They are so 2004.
According to Paul Boutin, in the November 2008 issue of Wired, personal blogs should be retired. With the dominance of professional blogs, trolls, and time limitations, Twitter seems the obvious choice for the 2008 blogger. He explains:
When blogging was young, enthusiasts rode high, with posts quickly skyrocketing to the top of Google’s [...]
Blogs Over?
by grlucas on 30. Nov, 2008 in Online
New Media’s Golden Mean; Or, How Do I Post to the Blog, Again, Dr. Lucas?
by grlucas on 02. Mar, 2005 in Notes, Online, Teaching
At times knowledge brings merely an enlightened impotence or paralysis. One may know exactly what to do but lack the wherewithal to act. (Winner “Mythinformation” 594)
Janet H. Murray, in her work Hamlet on the Holodeck, discusses the future of narrative within digital environments, and she suggests the importance of “author” to narrative in particular and [...]
Writing Excellent Blog Entries
by grlucas on 27. Feb, 2005 in Online, Writing
Lloyd Lemons links to B. L. Ochman’s “How to Write Killer Blog Posts and More Compelling Comments” on her What’s Next Blog. Ochman’s advice is some of the best I’ve read lately, suggesting the deliberate nature of blogging and stressing audience expectations. I can’t follow all of her advice all of the time, like [...]
Blogging in Primary Education
by grlucas on 27. Feb, 2005 in Online
Prototype points to Stephen Downes’ “Educational Blogging” on Educause Review. It looks at the yet unspoiled attitudes of primary schoolers on blogging and the Internet. One student states:
The blogs give us a chance to communicate between us and motivate us to write more. When we publish on our blog, people from the entire world can [...]
About G. R. Lucas
Gerald "Jerry" R. Lucas is an English Professor, photographer, science fiction geek, Mac and Linux dude, devoted husband, cat owner, part-time runner, full-time vegan, BMW motorcyclist, and Mini Cooper "S" driver. And this is his web site.
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Hemingway’s "Indian Camp"
20. Jan, 2004
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On Kafka’s Metamorphosis
15. Jul, 2004
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Equipment for England
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Shooting with Nathan
09. Mar, 2010
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New Canon 5D
24. Jan, 2009
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No Entry
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Rights
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Rainy and Random
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Spring Domesticity
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Shooting with Nathan
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