CEdO535 - Blogs, Blogs, and more Blogs

There is something strange writing about blogs in a blog. It is like you have created a loop in the time space continuum and the universe will cease to exist. OK maybe that is being over dramatic, but it still feels like it violates one of the basic rules of English class - Never use the word you are trying to define in the definition itself. However when we were asked to come up with one idea from class that we could use, Blogs were the first thing that popped into my mind. We have started using blogs at work as a way for people to share ideas, especially as they relate to a big project or program. They are a great way to get people's opinions about something, or to share an idea with an audience. People can read them at their leisure, take time to think about the response, and post what they are truly thinking. Multiple ideas can be combined from posts in a single thread, and anyone can go back and reference the information at any time, making it a great reference. The biggest problem with blogs is also contained in the sentence above, namely that people may take a long time to come up with ideas and post, or may not reply at all. That is why it helps to have some kind of expectation that people will read and respond to blogs. In this class it is part of our grade. In a work environment you have to be more creative, such as giving a small reward to the person who responds with the best idea. And although blogs are a good way to collect information and ideas over time, there are still many occasions when you need to have a face to face meeting to decide something right away. Those kinds of conversation are not suited to blogs. Fortunately we have Skype and other instant communication methods for those conversations.