I have enjoyed looking at Barry Bishop's Shared Items, and I must say, it is strangely thrilling when you see that one of your posts has been shared. Equally flutter-making is when someone comments on one of your posts on your blog. Wow.
I still can't seem to connect the pieces to become part of a "conversation". If I post to someone's blog, how do I know if they, or someone else, responds in kind, and if I respond to a comment that they have made, how do they know. Is that all in subscribing and checking the Google Reader? Perhaps that warrants more investigation on my part, but I could use some advice.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Thing #12 Revisited
Okay, I have now posted to two blogs of interest. We'll see what happens. I didn't die from doing it, and smoke did not come from the computer, so I think that it will be okay!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Thing #12- Posting to a blog
Halfway done with the things, and what a learning experience.
First point: In the podcast from BloggingBasics101 with regards to lurking and commenting, I liked the discussion about deleting comments. I agree that if a post contains a differing viewpoint, leave the comment on the blog; that it is conversation and self-expression...a discussion. The only things that they delete are hateful or abusive comments, or spam/trolling. I like the concept of blogging as encouraging conversation and possibly differing viewpoints. You can always learn something from someone else.
Second point: To get involved, you need to comment when you have something to say. Read carefully before you respond, but don't "wait until you know everything about something." It is part of the learning and sharing process.
CONFUSED! Okay, I have posted comments at 5 different blogs, but I have missed something in the interpretation. Am I supposed to add those blogs to my list of blogs, and how will I know if there has been a comment? Do I just go back and check and see if anybody else is posting, or what?
First point: In the podcast from BloggingBasics101 with regards to lurking and commenting, I liked the discussion about deleting comments. I agree that if a post contains a differing viewpoint, leave the comment on the blog; that it is conversation and self-expression...a discussion. The only things that they delete are hateful or abusive comments, or spam/trolling. I like the concept of blogging as encouraging conversation and possibly differing viewpoints. You can always learn something from someone else.
Second point: To get involved, you need to comment when you have something to say. Read carefully before you respond, but don't "wait until you know everything about something." It is part of the learning and sharing process.
CONFUSED! Okay, I have posted comments at 5 different blogs, but I have missed something in the interpretation. Am I supposed to add those blogs to my list of blogs, and how will I know if there has been a comment? Do I just go back and check and see if anybody else is posting, or what?
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Thing #3- Create a Blog
Decisions, decisions! The avatar was fun, but talk about a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear!
It really wasn't too hard to create the blog, once all of the security parameters that I have on my computer were adjusted, but that really took some time, and I had to go into the firewall settings. Now I am just slightly paranoid that scary things will happen to my computer! I will feel better about it once a few days have passed and there have been no disasters with regards to security.
Posting is much easier that I imagined. Surprise, surprise...there had to be a reason that so many people do this sort of thing. If it was that much trouble, there wouldn't be so many folks doing it. I will be interested to see how much harder it gets as we get into the details.
Forge onward!
It really wasn't too hard to create the blog, once all of the security parameters that I have on my computer were adjusted, but that really took some time, and I had to go into the firewall settings. Now I am just slightly paranoid that scary things will happen to my computer! I will feel better about it once a few days have passed and there have been no disasters with regards to security.
Posting is much easier that I imagined. Surprise, surprise...there had to be a reason that so many people do this sort of thing. If it was that much trouble, there wouldn't be so many folks doing it. I will be interested to see how much harder it gets as we get into the details.
Forge onward!
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