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!
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