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WHAT IS A BLOG?

"Every day, millions of online diarists, or 'bloggers,' share their opinions with a global audience. Drawing upon the content of the international media and the World Wide Web, they weave together an elaborate network with agenda-setting power on issues ranging from human rights in China to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. What began as a hobby is evolving into a new medium that is changing the landscape for journalists and policymakers alike."

Web of Influence by Daniel W. Drezner, Henry Farrell, www.ForeignPolicy.com

A blog is a website or online journal in which entries are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order. The term comes from web log. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called "blogging". The world of bloggers, blogs, etc. is called the "blogosphere." Blogs focus on a particular "area of interest", such as politics, current events, technology, teaching, personal experiences, and almost any other topics you can imagine.

What makes a blog unique and different from a traditional web site or internet article is the interactive nature of it. Readers can post comments, which often sparks a dialog, especially if the subject matter is controversial or leading-edge.

Comments on Others' Blogs

Thanks to A Really Different Place http://areallydifferentplace.org/node/956

Everybody loves to get comments on their blog, their webpage and their book discussion answers; but why do we need to comment? A group of kids came up with these three reasons:

  1. to encourage other people to write

  2. to let them know they have an audience for their writing

  3. to push them to think more deeply about an issue.

Most of the comments students leave are types 1 and 2 from that list. Below find another list that gives you ideas of ways to leave more powerful comments. Think about the kinds of comments you like to receive. Be a powerful commenter when you write to others. Here are the prompts to get you started:

  • This made me think about…

  • I wonder why…

  • Your writing made me form an opinion about…

  • This post is relevant because…

  • Your writing made me think that we should...

  • I wish I understood why…

  • This is important because…

  • Another thing to consider is…

  • I can relate to this…

  • This makes me think of…

  • I discovered…

  • I don’t understand...

  • I was reminded that…