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Author: Ryan Schaefer
If, as Sullivan says, "A successful blog therefore has to balance itself between a writer’s own take on the world and others," how can you meet the challenges of blogging? Writing in digital spaces is different from writing outside the digital world. Having blogged now for a few weeks and read blogs during that time as well, what can you say about how writing in a digital space such as a blog differs from others kinds of writing you have done?
Gaining readership seems to be difficult for me as of now... being that I don't even think that half of the class follows my blog. But, nonetheless I am still aiming to gain more readership, especially outside of our classroom environment. Personally I feel like these classroom posts lessen the appeal of my page, because I mean, who wants to read about why, when and how I blog- or how I feel about a certain article published in 1995. Obviously I understand that it is an assignment, and while I might think the discussion is interesting, its interest exists only between me and my classmates (general assumption).
Does blogging differ from other kinds of writing I have done? eh- yeah. My blog has a very conversational tone to it. Most of my previous writing is heavily academic, and this makes a clear difference in tone and style as well. But academic writing is boring, and I have always been the english student to really push the envelope with my professors. Many times it results in a professor either absolutely loving my writing, or categorizing my writing as rebellious blasphemy.
Anyways- either way I don't really intend on dramatically changing how I write- or changing my views - for the sake of readership. Instead I will just keep posting, discerning what people might find interesting. I guess that is my balance.
Ryan
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2 comments:
I think that part of the danger of blogging is that it can lead to the dumbing down of Americans...or, you know, whoever else matters. =) Sorry...not funny. But seriously, I think that if you're going to be blogging about any particular kind of content that you expect people to read to be decent.
But you're right--conversational is where it's at. I'm definitely not trying to change the world with my blog. it's really jsut an extension of my expressing myself...nothing exciting. Thanks for sharing.
i agree with the ideas you have presented. At times i do feel as though the assignments take away from my page but at the same time they help us to learn more about digital writing. So for that reason I do not mind doing them