Archive for the ‘Blogging’ Category
Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Controversy
Taking on a controversal topic in your blog requires a clear opinion or a keen awareness of your own ambivalence and indecision. Some of us shy away from controversy while others may crave the energy and attention that stirring up a hornet's nest brings. Some bloggers will try to create ...
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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 ...
Posted in Blogging, Class Announcements, Fame | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Here is your opportunity to share with us great examples of blog writing. Please provide the link and why you think the post is so effective in terms of the audience, topic and/or author.
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
There are a couple of important differences between RSS and bookmarking. The most important distinction is that with RSS, the feeds come to you and with bookmarks you go to the site. Let's take a closer look at this difference.
With bookmarking, you store a link to a particular page of ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
Why in the world would I want to talk about someone else's blog on MY blog?
Pingbacks or trackbacks are vital aspects of blogging because:
It provides additional context to your own opinions and ideas
Other blogs are a source of inspiration when confronted with "writer's block"
A means to share ideas, causes and products ...
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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 ...
Posted in Blogging, Class Announcements, Wordpress | 5 Comments »
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
WordPress' new Flash based Image Loader is definitely getting the most amount of press. It works for most people and for those that it does, they love it (raises own hand). Unfortunately it doesn't work for all. The crux of the problem seems to be related to how the multitude ...
Posted in Blogging, Troubleshooting, Wordpress | 3 Comments »
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 ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Blog naked? I am not talking about you wear or don't wear while in front of your computer, but how much do you choose to expose of yourself to the world as you blog. On the class message board, several students have been expressing concern about how much of themselves ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
I love my laptop. It allows me to interact with the world, even when I am too weak to get around the house. I am comfortably ensconsed on the couch, my legs up and well supported, the laptop on my lap. So, I cracked up when I came across this ...
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