Comments on: To Blog, Or Not To Blog In The MicroBlog Era? http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/ Learn, Explore, and Change the World! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:40:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sandra Foyt http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/comment-page-1/#comment-1342 Sandra Foyt Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:38:24 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/#comment-1342 Another reason to keep on blogging: Writing To Connect http://spedr.com/u1tc Another reason to keep on blogging: Writing To Connect http://spedr.com/u1tc

]]> By: Shaping Youth http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 Shaping Youth Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:20:37 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/#comment-1309 Sandra, Finally wrapping up All Things Girl Week and am SO thankful for YOU and for this blog and new friendships formed this Thanksgiving week...I'll no doubt guest post your generous offer of same...and wanted to share that today's 'philanthropy webinar' on how to use Twitter and FB for doing good had this tidbit to offer on this subject: (I'll post the full transcript soon on Shaping Youth!) "Question from Britt, Red Cross: With the increased emphasis on video/photo services such as YouTube and Flickr as well as brief updates/messages (Twitter) why are you pushing blogging so much? Thanks, Britt" "Chris Garrett: Britt that is an excellent question. Blogs can help centralize all these different venues media while playing to the strengths of the individual services. Also you want to bring people in from the satellite locations back to your blog to inform, and engender loyalty using email or feed subscriptions. I see flickr/YouTube as good recruitment sites and supporting players, but they are never going to have the donation pulling appeal of a good sequence of blog posts or emails that send people to a dedicated donation page :)" Hmn...you are ahead of your time, m'dear...both in instinct and in fundraising/philanthropy/NP efforts to boot! :-) I love my blog, even though I 'ramble' and should 'shorten' I know some folks are getting the juicy stuff they want...and others skim the headlines. As long as I'm having fun, so be it, eh? (now I just have to figure out how to keep the lights on!) ;-) Thanks again for all you do...on living, and learning. Ancora Imparo indeed. --Happy Thanksgiving! --Amy Sandra, Finally wrapping up All Things Girl Week and am SO thankful for YOU and for this blog and new friendships formed this Thanksgiving week…I’ll no doubt guest post your generous offer of same…and wanted to share that today’s ‘philanthropy webinar’ on how to use Twitter and FB for doing good had this tidbit to offer on this subject:
(I’ll post the full transcript soon on Shaping Youth!)

“Question from Britt, Red Cross:

With the increased emphasis on video/photo services such as YouTube and Flickr as well as brief updates/messages (Twitter) why are you pushing blogging so much? Thanks, Britt”

“Chris Garrett:

Britt that is an excellent question. Blogs can help centralize all these different venues media while playing to the strengths of the individual services. Also you want to bring people in from the satellite locations back to your blog to inform, and engender loyalty using email or feed subscriptions. I see flickr/YouTube as good recruitment sites and supporting players, but they are never going to have the donation pulling appeal of a good sequence of blog posts or emails that send people to a dedicated donation page :) ”

Hmn…you are ahead of your time, m’dear…both in instinct and in fundraising/philanthropy/NP efforts to boot! :-) I love my blog, even though I ‘ramble’ and should ’shorten’ I know some folks are getting the juicy stuff they want…and others skim the headlines. As long as I’m having fun, so be it, eh? (now I just have to figure out how to keep the lights on!) ;-)

Thanks again for all you do…on living, and learning. Ancora Imparo indeed. –Happy Thanksgiving! –Amy

]]> By: Shaping Youth » Fem 2.0: Feminine Feminism & The Mother of All Conversations http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 Shaping Youth » Fem 2.0: Feminine Feminism & The Mother of All Conversations Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:37:21 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/#comment-1269 [...] citizen journalism, and brand influencers and micro-messaging research reports with many pondering “to blog or not to blog” in the sound bite era as robust content distills into a ‘Tiny URL,’ forsaking the [...] [...] citizen journalism, and brand influencers and micro-messaging research reports with many pondering “to blog or not to blog” in the sound bite era as robust content distills into a ‘Tiny URL,’ forsaking the [...]

