What does it mean to blog?

Today everyone has something to say. However not everyone write it down on paper. And even fewer than them share what they want to say in a place where paper do not vanish with time, and words do not vanish with air. You might ask, how is that called?

Let me answer you by introducing you to BLOGS.

Blogging is a way for netizens to share and interexchange opinions of different fields of knowledge. But not whomever is skilled enough to do so. Blogging is a technique of transforming one's own opinions into art, it may include within its entries: pictures, gifs, videos, music, and among other things, the most important is: argumentation.

I have seen blogging not only as a sort of paper for writing with black strokes all over a blank space, it is more alike to drawings waiting for its painter to be coloured. 

This art lets new ideas grow, and opens new discussions with comments from people all over the world. A blogger who loves blogging takes care of his/her blog as though it were a baby, and his/her followers are an audience that brings fame and in some cases a life in the anonimity for its writer.

Blogs are a treasure to care for, they demand time, willingness, and commitment.

Now that you know more about blogging. Let me know what you think ;)

What does it mean to blog?

Based on all the blogs I've read, I consider that to blog means sharing information (not only written but it can also be in pictures, videos etc...) about any topic one is very acquainted with, so, it can be very useful to other people.

What does it mean to blog?

According to what I have seen through my relation with the internet and the social media, I can infer that to blog is the action for sharing a variety of information such as written documents, videos, music, images, etc. People can use a blog for several purposes, that’s why you can find blogs very academic as well as very informal or personal ones. For example, I have visited many blogs where people share their thoughts, personal experiences, advices, recipes among others.  

What does it mean to blog?

I have not had a blog but I know that it is an online space or platform where I could express by writing all what I am thinking or feeling, it is a kind of an online diary. If I have a blog I would allow other people to read me, to know me and even they can comment about it. To blog means show to the world who I am.

What does it mean to blog?

In my opinion, blogging is the act of sharing and receiving a little part of a person's life in the online community. Blogging is not only related to redacting, reading other people's work is also part of the experience. There are at least 10 blogs with different features that adapt to the reader's preferences, my favorites are Tumblr and Wordpress. The most famous blogs I know are centered on a certain topic, for example restaurants reviews, movies reviews, technology innovations, art history, etc. Most of personal blogs centered in a single person life don't become famous, with obvious exceptions, like that guy from Reddit that thought his landlord was breaking in and leaving post it notes for him. Turns out he had fucking CO poisoning and was leaving the notes himself. That's crazy, some redditor saved his life by suggesting it. People may think that there are other ways of sharing one's experiences, opinions, etc., but the truth is that internet is the perfect place for doing it anonymously.

"Blogs are whatever we make them. Defining ‘Blog’ is a fool’s errand." 

- Michael Connif

What does it mean to blog?

I consider blogging means,basically,to share content via a virtual space on a regular basis. This practice helps to connect people with similar interests in order to create a community for discussion and self-improvement as you receive feedback and encouragement from others worldwide.  Blogging is also a way to keep your content organized and pretty much immortal, just as in books, you can go back to all your entries anywhere, anytime. This new way of interaction can be considered as well as a synonym of commitment; once you gain an audience you have the responsibility to keep posting quality content. Summing up, blogging gives virtually anyone the opportunity to speak up about anything. All that is needed is access to a computer with an Internet connection and courage to unleash your creativity.  

What does it mean to blog?

I understand to blog as to participate in the website environment of the blog for developing a communication with  bloggers (who are people that participate actively in the blogs); or for sharing interests on the blog with other people.

It implicates to create a blog, or to have a blog where to interact in; to post entries regularly, to read other blogs; to comment other blogs websites and  that way to interact and to communicate the reactions about other people's blog; to make written compositions and publish them, or to upload images, photos, and maintaing a blog.

What does it mean to blog?

