Weblogs
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Writing Prompts Epiphany
I’ve been working on a lot of writing prompts; I find that I enjoy them greatly. I treat them as “essay questions”; I try to respond in complete sentences, preferably several complete sentences. Also, I try to put some thought into my answers. If there are several questions, sometimes I respond to them one at… Continue reading
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By Any Other Name
I recently stumbled across a Web collective that I think I might like to be a part of. The collective, yclept Word Goddess, is for women with online journals. Unfortunately, wanting to join is, while necessary, not sufficient for membership. Membership is by invitation or approval of a request. There are several requirements. This ring… Continue reading
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Why I Write (revisited)
Back in December, I wrote a weblog essay entitled Why I Write. I’ve been having a lot of fun writing since then. I’ve been averaging two weblog entries a day in my regular weblog (aka my “other” weblog) as well as several per month here, in my “family eyes-only” weblog, and in the cats’ weblog.… Continue reading
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Internet Friends, Internet Self
On the Internet, Nobody Knows You’re a Dog — from a cartoon by Peter Steiner, published in The New Yorker, July 5, 1993. Who are you? Are you always the “same” person? When you’re alone? When you’re with friends (old or new)? When you’re with your parents? Your spouse, children, co-workers, the checker at the… Continue reading
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Why I Write
I’ve always liked to write; when I was much younger, I wrote a lot of poems and short stories. For several years in Junior High and High School I did a periodic “newspaper” for my family. I don’t recall keeping any sort of diary or journal during elementary school or High School. I did keep… Continue reading
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Graveyard in the Blogosphere ?
The Register (an admittedly caustic British ezine with the tagline “Biting the hand that feeds IT”) posted a rather depressing article about weblogs today. In the article, the writer discussed “one of the first comprehensive studies of weblogging conducted by research company Perseus, which has analyzed over three thousand weblogs”. Perseus claims that they “surveyed”… Continue reading
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Weblogging – The Next Generation
I have begun a weblogging experiment. I created a weblog for my family, a kind of Family Bulletin Board. Then I invited family members (10 people) to join as Guest Authors. So far, 5 of the 10 have accepted the invitation. All of the guest authors have posted at least once (and two of them… Continue reading
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TypePad User Group Forum
Take a look at the (unofficial) TypePad Users Group forum . The group was created as a place for discussion, ideas, promotion, meeting other TypePad users, tips and more. Keep in mind that the TypePad Users Group is not affiliated with SixApart – this is a user’s group created and maintained by TypePad users, not… Continue reading
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Fun with TypePad
So, I’ve kept my TypePad membership, converting to a paid Pro member. I still have my Moveable Type weblogs on my home server: my Journal and the Postcards from the Furkids. I don’t intend to move any of that, but it’s fun having the TypePad weblog too… I learn new things and I know what… Continue reading
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