I am not a habitual blogger so I was unaware of blogging etiquette. Blogging enables people to create on line communities based on exchanging comments on different topics of conversation. I look at this exchange like a conversation. The rules do not seem too different from a face to face conversation. It is important to create a blog that invites comments. To help invite commenting, postings could be left open-ended, ask questions or ask specifically for comments. I was not aware rules could be made for comments, spam can be blocked and there is a choice to have people who comment sign in with their email addresses or not. I have not commented on a blog yet, I have not read very many either. This class will change that.
The five blogs from our group that I commented on include:
1. Miss Keem's blog #12 - I agreed with her comment on creating "another" calendar to keep up with. I liked her attitude and how she wrote what she felt. I liked her "More about me" section because it is nice to know people who feel passionate about what they do.
2. Leslie's blog - The blog was chosen because of the quote she used in the title, my favorite quote from my favorite movie. From looking at her blog, she appears to have a lot more experience with technology than I do.
3. Emily Mount's blog just blew me away. WOW, it is what all blogs aspire to be. Loved the music.
4. Misty's blog - I commented on her poster she made with the applications we experimented with. I liked the idea of using the poster for academic events and thought they could be used as examples for the next year.
5. Miss Watson's blog - I loved her creations and could tell she loved what she was doing. I loved her idea of creating something new and how she tied in quotes to her projects.
The first two blogs I chose to comment on are people that I have had class with previously, so it was more comfortable to comment on what they had written because they knew me from class. The third person I chose ended up being someone else but enjoyed her blog and then I chose from her followers who to comment on next. Number four is someone that I have spoken to in class and was surprised that her family in her poster could easily be my family. (My family being ten years older than hers!) The last person's blog I commented on was great and I could tell she really liked the assignment.
Two other blogs to comment on:
6. I commented on the blog "It's Not All Flowers and Sausages". The last blog was posted in January and when I read it I laughed out loud. I love her humor and honesty. I can relate to her stories and feelings. This is a blog I want to keep up with.
7. The last blog I commented on was "The Pioneer Woman". I spent a lot of time browsing through her web site and finally commented on her blog about how the dogs are always happy when you come home. I can honestly say, no matter what, the dogs are always happy when I come home.
It is nice to know that I am not the only novice to blogging. It scares me to post information that goes out into cyberspace. When texting, the information goes to a designated receiver. On Facebook, only specified friends have access to the information. Blogging is not a closed site and you can’t predetermine the viewers.
ReplyDeleteI haven't experimented too much with blogger and comments setting before. I have primarily used livejournal in the past, which has a comments settings box while composing each post. I think the etiquette is similar to other online things as far as "don't comment just to gain traffic" and "don't be mean." I like the format of your blog.
DeleteWell, Miss Michelle, I have to tell you by the tone of your blog and your honestly, I felt very invited to comment. Your right about the conversational part of blogging, and it's interesting how in blogging you can process and digest what the other person is saying and sometimes I think it's possible to comment/respond with more depth because we're able to give a blog undivided attention and in this day and age, sometimes it's hard to give that to people.
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