For me, to blog is to create a space in which you can be yourself in anyway you want. The possibilities are endless, and it is completely up to you what to do with all those tools you have. It is like creating a tiny little world that reflects you, your personality, your thoughts, expectations, ideas, etc.

The interesting part is that, since a blog works on-line, your little world can be seen by anyone with access to Internet. To blog gives you the opportunity to share yourself with others, people you do not know and probably will never meet. For me, that is kind of frightening, I prefer my privacy and anonymity. However, there are people out there with amazing ideas, ideas that might help others, make a change or just make someone wonder or smile. Like TedTalks motto, "Ideas worth spreading".

What does it mean to blog?

What does it mean to blog?

First, I have to know what is blog, and a possible definition to that word is:

A blog is a frequently updated online personal journal or diary. It is a place to express yourself to the world. A place to share your thoughts and your passions.

Now that I know what is a Blog, for me it means a way to show people your interests, but that also depends on you. Because a blog could be personal or it can be tagged in other social media ways, and with this in mind, our friends or just people around the word could read your thoughts.

What does it mean to blog?

In my opinion a blog is a recent and personal online tool to express ideas and thoughts; it promotes settings where communication and different ways to interact with other people might be carried out within healthy arguing settings. It’s, perhaps, one of the best places to build conversations and dialogues. To blog is to share information, viewpoints and experiences related to different topics with the rest of world. It is also an activity that lets you know more about yourself. In fact, I think that is the most important aspect of blogging.

What does it mean to blog?

  

   To blog means to write about anything and allow people to see it and read it. To blog gives you the opportunity to share things with anyone around the world.

   Blogging can have many purposes, you can teach, inform, tell or discuss about something, also you have the chance to know different perspectives or exchange information and learn from others (if you receive comments, of course), through a blog you can be useful or just free to express your opinions and being honest about certain topics, about thoughts, beliefs and all the things you want.

  To blog means that you are willing to share something with the world, it means that you have something to tell and maybe to contribute somehow, which would be great or maybe you just want to show how interested, concerned or even mad you are about something in particular, no matter what, blogging means to exist and stand for something in a virtual world.

What does it mean to blog?

For me, blogging is a way to share personal ideas. A blog as a platform allows communication between readers and the bloggers. This communication may vary, following the reader’s interest. It is an easy and fast way to post on internet the information that we want. Is the modern way to make others know what you think about any topic.  You can decide how your information is going to be posted. Everybody around the globe can interact with the texts you publish. Answering the question, to blog means to share. 

What does it mean to blog?

I must admit I have no idea on what "to blog" means; but I will make a guess and say that to blog means to save and share your thoughts and experiences with others by internet. I feel that blogging is a modern way to get in touch and communicate with other people from around the globe, also to share your opinions on any topic. Nowadays, everybody has something to say, whether is “relevant” or not, and writing or recording a blog is a perfect way to take out: who you are, what you like and what you think.

What does it mean to blog?

For me, to blog means to write something about a specific topic. In my opinion, a blog can be seen as a sort of diary, the difference being that contrary to the latter, a blog is out there for the world to see. Blogging is a way of expressing your feelings, thoughts, opinions and impressions about a certain topic or situation. When you blog, you can also share your life experiences such as travelling, studying abroad, working and any other subject you may think of. Besides that, you can write to advice people and help them do things as simple as downloading music to their cell phones or something as complex as getting their theses done. Additionally, you can write reviews about places, books, movies, etc. When you write a blog, you have the opportunity to connect with others and hear, or rather read, what they have to say about the topic at hand or about what you think regarding that given topic. In short, to blog means to take advantage of a virtual space to talk (write) about pretty much any matter existing on earth. 

What does it mean to blog?

To my mind, to blog is a way to publish everything you want to share with others on Internet, for example, vanity tips, cooking recipes, learning lessons, reviews or it can even be a personal diary. To blog is free, thus it provides an opportunity to people who don’t have enough money to  pay for the publication of their writings.  In addition, if your blog is public, you can interact with the readers, which, I think, is excellent because it means your writings awake the interest of others. Finally, regarding the blog’s appearance, it is possible to personalize it (colors, organization, name, so forth…).

