Comments on: Style and Substance http://ljune.edublogs.org/2008/10/20/style-and-substance/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:43:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Lori June http://ljune.edublogs.org/2008/10/20/style-and-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Lori June Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:15:15 +0000 http://ljune.edublogs.org/?p=56#comment-18 Heather, I haven't explored Twitter yet, but from what I know of it I agree with you - I just don't have that much to say! Perhaps unjustly, Twitter always makes me think of teens who have to call each other the minute they arrive home from spending entire day together! I resisted blogging for a long time because it seems a bit pointless to post entries without an audience, and to attract an audience you need some really worthwhile content. Since beginning the 23 Things, I have been toying with an idea for a blog and podcast that might actually interest people, but I don't want to jump into it until I have a clear vision and a strong commitment to maintaining it. Heather, I haven’t explored Twitter yet, but from what I know of it I agree with you – I just don’t have that much to say! Perhaps unjustly, Twitter always makes me think of teens who have to call each other the minute they arrive home from spending entire day together!

I resisted blogging for a long time because it seems a bit pointless to post entries without an audience, and to attract an audience you need some really worthwhile content. Since beginning the 23 Things, I have been toying with an idea for a blog and podcast that might actually interest people, but I don’t want to jump into it until I have a clear vision and a strong commitment to maintaining it.

]]> By: Heather Loy http://ljune.edublogs.org/2008/10/20/style-and-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Heather Loy Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:35:04 +0000 http://ljune.edublogs.org/?p=56#comment-17 Yes, it is easy to be wowed by the 2.0 tools, to go crazy for a time and then let them fall by the wayside - I plead guilty! It doesn't mean I don't still find them useful, fun, or worthwhile, it just means other things interfere. Mostly because I haven't made the tools (blogs, twitter, etc.) a habit. I also find it silly to post the minutia of my life on Twitter. I mean, who cares what I ate for breakfast or that I got stuck behind the slowest driver on earth on my drive home today? Another problem I have is just remembering to do things - not that they're not important, just that the time seems to slip away from me. I can't believe it's almost November! It seems like it we just started school, when in the 1st quarter is over already. I love your use of Google Book Search to share your reading. I've not used Google Book Search, but I'll go check it out. I do have a Shelfari account, but haven't done anything with it. Your example gives me an idea. Thanks! Yes, it is easy to be wowed by the 2.0 tools, to go crazy for a time and then let them fall by the wayside – I plead guilty! It doesn’t mean I don’t still find them useful, fun, or worthwhile, it just means other things interfere. Mostly because I haven’t made the tools (blogs, twitter, etc.) a habit. I also find it silly to post the minutia of my life on Twitter. I mean, who cares what I ate for breakfast or that I got stuck behind the slowest driver on earth on my drive home today? Another problem I have is just remembering to do things – not that they’re not important, just that the time seems to slip away from me. I can’t believe it’s almost November! It seems like it we just started school, when in the 1st quarter is over already.

I love your use of Google Book Search to share your reading. I’ve not used Google Book Search, but I’ll go check it out. I do have a Shelfari account, but haven’t done anything with it. Your example gives me an idea. Thanks!

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