Description:
Most blogs offer the ability for readers to comment on specific posts. This blog is one example (and yes, you can do this anonymously). Just comment on one of the posts on this blog or another blog of your choosing. Did you like doing one of the things? Did you dislike it? Want to learn more? Have a tip that can help others do it? One line or ten, it's up to you!
Hints:
- You can do this at any time from now to March 31st.
- Look for "[x] comments" at the bottom of the blog post. It is located between the posting time and the "email to a friend" icon that looks like an envelop. Update: If you do not see the comments link, look for "Post a Comment" at the bottom of all the other comments you see.
- Remember netiquette? That applies to blog comments too.
- Blogs have different policies on how you are allowed to comment. You may be required to:
- 1. Include your real name.
- 2. Have an account with blogging service (Google/Blogger is what this blog uses).
- 3. Enter special code words (called captchas) before you submit your comment.
- 4. Provide an email address (that does not get posted with your comment).
- 5. Wait a little while after you post before you can see your comment so a moderator can see it first.
- This blog applies #s 3 & 5 to prevent spam and/or abuse of the blog.
- To be anonymous (on this blog) you have to choose "anonymous" as your identity, or you can make up a name for yourself (or, as they say, be "pseudonymous" ).
- Blogs may also ask you to add the address of your personal website or blog. This is usually optional and is a good way to promote your blog, provided you are offering something useful to the blog discussion.
- You are permitted to break the "add something to the conversation" rule on this blog. "Good idea" or "I agree/disagree" is fine. I just want you to have tried commenting. Of course, if you really have something to say. . ..
- People who advocate Library 2.0 often talk about the blog as a way to engage in a conversation with your users, particularly online users, via comments. It's an interesting theme that will rear its head again as we learn about other tools.
- Ann Arbor Public Library is known for its attempt to develop conversations with its blog-style website.
- Hennepin County Library even offers comments on their catalogue!
Resources:
- How to comment like a King (or Queen!) -- Cool Cat Teacher Blog
- How to Blog for Fun and Profit -- Blog Commenting Etiquette? -- T. L. Pakii Pierce
44 comments:
The articles that you provide links to are very interesting.
My third attempt to leave this comment. Keep it simple...Blogging? Easy. A valuable skill? Yet to be seen. Highly addictive? Yes. But then, that's what happens when you combine trendy with easy.
NOW! Let's see if this actually posts!
http://mythsonmyshoulders.blogspot.com/
Yup! Well, at least it made it to my moderation screen and I approved it. :)
"A valuable skill? Yet to be seen."
I'm hoping that these two weeks show that the skills for blogging are actually not technical at all.
Things like good writing, networking and finding a niche audience are much more important. The blog just gets the technical stuff out of your way.
That said, there are some foundation skills coming from the blog that will be useful later on when Wikis, RSS and the like come around.
And knowing how easy it is is a skill too! It gives you the power to heckle magicians. :)
The blog is looking good! Just think -- you are 20% there already.
I went ahead & set up my blog after I completed things #1 & 2 when I saw it was coming up right after them (yes, I knew that #3 would follow 1 & 2!)in order to keep track of my activities in the 2.0 challenge & I'm glad that I did! It has helped my understanding of comments & links on this blog. And it really is pretty straightforward.
It's a whole new world!
http://cherylblack.blogspot.com
Hi Ryan
Thanks for the clear instructions. My blog is http://www.sarainhalifax.blogspot.com/
Sara G.
Hi Ryan,
I'm at ludditelogson.blogspot.com - still playing around with new stuff and still finding it interesting (but it takes longer than you think!)
Well it has taken me a few attempts to get this far in the challenge ( so far so good)
-Lee
Looking good luddite! (I'd never be able to tell if it weren't for your blog title!)
Keep me updated on how long it's taking you to complete the things. I'll definitely keep it in mind for future "things" and seeing from your blog, you are already pretty far ahead of the game anyway. Luddite, maybe. Procrastinator, definitely not! :)
I can blog. I will blog. I am a blogger.
Interesting...but I couldn't get the words to appear for my comment if I am in intranet...have to go through Horizon
Hi Anonymous @8:50pm.
Not sure what you mean here -- but comments do not appear until I have "moderated" them -- meaning I get to see the comments before they actually go up. That's so the blog doesn't get spammed.
That said, you are not the first one to say they had a hard time getting their comment to appear. If the problem continues, maybe there's local "techie" in your branch that can help? If all fails, maybe you'd be willing to give me a call and I can see what's going wrong here. Thanks!
I'm mystified by the blogging phenomenon. I just don't get why so many people want to share so much, often with total strangers. Yes, maybe this Challenge will teach me some of the technology, but I'm not sure I'll ever GET the sociology/anthropology of it.
Hi alshpl.
For sure, there is alot of people "outing" themselves in public on their blogs, but most of the time I think it's just people with interesting ideas and opinions who want to share them.
Finding a community of people who share those ideas and opinions is pretty appealing as well.
I remember once reading a study on the diaries of women -- one of the observations they made was that the most of the diaries were written as if they would eventually be read by an audience. The blog may be a continuation of the diary, and because the audience is "dispersed enough, perhaps personal bloggers don't see it as much of a threat as if your younger brother took it and read it. I don't recommend a whole lot of "confession" on blogs, nor do I tend to read these sort of blogs either.