What does it mean to blog?

For me, to blog or blogging is at its core, to publish in a rather personal online platform. It allows people who have access to the internet to share their experiences, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and so on with any other person in the web. And hopefully, to get some feedback from the readers, compare opinions or just to have a short talk about what has been published.
Blogging can also serve other purposes, like being a repository for file hosting,  a (home) business platform, or a hub for discussing any kind of topic people might have as a common interest.

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What does it mean to blog?

If you ask me, to blog is to sharing your personal ideas, opinions and stands about different  topics. A blog allows you to communicate with others and explore different points of view, this also implies to learn from others and open your mind for new information that woud end in new post on your blog for share.

What does it mean to blog ?

I consider that writing a blog is a form of sharing your opinions, ideas and knowledge on any topic. It means that you can create a communication channel that allows you to interact with others and discuss about certain subjects virtually. A blog is an opened door towards knowledge; you can learn several things from bloggers that could be very helpful for you as a thinking being.  

What does it mean to blog?

In my opinion, to blog is many things. Blogging can be to share your ideas, publish your works for public approval, or simply to just to share your passions with the world. A blog can be anything you want it to be, and to blog can be the way you make yourself known to everyone else, it is a way to either come out of anonymity or stay in it. To blog is to revolutionize the way we share information with the rest of the world, and to me, a great way of organizing one's thoughts and coming up with fresh ideas.

What does it mean to blog?

In my opinion, to blog means to post on a website information that is important for me about different issues.It means to communicate what I know about something and it might be useful for others to have a perspective about a subject or to explore what it has been posted. Also , it can develope an interesting discussion between the readers and me. 

What does it mean to blog?

↠Blog is an online journal that is created by people  who usually are called bloggers. In this place, they have the opportunity to post several topics with the purpose to publish their ideas, get into conversations with visitors and inform or educate others on what they learned . 

A blogger can modify  its blog with images, videos and colors making it more attractive and become it popular. 

what does it mean to blog?

               Blogging:

It is the practice of posting in one website some short, informal/ formal, controversial or interesting information, opinions, feelings, passions, gossips, news, experiences, thoughts, researches, etc. on all sorts of topics with frequency for other people to read.

So, it is an online way to share information with many people around the world.

Questions

Students,

You may use this space to post questions to me related to the reading of the book Ties that bind, ties that break.

You may also use this space to share material related to the cultural context of the book -both in the time of writing and in current times.

I hope we can make the best out of this space and learn as much as possible from the experience.

Best regards,

Felipe

Label Creation - What does it mean to blog?

Students,

As we spoke during the class, here is the blog which will contain all of the written production based on the book, Ties that bind, ties that break Lensey Namioka

The first task you have is to create your own label with your full name -that is first, middle and last names-. Under such label you will write a one paragraph reflection on what it means to blog.

How can I create a label? First you need to create a new post. How? By pressing the Create new post button:

This button is originally in orange in the Blogger homepage right on the side of the title "English VII: Composition"

The create new post button will take you to a new page where you can provide a title to your post, a page where you can write the content and a side bar to the right. On this side bar you will find the menu: Labels, click on it, and write your name followed by a comma. For example:

Felipe Robayo Chacón,

When you have finished writing your reflection, hit the button Update on the top right of the screen.

Congratulations, you have made a blog entry, a new post and a new label!

We will start  the reading of Ties that bind, ties that break soon, and this blog will help us establish a dialogue without being in the same place physically, as well as generate a bank of viewpoints on said book.

See you in class!

Felipe

P.S.: Everyone will have access to the blog with the following e-mail:

204196mg01@gmail.com

password: writeinenglish

And the blog's domain is:

204196mg01.blogspot.com.co