Before you enter into the blogosphere, you should learn something about this blogging business.
- Read the New York Times article about blogging, "For Some, the Blogging Never Stops".
- With the person next to you, answer the following 8 questions on a separate piece of paper. Make sure you each have a copy; as only one will be randomly selected for a grade. :
- What is blogging, according to the article?
- How many blogs has the blog-tracking company, Technorati, counted?
- What percentage of online users read blogs, according to Jupiter Research? What reason does Richard Wiggins give for writing blogs?
- How does Scott Lederer justify the time he spends blogging?
- What does Jeff Jarvis mean by "the obligation to blog"?
- According to Barabara Quint, what is it about blogging that makes it more attractive than cash?
- What are some of the pitfalls to frequent blogging?
- Independently, answer the following questions and post them as comments to this post:
- Do you think constant blogging indicates signs of an unhealthy obsession or a harmless, spirited pastime? Why?
- What makes another person's blog worth reading?
- By what "rules" do you think fellow bloggers should abide and why?
