Tag Archives: Blogs

Today I am reading… Obsolete

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Blog ’til you drop…

Reading today how writing for content-heavy blogs like Politico and Gawker is like bootcamp. The content at such blogs (which I do read on occasion) shows the lack of time and care: Such is the state of the media business … Continue reading

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I recently read that the blog Shit My Kids Ruined, which I have highlighted previously on this blog, is the latest to snag a book deal. Which got me wondering: what do blogs like CakeWrecks and Fail Blog, which completely … Continue reading

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The phrase “after the jump” on blogs is one of my particular pet peeves, and I have noticed that usage does not seem to be abating. One reason why it’s annoying is because the majority of the readership has no … Continue reading

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This feminist’s dilemma, and a side of rant about mommy blogging…

The most interesting reading in the New York Times Magazine this past Sunday was this little article titled “The Femivore’s Dilemma” in a direct homage to Michael Pollan‘s tome, The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Posit: Once upon a time, women raised kids … Continue reading

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Practical uses for blogs: Journals and research notebooks

The blog has become so popular because it is a format that has a wide variety of uses. Generally, web surfers are used to seeing blogs used in one of the following ways: to present information and news on a … Continue reading

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My last post was a little bit gloomy. But I am still looking ahead to the future! And just to show that, I have started a new little blog… an electronic notebook, really, of helpful, inspiring and (dare I say?) … Continue reading

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I was idly looking through the search terms that got people over to this blog when I found the perfect blog name: Shannon’s Blog of Knowledge. Too bad that other Shannon got to it first, but I will not rip … Continue reading

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Ok, I have given the old blog a little bit of a makeover. We’ll live with it for a little while and see how we likes it. I am hoping to make this blog a little more fun and a … Continue reading

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This past weekend I joined Facebook, and now my social media world is so complex and intertwined that it makes my head hurt. To help me make sense of it all, I drew this map: (I used bubbl.us, which is … Continue reading

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