimacy of pictures taken anywhere, at any time. So, if you are inspired at your favorite local watering hole or on a road trip, you won't have to wait until you get back to your desktop to share your visuals with the world.
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Quality of Content
Operator can also restrict the quality of content posted on these blogs through approval system where each post’s content is checked for malicious words or is reviewed manually by someone before getting published.
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Authentication
Access to the service can be restricted through username/password and this service can be offered in a free or charged mode based on operator preference.