<Note: I call this a ‘popcorn’ post> If you’re on the ole Twitter , or even better, if your organization has implemented a micro-blogging application of some sort, you get it. That is, you probably have a semi-coherent idea of what micro-blogging actually is. m not here to rehash the history of micro-blogging and how it came to be; please leave that to the excellent work of BlogSchmog. Today, what I take umbrage with is the term micro-blogging. Blogging, for me at least, is an exercise in creative and thoughtful writing. magazine. MORE >>

Sue Waters is someone I respect and follow, on her blog and on Twitter. So I am mighty interested in her recent post on her advice if you find someone has been stealing content from your own blog – “ How Do You Feel When Someone Copies and Pastes Your Post? &#. “Tracer tracks when users copy content from your web site and automatically adds a link back to the original page when your content is pasted. Blog Content – do you want someone else to do it for you? The Art of Blogging (in Education). So, why do you need Tracer?&#. WordPress MORE >>

The third week of Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals Free Online Course (you can jump in at any time) is all about Blogs for Learning. Interestingly, when I prepared the notes for this week, I was able to leverage what the course members had produced during the previous week on Social Bookmarks : [link] [link] [link] You can read in the link Blogs for Learning about my perspective on using Blogs for Learning and Networking. My own experience is that blogging is not very social (even when I have asked for feedback). MORE >>

Over the past few years I have been running this blog I have made numerous updates to my about page , but just how important is this page and the information it contains? According to Evelyn Parham : “If I cannot learn more about your blog and about you (author of blog), then I usually do not make a return visit or add your blog to my reader. Evelyn continues saying: “Blogging is more than just writing articles about those topics that you are most passionate.  Blogging is about sharing and connecting with others. What do you do? MORE >>

I have changed how I write and title my blog posts recently. Those of you who have followed me for a while on Twitter, Facebook, or just on my blog (thank you for subscribing) will know that I used to write the post, put a Twitter hashtag in the title, publish the post then change the title so it read properly afterwards. Example in point – my last post on QR Codes has been retweeted a few times by some kind folks who have found it on my blog, and if the retweet button is pressed on my blog then the title, hashtag, and credit ( @hopkinsdavid ) is sent with the link. MORE >>