]]> By: Sandra Foyt http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Sandra Foyt Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:13:45 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/#comment-1184 For more reasons why microblogging will not replace blogs, see: The Benefits of Having a Blog for Your Business, Company, or Self http://spedr.com/gboi Reasons Why Twitter Can't Replace a Blog http://spedr.com/a357 For more reasons why microblogging will not replace blogs, see:

The Benefits of Having a Blog for Your Business, Company, or Self
http://spedr.com/gboi

Reasons Why Twitter Can’t Replace a Blog
http://spedr.com/a357

]]> By: Anne http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 Anne Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:29:13 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/#comment-1151 What a great post. I really like having my blog even though I use Twitter. It is nice to have my special place to send people if they have further interest in what I'm tweeting. Anne What a great post. I really like having my blog even though I use Twitter. It is nice to have my special place to send people if they have further interest in what I’m tweeting.

Anne

]]> By: TooManyHats http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 TooManyHats Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:13:59 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/#comment-1117 Twitter is super fun and I love it! I am new to blogging both as a blogger and as a reader. Blogging just allows a much more natural development of ideas then Twitter ever will. Twitter for me is a night out on the town - fast, fun, and loud. Blogging is more like an intimate dinner with close friends, even if you have never met. There is actual conversation and exchanging of ideas. Hard to do that in 140 characters, unless you link back to your blog :) Twitter is super fun and I love it! I am new to blogging both as a blogger and as a reader. Blogging just allows a much more natural development of ideas then Twitter ever will. Twitter for me is a night out on the town – fast, fun, and loud. Blogging is more like an intimate dinner with close friends, even if you have never met. There is actual conversation and exchanging of ideas. Hard to do that in 140 characters, unless you link back to your blog :)

]]> By: Shaping Youth » New Media, The “Youth Vote” And Generation “We” http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 Shaping Youth » New Media, The “Youth Vote” And Generation “We” Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:20:44 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/#comment-1116 [...] Are Web 2.0 dialogs like the running commentary on Current TV’s ‘hack the debate’ a social experiment that will stick?  Is there a concern we’re entering into even more of a distracted “sound bite” mentality with microblogging when what is needed is more substance? Or are the URL links data nuggets to contribute value and depth toward a more meaningful conversational probe? These are TONS of ‘new media’ youth vote conversations I’d like to toss out there, akin to Sandra Foyt’s post On Living By Learning where she asks, “To Blog Or Not To Blog In The Microblog Era.” [...] [...] Are Web 2.0 dialogs like the running commentary on Current TV’s ‘hack the debate’ a social experiment that will stick?  Is there a concern we’re entering into even more of a distracted “sound bite” mentality with microblogging when what is needed is more substance? Or are the URL links data nuggets to contribute value and depth toward a more meaningful conversational probe? These are TONS of ‘new media’ youth vote conversations I’d like to toss out there, akin to Sandra Foyt’s post On Living By Learning where she asks, “To Blog Or Not To Blog In The Microblog Era.” [...]

]]> By: Barbara http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Barbara Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:38:58 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/#comment-1109 Fantastic. Keep on blogging girl. Fantastic. Keep on blogging girl.

]]> By: Julie Roads http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Julie Roads Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:16:00 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/#comment-1108 I LOVE this post...I think I might just have to feature you and answer these questions myself on my blog...b/c I tell all of my clients to blog. My blog is so dear to me. It is my place, my corner of this world where I can be political, authentic, smart, funny, sad, real. My blog is one of my favorite things in the world. I'll send you the link...you get major kudos for this terrific post. I LOVE this post…I think I might just have to feature you and answer these questions myself on my blog…b/c I tell all of my clients to blog. My blog is so dear to me. It is my place, my corner of this world where I can be political, authentic, smart, funny, sad, real.
My blog is one of my favorite things in the world.
I’ll send you the link…you get major kudos for this terrific post.

]]> By: Susan http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Susan Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:24:36 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2008/11/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-in-the-microblog-era/#comment-1107 You are so right; Paul Boutin is so wrong. Just to tackle one point: Twitter levels the playing field. Nope, it doesn't. It takes a better writer to put the message in 140 characters than a long, sometimes rambling, blog. The only tweets I really think about and stop on are those that get the message to me. You are so right; Paul Boutin is so wrong. Just to tackle one point: Twitter levels the playing field. Nope, it doesn’t. It takes a better writer to put the message in 140 characters than a long, sometimes rambling, blog. The only tweets I really think about and stop on are those that get the message to me.

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