So much has changed but so much is still new.
The blogging revolution lives on. For awhile it seemed like the shrot form of Twitter and FB would overwhelm and end the blossoming of the blogs. But in fact, the long form of the blog remains very popular and the Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and Snapchat are now used to promote said logs.
A web log. Or blog. They remain the way to express yourself at the start of the 21st Century. Blog on, Wayne!
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Friday, November 22, 2013
Testing Testing Testing - Can you hear me?
This blog was set up as part of the BlogWritingCourse.com. The first step in their free course was to actually log in to a blog and do a post. This blog was, for a year or so, the blog that new students logged into and posted.
It was a great way to start a course. Very experiential. And back when the course was hot, around 2007-08, it was a novel and exciting experience for many people to write something and have it appear right on the World Wide Web.
Of course, since then, Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and all sorts of online interactive creative experiences have been launched and become mainstream so what was once thrilling, is now mundane. I suppose the first phone calls and video calls were also exhilarating at first but now, are routine.
At one point, the goal was to fold this course into a the Time4Writing.com courses but so far, this has not yet been done. Sadly, the blogwritingcourse.com is no longer a state of the art educational experience since it was developed prior to Twitter, Facebook, etc becoming routine and mainstream.
We might update the course and make it hot. We might now. In the meantime, here are my personal hobby blogs, all of which can trace their history back to what was initially, blackbeltblogger.com and now is located at http://www.blogwritingcourse.com
http://www.bbat50.com - A black belt at 50
http://jokercollection.blogspot.com/ - Amused by Jokers Am I, my online joker collection.
http://www.retroedtech.com - My collection of classic educational technology and games. For instance: http://www.retroedtech.com/2013/01/little-golden-books.html
http://emericfejes.blogspot.com/ - A blog about the Yugoslavian painter, Emerik Fejes
That's a lot of hobby blogs, I know. I've thought of doing one big blog but it seems hard to figure out the navigation and how to get there from here. BTW, my twitter handle is @spellingcitymay
Of course, the goal of most blogs is to build a Business of Monthly Billing which has steady income.
It was a great way to start a course. Very experiential. And back when the course was hot, around 2007-08, it was a novel and exciting experience for many people to write something and have it appear right on the World Wide Web.
Of course, since then, Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and all sorts of online interactive creative experiences have been launched and become mainstream so what was once thrilling, is now mundane. I suppose the first phone calls and video calls were also exhilarating at first but now, are routine.
At one point, the goal was to fold this course into a the Time4Writing.com courses but so far, this has not yet been done. Sadly, the blogwritingcourse.com is no longer a state of the art educational experience since it was developed prior to Twitter, Facebook, etc becoming routine and mainstream.
We might update the course and make it hot. We might now. In the meantime, here are my personal hobby blogs, all of which can trace their history back to what was initially, blackbeltblogger.com and now is located at http://www.blogwritingcourse.com
http://www.bbat50.com - A black belt at 50
http://jokercollection.blogspot.com/ - Amused by Jokers Am I, my online joker collection.
http://www.retroedtech.com - My collection of classic educational technology and games. For instance: http://www.retroedtech.com/2013/01/little-golden-books.html
http://emericfejes.blogspot.com/ - A blog about the Yugoslavian painter, Emerik Fejes
That's a lot of hobby blogs, I know. I've thought of doing one big blog but it seems hard to figure out the navigation and how to get there from here. BTW, my twitter handle is @spellingcitymay
Of course, the goal of most blogs is to build a Business of Monthly Billing which has steady income.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
My First Post
Hello to all newbie bloggers.
I have had two, what I consider strange occurances already as a newbie!! First, when I took my quiz, I passed with 100%! I swear I don't know a thing about blogging. I wasn't quite sure what to do as the instructions said something about jumping to the link in the upper right hand corner. Not wanting to miss any training however, I watched the You-Tube Video and now I continued to where I am now. I certainally have read quite a lot about blogging trying to determine how serious I am about beginning a blog. This however didn't explain why I scored so high on the quiz. More about that later.
Second, as I was logging in so I could post this I was notified that, surprise, there was a problem verifying my password, you know, the one given to me by this course. I was to enter my cell phone number so the password could be changed. Now I have a differant password than was given to me and by some miricle I was lucky enough to pass the first quiz with flying colors. Quite a beginning if you ask me.
As far as my blogging future, I determined to take this free pre blogger class and then take the blogging 101 class to begin my blogging experiance. I generally have a difficult time beginning things and not finishing them. After much consideration, I have decided to take both classes and after that I have set a goal for myself to have a blog up and running within two months after completeing these classes. Also included in my goals is to post no less than twice a week and more aggressive as this blog grows.
