Project #5: Pre-Planning

No frikkin clue.

Blogosphere Blog

"It is common to speak of the 'blogosphere' or the collective space of all blogs and their interconnections. Time magazine named "user-generated content' (such as blogging) as the 2006 'person of the year.' Political and journalistic blogs supposedly influence the direction of policy and opinion. Do you read blogs? Why are blogs so important today? Why are people excited about them as a form of writing? Is there something new, different, and specific about blogs? Are blogs in any way more cooperative or democratic or open or participatory?"

Yes, I follow several blogs on a regular basis, as well as maintaining my own personal blog as well as two other blogs for various activities and organizations. I've also blogged for WVU and for my job. I feel they are a very convenient form of communication and information sharing...in many ways, blogs can be like an extended casual conversation that participants can enter and exit at will.

Additionally, blogging offers the opportunity to easily make a mixed media representation of thoughts, concerns and opinions - I regularly include links to online website and videos on Youtube, or photographs, which makes it a convenient catch-all for a variety of media sources. I feel blogging has really influenced the way I personally order information in my own life.