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Globalization Demands Unification
The purpose of this discussion is on the topic of reaching a Unifying Worldview and meeting the needs of a Globalized society. Given the accelerated rate of change occurring throughout the human condition and... More »
Re: Edit of blog comments doesn't work
Hi Mathew, I have the same problem. I use: AOL 9.5 Mozilla Firefox 3.5 IE 8 Windows XP Ser Pac 3
Re: Edit of blog comments doesn't work
Ted, can you let me know what version of which browser you are using when this happens for you? Thanks! ~Matthew
Re: A book for extraordinary people
Thats inspiring Leigh-Anne. This could be done maybe to help other children with the big questions. The boys were also joking about wanting an agent to help them get their book out there. Maybe its... More »
Re: input about time management with groups, blog, real life
Lars, That was fascinating. It is a whole new world of us. Thanks - Deb
Re: input about time management with groups, blog, real life
Following your heart is always the best choice. This is the final cut.
Re: Gems Around Gaia- Gaians and their work: Dawn
What does your highest self want for you today? Dawn Great read covering all sorts of things in one blog and giving a link to this youTube... very enjoyable and worthy.
Re: input about time management with groups, blog, real life
good advice, nicole. I agree about following your heart. :-)
Re: input about time management with groups, blog, real life
"I just try to pay attention." me too. and sometimes I find that I am trying to pay attention to WAY too many things at once. that's a good time for yoga or meditation or... More »
It's easy to write poorly, but it's hard to write poorly every day. Wait. Let's go back a step: It's hard to write every day.
A weblog is a coffeehouse conversation in text, with references as required.
Whether your intended audience is large of small, public or private, you now have some extra motivation for writing as frequently and as well as you can. Knowing that someone is reading your side, you will unconsciously seek to express yourself a little more clearly and will likely be anxious to maintain a fairly steady publication schedule. Whatever your purpose and area of interest, you have a forum in which to speak your piece. Congratulations! You are now a weblogger.
Webloggers interested in political matters--on both left and the right--seem more to exist in echo chambers of their own making, linking and reading only weblogs and other publications that reflect back their own points of view.
Source: The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog, Page: 162
The weblog audience is no longer forced to rely on the writer's synopsis of the source material--or on their own past reading: the hyperlink allows the weblog audience to read and evaluate for themselves the meaning of those source material cited. Based on that reading, it is a simple matter to decide wheter the weblogger's commentary is insightful, obvious, or worthless.
Ultimately, the purpose of your weblog is whatever you want it to be: most weblogs achieve several purposes simultaneously. The mix will depend on your circumstances and your personality. Still, it is helpful to take an inventory of your five favorite weblogs and ask yourself what each of them is trying to do.
The weblog possesses an unmatched ability to create targeted serendipity by presenting its self-selected audience with the news and trivia that is predictably interesting and useful. But the very idea of serendipity demands that the discoveries so provided be to some extent unexpected. When news stories are rigorously selected to align with predetermined worldview, human filters become little more than propaganda machines.
Source: The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog, Page: 162
As you read and analyze others' work, cultivate a sense of camaraderie with the webloggers you are learning from. Do not become competitive; let others inspire you to become better that you are now.
Your weblog is your playground. Keep it fun for yourself. Pretend that your audience thinks you are the most fascinating person alive, and use whatever tools you have to let them know exactly what you think about current foreign policy, your favorite brand of tofu, or your new haircut.
Blogs tend to consist of much shorter entries, many per day, the blogger seemingly striving for communication more than self-enlightenment.
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