Hello everyone. This is the first time that I have 'blogged'. I have always been rather sceptical about the value of blogs in general (too many are like endlessly extended Christmas letters), although I can see a benefit in using them to collect and share useful resources on a course like this.
The idea of 'audience' in the paper by Kerawalla et al interested me. The problem I have with blogs is that the activity is rather like standing in a field and shouting. If you get an audience then you may have a protest rally, or a lecture, if not, you are just yelling at the pigeons...
That said I don't understand the idea of having a blog only for personal reference. You may not get an audience - but they are by the nature of the technology assumed to be invited. I may be missing the point here.
Enough musing - I need to go and get on with some of the Activities (behind again!)
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........if not, you are just yelling at the pigeons...
Hi Vikki,
Welcome to the world of Blogging. Hope you're not yelling too loudly. You do make a point there however. Posting messages in the forum seems to make more sense to me and it is easier to hold a discussion there as well.
If you check the "view site entries" in your Blog you can see everyone's Blog Updates, that's how I found you as well and I do have to admit that I have found some very funny comments about the phenomena "Blogging".
Good luck with your activities this week!
Eugene