My problems as I look forward are running out of interesting things to post as well as how to generate money from my blog. I do understand a bit about adsense as I tried network affiliation in the past. That didn't work out as I realized that alot of affiliates use landing pages to make sure that they get credit for the sale of a particuliar product and to be sure they collect their commision. Google was extreemly unhappy about this and they made it difficult for affiliate marketers to operate under those conditions. That is when I decided to begin a blog. Not only could I discuss things that were important to me but also work adsense, and other marketing materials into my blog without the wrath of Google being involved. As it turns out, as long as you are providing a service and not just a landing page, they don't mind a bit.
So, good luck to all of you other newbie bloggers, maybe we can come up with a solution for the world economy but that is another post. In fact there are probably at least 3 subjects to write about in this post. Good luck to all who are serious about blogging.
I have had two, what I consider strange occurances already as a newbie!! First, when I took my quiz, I passed with 100%! I swear I don't know a thing about blogging. I wasn't quite sure what to do as the instructions said something about jumping to the link in the upper right hand corner. Not wanting to miss any training however, I watched the You-Tube Video and now I continued to where I am now. I certainally have read quite a lot about blogging trying to determine how serious I am about beginning a blog. This however didn't explain why I scored so high on the quiz. More about that later.
Second, as I was logging in so I could post this I was notified that, surprise, there was a problem verifying my password, you know, the one given to me by this course. I was to enter my cell phone number so the password could be changed. Now I have a differant password than was given to me and by some miricle I was lucky enough to pass the first quiz with flying colors. Quite a beginning if you ask me.
As far as my blogging future, I determined to take this free pre blogger class and then take the blogging 101 class to begin my blogging experiance. I generally have a difficult time beginning things and not finishing them. After much consideration, I have decided to take both classes and after that I have set a goal for myself to have a blog up and running within two months after completeing these classes. Also included in my goals is to post no less than twice a week and more aggressive as this blog grows.
My problems as I look forward are running out of interesting things to post as well as how to generate money from my blog. I do understand a bit about adsense as I tried network affiliation in the past. That didn't work out as I realized that alot of affiliates use landing pages to make sure that they get credit for the sale of a particuliar product and to be sure they collect their commision. Google was extreemly unhappy about this and they made it difficult for affiliate marketers to operate under those conditions. That is when I decided to begin a blog. Not only could I discuss things that were important to me but also work adsense, and other marketing materials into my blog without the wrath of Google being involved. As it turns out, as long as you are providing a service and not just a landing page, they don't mind a bit.
So, good luck to all of you other newbie bloggers, maybe we can come up with a solution for the world economy but that is another post. In fact there are probably at least 3 subjects to write about in this post. Good luck to all who are serious about blogging.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Newbie Blogger
Hello Bloggers, I am a New Blogger. I am excited about this opportunity to learn from each of you as well as share what I know. I enjoy adventure. Let the adventures begin! First, Do you believe that the guys that host the show Ghost Adventure are for real? I want to believe them but part of me has my doubt. What do you think?
Intro from a newbie blogger
Quite a few years ago, I really loved writing long letters to my friends and family. Many of them suggested that I should write a book about myself or actually anything. I had numerous hard events happen in my life and people engaged more in emailing then writing. As I got used to the email routine, my writing fell down the way side. Maybe I would have enjoyed a letter or two myself for me to continue:)
What hinders me as well in blogging, is the skill to think while typing on the computer. My hands and thoughts were used to a pencil and paper. Totally different then on a computer. Mistakes seemed to be made more and I had the tendency to keep re-reading what I had written. Hence loosing my train of thought more so then on paper. At the same time I did not want to waste time re-writing all again.
Through time, my skills diminished. But now I would enjoy returning to writing for my pleasure and even make some money. This course will surely bring me to this level.
What hinders me as well in blogging, is the skill to think while typing on the computer. My hands and thoughts were used to a pencil and paper. Totally different then on a computer. Mistakes seemed to be made more and I had the tendency to keep re-reading what I had written. Hence loosing my train of thought more so then on paper. At the same time I did not want to waste time re-writing all again.
Through time, my skills diminished. But now I would enjoy returning to writing for my pleasure and even make some money. This course will surely bring me to this level.
Monday, January 16, 2012
. . . now I am one.
Hello, I'm an aspiring writer of fiction trying to promote myself by blogging. I have grandchildren who help me with the television remote, so I have no idea what I'm doing here. It's very intimidating but once-upon-a-long-time-ago I was afraid to ride my bike without the training wheels - so I guess this fear, too, will pass!
