Archive for the ‘Class Announcements’ Category

Too much or too little? Evaluate this blogging class

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Blogging is not a very linear process. In some ways, it is like concentric circles, with layers of complexity and customization. In other ways, it is more like a tinker toy model of different pieces that connect to each other in a myriad of ways.  This makes blogging interesting but ...

Social Networking: How much exposure to promote your blog?

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Do not put anything online that you wouldn't put on a grocery store bulletin board That is basically the advice of the Women's Dish Blog about how much information to disclose online when searching for a new job. When it comes to social networking sites, you might want to consider even ...

Week Three Assignment: Are you plugged in?

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Here is your opportunity to let your classmates know which plug ins or specialized widgets that you tried out this week. I am playing this week with modifying a theme that would be appropriate for a variety of LVS classes. As I tweak the theme, I am also working with ...

Week Two Assignment: New Blogs

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Welcome to Week Two and your new blog! I will be creating a blogroll of all student blogs this session. Please add a comment to this post that gives us the web address/URL of your new blog. You can also use the comments here to find a classmate's blog to visit ...

Week One Assignment: Blog Bests

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

In the first week of Blogging for Fun, Fame and Fortune, we spend a lot of time looking at different blogs. We look at little blogs, big blogs, indie blogs, corporate blogs and everything in between. Part of the reason is to get a scope of blog diversity. Another reason ...

Sign up for Blogging for Fun, Fame and Fortune!

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Registration is now open at LVS Online and the time is now to sign up for May session classes.  Join us on the inaugural voyage for Blogging for Fun, Fame and Fortune. It is designed for beginning bloggers, as well as those that want to improve the content and increase ...

Blogging for Fun, Fame, and Fortune

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Blogging is taking the world by storm! The heart of its power lies in its immediacy of publishing information, the ease of setting up and maintaining a blog and its interaction with its users. Blogs are used for everything from private family updates to journals to product reviews to photo ...