But if you were to look at my collection of blogs, it's mostly people like Steven Cohen or The Librarian in Black who mostly just share little pointers to news and technology that are interesting. It's free professional development, in my view!
I think that this campaign is a
great way to introduce non-techies
like me to new technology, like
blogging!
Hello Everybody, Here's my blog:
http://spidermonkeyweb.blogspot.com/
Blogger etiquette is fascinating. I'm feeling pressure to contribute something engaging - failed. Complete Thing #4.
OK a blog has been created- the world still seems the same.
I Blogged therefore I am
Boy do I feel dumb! I kept coming to your site through the intranet and could not figure out how to leave a comment. Called a library friend and he explained my mistake. Next I'm going to learn how to tie my shoes!
To blog or not to blog, that is the question.
Q: What did one blogger say to the other?
A: I'd rather be phishing!
Q: Why did the librarian slip and fall on the library floor?
A: Because she was in the non-friction section.
Q. What did the detective do when he didn't believe the librarian's story?
A. He booked her!
http://jemmastarr.blogspot.com/
Very interesting, this blogging. I'm really looking forward to learning a lot of new things.Thank you for the great instruction.
I'm getting there! My blog is http://heatherm-heathersblog.blogspot.com
Heather M.
Well, I have created my blog and am feeling empowered! Blogs were always somewhat of a mystery to me.
I do like this way of learning. At my own pace, but with a deadline so I don't keep putting it to the bottom of the list of 'things to do'.
I feel like I'm talking to myself when I blog.
I still don't know what I think about the world of blogging. I'm not convinced but am prepared to be open-minded. I wouldn't say I'm a technophobe, but I am having trouble seeing the point.
At times I feel like Alice hurtling through the rabbit hole, but I have to agree this is addictive!
It's great to create a blog and all, but it certainly helps to be able to find it again, by remembering passwords and email addresses etc., which I unfortunately could not! Lesson learned. Take two!
http://hplblog2.blogspot.com/
Thing #4 -- check!
Although I'm an avid blogger, I still occasionally think, "Why do I bother?". In essence, blogging seems to bring the possibility of publishing (re: having your voice heard) to everyone. It often provides strange comfort for those who blog (however idealistic it might sound), in regards to the universal human experience of simply wanting to be heard.
Hi there! This has all been pretty interesting... I'm playing catch-up with the Things in this one pre-holiday "less pressing" afternoon. I created my blog and posted a photo ... not too hard at all. I did have a some difficulty uploading a photo of myself in the blog, because it wasn't on an Internet site? I couldn't upload one from my pc easily (seemed like uploading a photo of an article on ebay was easier?) Anyway, I did it in a round about way!
I agree with comments on the power of blogging and sharing information ... finding other people who challenge your beliefs or provide inspiration on similar struggles. Awesome. At the same time, it's strange... like people are peering into people's lives... but with their permission.
Anyway, thanks for the venue and the chance to learn Web 2.0 and challenge any of my traditional library thoughts!
Knowing a bit about facebook gives me a clearer idea of what this is all about...
Tanja
What to say? what to say?
I keep finding interesting things to link to and investigate as I go along....and so find I am kinda skipping ahead in spots. Having fun exploring though. Some things I find very useful, others I'm not sure how much I would use, but it will be interesting to see what develops - who knows? I may become a blog meister or something!
I do not see the value in doing this except that we are "keeping up with the times", there is so many easier ways to communicate with others (on the internet), i.e. MSN, or even e-mail. I for no reason want to sit here an write anything about myself for everyone to read, nor do I wish to take the time to sit and read through anyone elses blog, I'd feel like an internet stalker.......
Humm, I don't know what to write, I am not a blogger, nor will I ever be, I have yet to see the value in blogging, and find that communication on the internet is much simpler using MSN, etc, this also limits it to people I want to talk to and I don't have people I don't know reading personal things about me.
This is my third try to post a comment and what I have said gets shorter every time. I simply am going to say that I hope this posts so I can move onto the next task.
Attempt four, I am not going to write anything because I've now wasted 20 minutes trying to get this comment to post just so I can move onto the next item.
I am catching up on my 23 things. I have found it to be very interesting so far, and I believe it will only get more so. I am very unlikely to become a great blogger (or a major user of any of the services we are trying - although RSS has grabbed my attention). However, the biggest plus that I can see is the knowledge of all of these "things". The rolling eyes, as I stand there blankly, should roll a little less by the end of March! Thanks!
Hi Miss Sunshine,
Sorry about the difficulty you were having posting a comment. The issue is that blog comments are moderated to prevent spam. That means I had to "approve" the comment before it would show. As you can see, you had succeeded in your task on the first try!
I'm really glad that you have tried blogging and decided that it's not for you. There are so many people who judge something before they even try it. At least now a "blogophile" can't say "but you just don't understand what blogging IS" to you. :)
OK, I'm up to #4 - there is no prize for finishing early, right?
And now on to #5...
With having things in the news and on TV shows about teens and blogging (some good, some bad) this is a great way to learn what it is and how it is done. I feel having this challenge is great; it gives each of us a change to learn something and go with it as much or as little as we want.
I am just getting back on track with the steps and hope to be up to speed within a few days.
It was so simple I couldn't find it! It's done now.
Hey.. stop removing my posts!! Just kidding. I am just posting to provide assistance to a colleague who is mastering task #4.
This is fun
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