I'm excited about promoting an article I've written by blogging about it. I've got some great ideas, and I can still write fiction and keep up my non-fiction skills by blogging.
This course (so far - I just started) has helped me to take the plunge into blogging, with its friendly instructions and now I'm sure I can learn it.
I never really knew even how to spell "blogger" or what the definition was - but pretty soon, I'll be one!
I'm excited about promoting an article I've written by blogging about it. I've got some great ideas, and I can still write fiction and keep up my non-fiction skills by blogging.
This course (so far - I just started) has helped me to take the plunge into blogging, with its friendly instructions and now I'm sure I can learn it.
I never really knew even how to spell "blogger" or what the definition was - but pretty soon, I'll be one!
Friday, January 13, 2012
A little about me
I am very new to the blogging world. Though I have a lot of information to share I am confused about how to share it and with who. I am hoping this site helps me. Looking forward to learning a lot!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Plan to blog my way out of the bog
Hello everyone, I'm a writer who has been bogged down trying to do things the traditional, old fashioned way but events have conspired recently to point me in a new direction. So far, I've been content to be a journalist and business-writer because doing those things brought in a steady paycheque. I've been reluctant to take the risks involved in novel writing, but that's really what I want to do. In my home office, I have a little plaque that contains the George Eliot quote, "It's never too late to be what you might have been." Last week I was dusting and it fell off a shelf and hit me on the head. Then yesterday, afternoon, I received an emailed 'message of the day' it was also George Eliot's quote. Last night my cousin called and told me about John Locke and his book, "How I sold one million e-books in five months." I did a little research and found out that blogging played a huge role in Locke's achievement -- that and being able to write decent books that people want to read. I know I can write decent books, so I'm going to dust off some old manuscripts, write some new ones, and learn about blogging so I can follow in Locke's footsteps -- Lockestep, you might say (never met a pun I didn't enjoy). Today is the first day of a new life for me, one where I will end up being who I should have been.
Learning for Work
I have always loved to write. However, I have not always loved for people to read what I write. Therefore, I'm taking this course to become more comfortable with writing about ideas I am okay sharing with people. I've travelled and lived on three different continents and attempted to create a blog to keep my family and friends posted on what I was doing. I found that I did not entirely like sharing everything with anyone. I now work in an office that requires me to often work on our social media. We're in the middle of enhancing our blog and making it a priority and I thought this would be a good way to go about preparing myself.
I have done some work on grant writing. For instance:
Scope and Sequence
I have done some work on grant writing. For instance:
SCIENCE4US MISSION:
The US weakness in science education starts in the primary grades (NAEP, 2009). Science4Us (S4U) seeks to relaunch primary school education through an original, powerful, online curriculum that leverages three emerging phenomena:
- technologically savvy learners are engaged in digital learning
- school infrastructure is ready (human & technical) to integrate online curriculum
- installation of computer based standardized science tests in elementary schools and revised learning frameworks are imminent
Scope and Sequence
The mission of Science4Us is to teach fundamental science concepts to students iwhen they are young and impressionable. The goal is not not just interest, not just competence but to create a deep understanding and interest in science can be built.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Midwestern Apathy and the Rise of Blogging Interests
Hot cocoa and a three foot Christmas tree in my parents living room. Not exactly where I expected to enter the blogging universe a second time. Writing a blog is something that spoke to me from the first time I learned what it actually meant. Since the second grade I've dreamed of being an author of something, whether a non-fiction book, short story, poetry anthology, or sci-fi novel. Some form of authorship that would put me on the map as a talented individual with penchant for writing (if indeed it exists).
As a historian in training, writing is the measure productive output that argues for an interpretation of something in the past. Just like advertising convinces consumers about the quality of certain goods and services, historians produce compelling arguments to whoever will listen. Academic prose, however, is often stale and indigestible in great quantities. Eventually, I needed a creative outlet to write about things that had little to do with history.
One day I decided to start a blog, titling it "A Detestable Imposture," coined from a phrase in an eighteenth-century slaveholder's diary. Using Blogger I wrote about the seeming disinterest in national politics that many of my friends and colleagues in Ohio exhibited. How could they be so apathetic? Growing up outside Washington DC this all seemed so strange. I had to let the world know my disgust and possibly even get a crowd of people to follow me. It wouldn't be that hard. After all Micheal Brooks had a blog, so why couldn't I?
Of course I was not disciplined enough to keep up with posting. That was my first and only experience with blogging, back in 2009. Now in the new year of 2012 I've decided its time to revisit the concept of blogging. There is so much I want to say and it will certainly help improve my writing craft. I am in this for the long haul!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Learning About Blogging Too!
