Flogged by blogs

I have spent a shameful number of hours in the last week perusing blogs. Some are very worthwhile and educational, others are just fun, and some are down-right mind-dumbing...but I read them anyway! It is interesting to note the bloggers' personalities, especially if it's someone you know or have seen via an other avenue (e.g., tv, radio), and then their blog "voice" is different...that's so weird.

I have known several friends and families who began blogging with a tremendous amount of energy and after a while it gets stale and it'll be months between postings...which is where the RSS feeds are really great! Keeping a blog fresh must take a great deal of time. For educational purposes I like the idea of relatively short-lived blogs to serve a very specific purpose and then be deleted. Surely one needs to consider how long the typical 9-year-old will be interested.

I am beginning to find blogs I want to keep close tabs on and am also learning a lot about what I find engaging and successful just from seeing so many blogs.

Okay, back to the on-line course and more blogs and RSS feeds!