In the past, when I got on-line, I just snatched bits and pieces of pop culture and world new that the media deemed important. Through RSS subscribing, I am allowed more authentic inquiry and reading meaning. This is a profound life change!
As I scanned the subscriptions on my Google Reader, there were numerous pieces of interest: numerous book reviews, a podcast from a filmmaker determined to live a life as authentic as his films, and limitless links to blogs and YouTube posts relevant to what we are doing in this course.
I was intrigued by a listing about Scott Rosenberg and his new book Say Everything (Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Say-Everything-Blogging-Becoming-Matters/dp/0307451364?ie=UTF8&tag=technologyr04-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969 ) and all sorts of things he had to say about blogging.
There was a quote from his book I found especially pertinent to our coursework and what I think is the the most profound objective of blogging. Rosenberg states, "Immediate, intimate, and influential, they have put the power of personal publishing into everyone's hands"
Included in this piece is a YouTube post (http://www.learncentral.org/event/60495) from Rosenberg about blogging. He begins the discussion posing the question, "Who posted the first blog?" He ends the discussion explaining that that is not the important question. Rather, it is important to think about why we blog and what we do when we blog and the power it gives us (our voices).
