http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/08/12/why-we-blog-and-how-too/ A Canadian Take on the Web Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:09:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/08/12/why-we-blog-and-how-too/#comment-1704 Anonymous Sat, 12 Aug 2006 18:15:02 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1695#comment-1704 i definitely think that blogging makes you a better reader. instead of taking in everything at face value, you get into the mindset of "what do I think about this", "what more is there to this story?" or "how does that conflict with something XYZ said?" and "how can I add value to this bit of news?". Reading a lot is one thing, but there's no substitute for crystalizing your thoughts into 2 or 3 coherent paragraphs that have to stand up to the robust critique of your peers. if that means that people are starting to take on a journalist's mindset, then that can only be a good thing. Ed i definitely think that blogging makes you a better reader. instead of taking in everything at face value, you get into the mindset of “what do I think about this”, “what more is there to this story?” or “how does that conflict with something XYZ said?” and “how can I add value to this bit of news?”.
Reading a lot is one thing, but there's no substitute for crystalizing your thoughts into 2 or 3 coherent paragraphs that have to stand up to the robust critique of your peers.
if that means that people are starting to take on a journalist's mindset, then that can only be a good thing.
Ed

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/08/12/why-we-blog-and-how-too/#comment-1703 Anonymous Sat, 12 Aug 2006 12:55:56 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1695#comment-1703 You asked Why, How and Where - but you should look at When as well! 4:26am for your post, Mark. By the way, I only use the Blackberry for posting as a last resort (power outages, blogging from the floor of the conference. Until the right tools are available from our friends working on the mobile blogging software, the Blackberry is just too limiting. And someone still needs to find a way to make it <a href="http://mhgoldberg.com/blog/2006/05/but-does-it-float.html" rel="nofollow">float</a>! You asked Why, How and Where - but you should look at When as well! 4:26am for your post, Mark.
By the way, I only use the Blackberry for posting as a last resort (power outages, blogging from the floor of the conference. Until the right tools are available from our friends working on the mobile blogging software, the Blackberry is just too limiting. And someone still needs to find a way to make it float!

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