interview topics

During the course of this project, I will interview each participant and ask him or her to comment on the following topics:

·      How did they find Tumblr?

·      What prompted them to create a blog of their own?

·      What motivates them to continue posting on this blog?

·      How would they describe their blog? Is it a personal site, a medium for expressing their interests, or something else?

·      When is their favorite time to blog? Do they have a preference for when they like to log on?

·      What is the physical space they are in when blogging? Do they have a certain spot, either at home or elsewhere, where they like to post?

·      Describe this physical space and explain why they feel comfortable to blog there.

·      Has their blogging evolved since they first started posting?

·      How do they feel about “likes” Comments” and “reblogs?”

·      How does the abovementioned affect their blogging experience? Do they like these features? Do they motivate them to continue blogging?

·      What kind of interactions do they experience with other bloggers?

Types of Media

For my project I want to be diverse in what kinds of media I use if anything  for the sake of variety. I want it to be dynamic to keep things interesting. But at the same time I don't want to drown the reader in pictures and videos and audio. They have to be supplementary.

Definitely going to have some video. A documentary-style intro (probably) with screen caps and a voice over. Very brief. Little snippets.

I also want animated gifs. I want to be able to show something like, for instance, someone "Liking" a person's post. It's better than a picture because it actually shows how it's done but you don't have to replay it over and over like a video. It will just be a looping moving image. Being that I want to show certain things like liking and reflagging that do no take long to do, I don't think each instance has to be a full-on video. I'm rambling but I know what I mean. I just have to explain it better.