Comments on: Why do you blog? http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/11/12/why-do-you-blog/ This is a conversation. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:20:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Why Do You Have Blogs « Ocean Lu Blog http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/11/12/why-do-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-208202 Why Do You Have Blogs « Ocean Lu Blog Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:15:40 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1860#comment-208202 [...] started Reportr.net when I started teaching at the University of British Columbia. As a professor of new media, I felt [...] [...] started Reportr.net when I started teaching at the University of British Columbia. As a professor of new media, I felt [...]

]]> By: Adam Ellis http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/11/12/why-do-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-152941 Adam Ellis Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:37:38 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1860#comment-152941 I blog to share ideas, spark debate, learn, inform and express my thoughts and opinions. http://adamellis1985.wordpress.com/2009/08/ I blog to share ideas, spark debate, learn, inform and express my thoughts and opinions. http://adamellis1985.wordpress.com/2009/08/

]]> By: Pramit Singh http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/11/12/why-do-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-30818 Pramit Singh Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:40:04 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1860#comment-30818 I started blogging seriously in 2006 although I started as managing editor of a blog network in 2005 but that was more of an editing-cum- team building job. I started blogging as it gave a voice to an autodidact/loner person like myself. It has been a humbling experience and I feel richer for it. I hope to encourage other people to blog on using Bighow.com, the free all-in-one publishing tool I have been working on for 2 years now. I started blogging seriously in 2006 although I started as managing editor of a blog network in 2005 but that was more of an editing-cum- team building job.

I started blogging as it gave a voice to an autodidact/loner person like myself. It has been a humbling experience and I feel richer for it.

I hope to encourage other people to blog on using Bighow.com, the free all-in-one publishing tool I have been working on for 2 years now.

]]> By: David Keen http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/11/12/why-do-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-25978 David Keen Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:42:13 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1860#comment-25978 All sorts of reasons 1. To focus thinking on particular issues: e.g. a recent post on the Nestle boycott, knowing that you're putting things in the public domain is a good discipline for researching and writing them properly. 2. Brain dump: I preach almost weekly at my local church, and usually have loads of things I want to say. The blog gives me somewhere to offload all that so I don't bore the congregation. 3. Campaigning 4. With work, making the blog a resource for links, reflection, online resources etc. Part of my job is as a facilitator/resource person for other church leaders, so I started a blog to help with this. 5. Vanity. Lets be honest! 6. Agree with Alex, above: I blog about stuff I care about. There needs to be at least a 4th category above of 'personal'. Add campaigning too, perhaps. All sorts of reasons
1. To focus thinking on particular issues: e.g. a recent post on the Nestle boycott, knowing that you’re putting things in the public domain is a good discipline for researching and writing them properly.
2. Brain dump: I preach almost weekly at my local church, and usually have loads of things I want to say. The blog gives me somewhere to offload all that so I don’t bore the congregation.
3. Campaigning
4. With work, making the blog a resource for links, reflection, online resources etc. Part of my job is as a facilitator/resource person for other church leaders, so I started a blog to help with this.
5. Vanity. Lets be honest!
6. Agree with Alex, above: I blog about stuff I care about. There needs to be at least a 4th category above of ‘personal’. Add campaigning too, perhaps.

]]> By: Alfred Hermida http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/11/12/why-do-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-25018 Alfred Hermida Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:17:44 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1860#comment-25018 I started <a href="" target="_blank">Reportr.net</a> when I started teaching at the University of British Columbia. As a professor of new media, I felt I should practice what I preach, so the blog was a way of establishing a professional presence online. It was also a way to share ideas and thoughts on trends in media, society and technology, engaging with others with similar interests. Perhaps its greatest value professionally has been as a living notebook that is shared online. The blog has turned into a valuable archive for my research, which I can access from anywhere and find anything via search. I started Reportr.net when I started teaching at the University of British Columbia. As a professor of new media, I felt I should practice what I preach, so the blog was a way of establishing a professional presence online. It was also a way to share ideas and thoughts on trends in media, society and technology, engaging with others with similar interests. Perhaps its greatest value professionally has been as a living notebook that is shared online. The blog has turned into a valuable archive for my research, which I can access from anywhere and find anything via search.

]]> By: andy price http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/11/12/why-do-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-25017 andy price Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:16:51 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1860#comment-25017 What about 'blogging as performance' or perhaps 'blogging as performance art'? I'd like to say that this was my original idea, but it heard it somewhere else and just loved it. I think that theres more of it about than we realise and really shows the breadth of blogging. Ta, ta... What about 'blogging as performance' or perhaps 'blogging as performance art'? I'd like to say that this was my original idea, but it heard it somewhere else and just loved it. I think that theres more of it about than we realise and really shows the breadth of blogging. Ta, ta…

]]> By: Chrys Wu http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/11/12/why-do-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-25016 Chrys Wu Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:00:19 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1860#comment-25016 I started Ricochet last year as a personal, professional endeavor. My intent has been to look to non-media industries for ideas for online news -- different ways to present it, to think about it, to make money from it. While I haven't been able to write as much or as often as I would like, I hope some of the information I've collected has been useful, and I'm always looking for more things to feature and more people talk with. Feel free to contact me if you have something you think others should know about. I started Ricochet last year as a personal, professional endeavor. My intent has been to look to non-media industries for ideas for online news — different ways to present it, to think about it, to make money from it. While I haven't been able to write as much or as often as I would like, I hope some of the information I've collected has been useful, and I'm always looking for more things to feature and more people talk with. Feel free to contact me if you have something you think others should know about.

]]> By: Mark Nagurski http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/11/12/why-do-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-25015 Mark Nagurski Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:45:34 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1860#comment-25015 All of the above really. I find blogging is the most flexible distribution model for the content we create - we create content to educate our potential customer base and champion the use of content-led marketing strategies. All of the above really. I find blogging is the most flexible distribution model for the content we create – we create content to educate our potential customer base and champion the use of content-led marketing strategies.

]]> By: Kelly Sabetta http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/11/12/why-do-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-25014 Kelly Sabetta Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:40:36 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1860#comment-25014 I started to blog recently, for business reasons. I just started my own company, Betta Book Publishing, and thought blogging would help me connect with my clients, authors, readers, etc. My blogs provide information about my company, my clients, my (soon-to-be) authors, writers (as I provide advice and tips), and other information I feel is relevant to share. It's been a great experience so far, and I look forward to expanding my Site and blog in the future! I started to blog recently, for business reasons. I just started my own company, Betta Book Publishing, and thought blogging would help me connect with my clients, authors, readers, etc. My blogs provide information about my company, my clients, my (soon-to-be) authors, writers (as I provide advice and tips), and other information I feel is relevant to share. It's been a great experience so far, and I look forward to expanding my Site and blog in the future!

]]> By: Alex, aka SocialButt http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/11/12/why-do-you-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-25013 Alex, aka SocialButt Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:16:44 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1860#comment-25013 You forgot a 4th category and perhaps the most important one: passion. I blog because I'm passionate about what I blog about (social marketing and social media marketing). Social marketing has 40+ years of academic history as the science and process behind influencing change for the increase of social good. Blogger allows be to exercise this passion and share it with others in hopes that they too will discover the world of social marketing and the passion that fuels its practice. You forgot a 4th category and perhaps the most important one: passion. I blog because I'm passionate about what I blog about (social marketing and social media marketing). Social marketing has 40+ years of academic history as the science and process behind influencing change for the increase of social good. Blogger allows be to exercise this passion and share it with others in hopes that they too will discover the world of social marketing and the passion that fuels its practice.

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