PE5 - Glogster Community

In this post, I am continuing my review of Glogster, a social networking site that allows you to create interactive posters with text, image, audio and video. The previous post centered around creating a Glog (graphical blog). Now I'd like to explore the social networking aspect of the site.

 

Once you are a member of Glogster, you are part of a community. Glogsters can enjoy benefits such as earning "G's", commenting on other Glogs, and much more.

Earning "G's"

I have 32 G's so far!

Who doesn't like incentives? "G's" are Glogster status points. Simply put, the more Gs you have, the more respected you are among the Glogster community. You can earn points for little things (signing up, logging in each day, creating a Glog) and for big things (registering a mobile device with Glogster, referring a friend, or becoming a Mover & Shaker.) Currently, you can't redeem your G points for cash or anything else. They're just for status and bragging rights.

Movers & Shakers

If you create a Glog that is noteworthy and gets a lot of buzz, one of the Glogster admins may elevate you to the rank of 'Movers & Shakers'. For example, this one on a TED Conference Photosynthesis Demo was chosen as a Mover & Shaker:

View the Glog

A Glog on a TED Conference

Explore
The Explore section of Glogster lets you keyword search for Glogs and view others based on categories (Fashion, Education, Art, Family, etc.) When you view another person's Glog, you can leave a comment, 'like' it, share it on Facebook, Twitter or Google +. You can even embed the Glog in another website