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May 01, 2005
Blogging for beginners
The local Detroit Society of Professional Journalists chapter had a blog meeting a couple of weeks ago. And, like research has shown, most people have a faint idea of what blogging is. Questions came up that we've answered here in our FAQ: What's the difference between a blog and a message board? Why should I have a blog when I have a Web site?
Bill Mitchell, director of publishing and editor of Poynter Online, gave some great advice: search and read blogs at technorati.com and start your own blog. Try blogger -- it's easy and free.
Mitchell also had a great comment on what journalism was before blogs: "We'll decide what the news is, and (you) eat your peas," meaning that the mainstream media (MSM) tells you what to do, you listen and accept it as a fact. With blogging and citizen journalism, "people are tired of eating their peas," he said.
I was never any good at eating my vegetables. Seems like other citizen bloggers aren't inclined to be spoon-fed, either.
Posted by at May 1, 2005 09:11 AM
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As a non-technical person I had some challenges making my blog work on my own domain. So I ended up writing a blogging guide for non-technical folks. Here is the link:
Posted by: iProceed at June 12, 2005 09:42 PM
