Blogs seem to take on a life of their own. I was not comfortable with blogging when it became a class requirement. As the class is coming to a end, it seems a good time to reflect on my experience.

Before starting this class blog, I had very limited experience. I had used another blogging tool but wasn’t very happy with it and eventually abandoned it. I think that the WordPress format is easier to use although most formats keep getting better over time. In addition, I used this blog more frequently and as is so often stressed in articles about technology, practice and frequent use help people become more skilled.

As far as writing my comments on a regular basis, this is a major hurdle for me. Like so many people today, I am too busy living to reflect and this is a problem. I think a journal, meditation, or a blog is a good thing because it slows you down and makes you stop and think about what you are doing.

I liked the interaction with the other students and enjoyed reading and replying to their comments. I also found it interesting to read their blogs and voice my opinion. I received a few comments from outside of the class group but they appeared to be spam and were caught by the filter.

The most recent external comment was a reply to my post on Need4Feed and Twitter. I think that Twitter has an automated search feature that looks for content about Twitter or maybe it is generated due to the pingback feature. The comment that I received was a means to activate a hashmark so that a Tweet about my blog post could be broadcast to all. Needless to say, I am still not ready for that although I am sort of pleased that someone liked my post and found it of value!

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