Ross Kendall

Well a jolly good question, especially since we are dedicating a whole Creative Coast night to the topic!

This is just my take on the topic of ‘blogs, as I’m sure that every blogger would give a different answer.

The term ‘blog’

For the uninitiated, the term blog comes from web-log, which is just a name that someone thought up to describe their online journal. So basically, a blog is personal online journal that someone ‘logs’ their thoughts, comments, ramblings and ideas on.

What do you put on it?

Blogs are as varied as the people who write them, and it’s not really for me or anyone else to say what they should be used for. Basically a blog is your space on the web and you can do whatever you like with it (within the law of course).

While there is no guarantee that you will garner a large audience, if you do want people to actually take an interest in your blog it helps if you put something interesting up. Some people just put links to interesting things that other people have written, collecting their ‘finds’ on the web, but generally it’s good to stick to topics that you actually know something about so that you can say something useful.

But Why?

Shameless self promotion of course. Well, that could be part of it anyway.

…more to come.

Update: Adrian had just put up a post in his headspace titled why blog? where he gives some of his thoughts on the topic, and shares what attracted him to blogging.

Adrian asked me to tell everyone what blogging is all about at tonight’s event. That would be a fine thing to do if I actually:

• liked standing up in front of everyone
• had something useful to say
• was good at blogging
• had more time

Oh well, I’ve said yes now, so I better get my butt into gear and work out something to say.

The thing that I’m really worried about is that there are these folk that will be turning up (bryan and laura from the www.wonderfulnorth.com - an art/video/blogging project) who look like they know stuff!  While I’ll be glad to meet them and hear what they are doing, I’ll feel a bit nervous with pros in the audience.

Anyway, it’s sure to be a great night and who knows, I might actually say something useful

See you there!