Assignment 5-2 (week 8)

Part 2- My blogging Experience

The Technical Side

        I don't know if it was because of the way it was explained, or because it was explained in a classroom, but I had quite a bit of trouble understanding how to get this blog going. But I was able to figure it out on my own once I got home. Once started, it is very easy to blog, you just have to have a reason to do it... or I guess just like to talk a lot about anything and everything. 

The Communication Side

        In the beginning I was very much against blogging. I blogged one time, on Myspace, a few years ago, but didn't get into it. I read a few blogs posted by my friends and they were a waste of time. And the way blogging is portrayed on shows and in movies just turned me off to it. I didn't see the point to this blog assignment in a Workplace Communications class, but I can see the relevance now. 

         I still think it is just like Facebook in the sense that you post information of some sort for others to view, and then they can comment on it. Really, the only difference I can see, is that with Facebook you can add "friends;" where as with a blog people have to search for it. Also, a professional blog is usually more formal than Facebook is. But because you can post where you work and your education on Facebook and on a blog, it is easy to establish some credibility on both.