This is my second attempt to finish this pre-course. I have started a new blog using wordpress.org but there is so much more to it than I thought. While I enjoy it I still have A LOT to learn. So I am very excited to learn all I can and improve my blog. Good luck to everyone!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Learning about blogging
I am completely new to blogging but after seeing an acquaintances genealogy blog, I've been inspired. Hopefully, I will learn enough in these classes to make this happen.
New Student Learns Blogging
Hello World, I'm the new student about to undertake this wonderful Blogging course. The world of Blogging sounds fascinating to me, I'm really excited to get started. If anyone else is just learning and would like to stay in touch and possibly work on learning this together that would be great, just drop me an email. thanks for stopping by and reading my blog post, looking forward to post many more.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Mantrini's first blog
My name is Marina, but I's like to use Mantrini, my spiritual yogic name, for blogging. I have been meaning to start a blog for years, but have been having too many doubts about my writing style. But I finally came to a realization that even if nobody will read me, keeping a blog is a very therapeutic process, and at this point of my life, I need a lot of healing. Perhaps my blog will turn into a glorified diary, and if I find my muse, I can eventually start create interesting, well-written content.
Just like with everything in my life, I need a push and A LOT of preparation to get started. So here I am learning how to blog and reading other people's successful blogs, when really, what I need to be doing is setting up a blogger account, and typing away. I am hoping that these baby steps will get me excited and more comfortable with the idea of throwing my words and ideas into blogosphere.
Losing for Good
It is hard to believe that it has been 4 years.
4 years since I lost 70 lbs. 4 years of maintaining my weight.
To look at it this way makes it look easy... but the truth is that everyday, every year has been a learning experience of its own.
Turns out the journey isn't over just because you've reached your goal weight.
In fact, it was only just beginning.
4 years since I lost 70 lbs. 4 years of maintaining my weight.
To look at it this way makes it look easy... but the truth is that everyday, every year has been a learning experience of its own.
Turns out the journey isn't over just because you've reached your goal weight.
In fact, it was only just beginning.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Hoosier Mama
I currently teach in a large urban school district, and I am an Indepentdent Representative for The Gourmet Cupboard. My goal for 2012 is to start a used bookstore, called Rebook It. I plan to raise capital using my Gourmet Cupboard business and by running a tutoring service. I would like to use social media to grow both of these businesses as I plan to continue both as income sources for my bookstore. Additionally, once I start my bookstore I plan to use social media to help in advertisement.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Leant to blog - Learn to live
A professional Engineer with a slight blogging sense
Expect more from this blog.
Thanks for now!
soooooo???
Expect more from this blog.
Do visit often
Thanks for now!
soooooo???
Friday, December 16, 2011
getting my blogger-feet wet
I am in my late fifties and, up to very recently, not too interested in computers beyond emailing, googling for information, saving my photos, and for the most part using applications having to do with my work (bookkeeping). Boring, huh? So then, out of boredom and playing around on the computer, I discovered a whole new world. The first time I heard the word "blog" I thought it was a joke, rather cute, but just one of those techie-isms. My thinking was: why would anyone want to write on the computer? Why would I be remotely interested in what people have to say? sordid secrets of their lives, vague opinions, lots of lingo, not that much substance...however, I didn't even realize that half the time when I was googling for information I was reading people's blogs! When I finally understood that, I could see the potential.
I once wrote a blog, a few months ago. Can't recall what I was on about; I checked back regularly to see if the comments were poring in...they were not...and left it there. Recently I wanted to set up a website. Wanting to hurl headlong into that process, I promptly got confused and overwhelmed with information. Then I recalled what a friend of mine told me - she's an astute website designer herself - and that was to simply start blogging. Well here I am again at the basics. I'm a lot more serious and focused now. -- Patricia
I once wrote a blog, a few months ago. Can't recall what I was on about; I checked back regularly to see if the comments were poring in...they were not...and left it there. Recently I wanted to set up a website. Wanting to hurl headlong into that process, I promptly got confused and overwhelmed with information. Then I recalled what a friend of mine told me - she's an astute website designer herself - and that was to simply start blogging. Well here I am again at the basics. I'm a lot more serious and focused now. -- Patricia
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Joining the Community!
Up until now I have been a blog reader....not a blog writer. I have had serious blog envy over some of the amazing blogs I follow! I am finally ready to join these seriously talented people by starting my own blog. I have a passion for home decor and design. I can't wait to share our journey as we continue to evolve our house into a home. I hope to entertain my readers by sharing stories about thrifting to "feather our nest", DIY projects, and happenings in and around our community such as house tours, garden tours, wine tours, and anything else that gets my creative self inspired!! Looking forward to launching my blog, building a following and joining this exceptional community!
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