1) Finding your blog voice: the biggest hurdle to blogging. Some professionals last night had spent up to six months simply developing their style before going live! I'd agree...a certain level of consistency gives your readers a chance to figure out if they like you or not. This goes for personal/humour bloggers too. Surviving Myself has a killer blog voice. So does J-Money.That's enough learning stuff for one day because - who are we kidding? - last night was totally about getting smashed and talking about it on Twitter...
2) Content: being a PR grad, I was asked last night why I wasn't blogging about the industry with an east coast perspective (as of this week, I am but elsewhere). Honestly? Tried it. Didn't have anyone bite. Moved on. I think that blogging, when done well regardless of content, highlights initiative, motivation, writing skills, social media savvy, brand power, and many other facets of PR/marketing. I had this chat with Jamie just the other week, was interesting to think about it again last night.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Moments of clarity
Now that I once again have my wits about me (ish), I'd like to mention a two recurring themes I heard last night that you bloggers might be interested in.
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Sounds like you guys had a fun and productive night! You met, you talked and you got smammered. Well done!
It is very interesting to see your perspective on what/why a person blogs. From my angle (Anthropologist) I see blogging as a way to analytically present ones opinions, outlooks, and bias in a means to allow for a dialog to be established. Through blogging individuals can map culture and cultural perceptions across different boundaries of gender, age, ancestry, and cultural reference. Blogging is more of an insight into societal and cultural perspectives and often requires that "stream of consciousness" that often manifests out of not having a voice. Just something to think about. I really enjoy your blog and will be following it to get a better understanding of your perspective. Thanks!
I keep changing my blog voice, I think. But that's because I'm really over there to play around with different ideas. Also, it depends on where and when I'm writing, and who I've just read seems to really influence the way I say what I have to say.
Okay. What do you want? You want me to come to Canada and hug you? Cause I will!
You're too nice.
Thanks again for the compliment.
I seriously could talk about blogging for days. It's so interesting to me.
We need to organize a huge blogger meet-up!
Wegrit: Getting drunk with professionals is called networking. I like that.
Dustin: I think blogging covers both of our interests and more. I really do think it's a surprisingly understated tool.
Noelle: I went through a big change before you lovely readers actually came. I think it's healthy to express yourself however you please at the time. Once you settle in and get comfortable though, you'll always come back to that one voice.
Surviving: YES. I would like you to come to Halifax for Hugfest 2008. I'm seriously such a big fan.
Sounds like y'all had fun!
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