Tonight in my communications class, two groups or students presented their orals. The subject: BLOGS!
The result: me slapping myself everytime they said something that did not make any sence. I know the teacher didn't catch on to most of these errors but it was interesting to listen to nonetheless.
Did you know that all blogs are stuck with adds and that you cannot control what appears on them. It's the way the companies pay to the space. You cannot get them off. (I don't see any Viagra pill adds on this one little girl!)
Did you know that once a blog is posted, you cannot delete it. It is there forever for the world to see.
Did you know that blogs are marginal sources of info (why are journalists using them then... More and more columnists choose to post their comments on blogs)
Did you know that because of the appearance of things like blogs, their is a risk that countries like ours will fragment because when the CBC radio was created, their mandate was clear - unity across the country - one message from a sound media source. Now everyone can post an opinion and that can fragment the country and their won't be this clear unifying message for canadians. (sigh!)
Did you know what makes a blog site a blog is the fact that people can add comments to them and that the info is always in achronological order. (Ed: ok, it is in reverse chrono on most of them but a blog is not a blog just because you can add comments on it. If so, i had a blog a long time before blogs were created.)
Oh, and the best one was a student peresenter saying:
"I was in Bourget this week-end and in a remote place like that with very few people, they don't know what a blog is..."
I hope they have electricity.
Whaaaaaa??? I kid you not.
1/26/2006
Blog 101
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oh. my. god. What poor research!
Hmm...it's interesting to think that they may have actually done their research from actual journalists who don't have a clue.
That is crazy, you should do a speech on blog's as well.
Debunk all their garbage
Ah, the pursuit for higher education....
Moral of the story: make sure your research sources are good and don't pull things out of your arse.
Ben, you didn't tell me that by creating a blog I was going to be partially responsible for destroying our country!!!! I am not devestated. :o)
by the way Mel, nice use of the word arse.
no kidding what poor research. i hope those ppl fail miserably.
I especially like the one about CBC radio and how Canada will fragment because we all have different thoughts and ideas!
OMIGOD! Canadian's don't all think alike! The sky is falling!
Morons.
my presentation in only in March and it will be on (drumroll...) Podcasts! :)
Har Har har!
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