Thursday, July 3, 2008

Thing 12: Creating Community Through Commenting

All those in the blogosphere, newbies too, take note and read.... or perhaps, reread: "How to Comment Like a King (or Queen!)"! Sound advice comes from"10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog" ...perhaps 2 out of 100 will now comment. Do you think we are a society of cyberspace voyeurs?

Final comment: "10 Commandments of Blog Commenting"...applies to all communication whether verbal (interpersonal), written (the Alexandria or 1.0 way with paper and ink), or the new god of the Web (bloggiong). Expressions of opinions, responses or replies hopefully embrace the same courtesies and respect regardless of the venue of choice.

Least we forget: Blue Skunk to the rescue! Those two little magic words never go out of style: thank you.

Blogs for kiddos? Iffy. Great tool to let them speak in their own voice or experiment in finding their "voice". The big, bad DC is a reality..bruises heal, verbal bashing makes a permanent imprint.

I went to Google Blog Search and found a multitude of blogs on ancient Chinese textiles (silk). What an envigorating and refreshing respite!

3 comments:

Jane said...

I agree about the "big bad DC." It is just so hard for kids to understand what is and is not acceptable commenting. Many lessons would be needed before setting them free to comment on just anyone's blog. It hasn't been bad for some in our district but has bothered others. What are their secrets?

MLA said...

Have enjoyed reading your thoughts on "23 Things." Looking forward to seeing more of you in the fall.

Sally said...

I think you are right. There are cyberspace voyeurs out there. People should be careful out there.