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Motivation

21 Tuesday Oct 2014

Posted by ashleyavega in In-Class Assignments

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After reading the article about the 30 blogging tactics to stay motivated, it drew my attention to follow some of those tips. They definitely apply. I especially liked the tip to write in public. Writing in public will get me into the habit of writing in general. Blogging is a free expression of whatever topic interests me. However, if I write in public; I will be writing more of what I see in front of me. I will write what I see interests my peers in college. That will potentially bring more readers to my blog if I target not only my interests, but also the interests of my peers. Another resourceful tip was surveying my readers. That seemed like such a useful tip. Surveying readers will again create a bigger reader base because I am incorporating my ideas with what they want to read. The last tip I found on that list to be most useful was using social media to gather what is going on in media and with real life people. I found all these tips to specifically be useful because my blog is media related. I blog about all the hot spots, celebrity gossip, fashion tips, and lifestyle tips. All these tips target my blog to gather even more readers.

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Annotated Bib #2

20 Monday Oct 2014

Posted by carmenaliu in Annotated Bibs

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Fiorella, Sam. “Cyber-Bullying, Social Media, and Parental Responsibility.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 18 Oct. 2013. Web. 19 Oct. 2014.

The rise of the internet and ease of access to devices that can access the internet has introduced led to the creation of an infinite amount of platforms where teens can say horrible things to each other. The things that are said are so horrible that they have resulted in teenagers committing suicide. It is the responsibility of the parents to monitor their children’s online activity – to stop their children from becoming bullies. Additionally, there needs to be more severe legal punishments for those who cyberbully. The rise of teenage suicides as a result of cyberbullying is a problem that can and must have fixed.

Annotated Bib 2

13 Monday Oct 2014

Posted by jadegilliard in Uncategorized

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Collier, Anne. “The Pros and Cons of Online Anonymity.” The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2013. Web. 13 Oct. 2014.

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2013/0821/The-pros-and-cons-of-online-anonymity

In this article it is discussing the pros and cons of anonymity. Since I am focusing on reasons to get rid of anonymous posting I pretty much focused on the cons. This gave five reasons as to why anonymous posting is bad, most of it was about bullying. It focused on a specific crowd that included elementary through high school kids. In comparison to my other bib they both generally speak about anonymity being a bad thing. On the other hand my last article focused more so on comments and this focused more so on the bullying aspect and how kids use different sites to be cruel. Also, the author of the new article refers to statistics to get some points across. I think this is going to useful in my paper because it touches on exactly the point that I am trying to get across. The fact that this article also includes positivity about anonymity might be the only reason that I may not use it but overall I think it is useful. I believe that it may be able to help me shape my argument because it is presenting people with statistics and when people see numbers and how things look on paper it changes their outlook.

Annotated Bib 1

07 Tuesday Oct 2014

Posted by jadegilliard in Uncategorized

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Manjoo, Farhad. “Anonymous Comments: Why We Need to Get Rid of Them Once and for All.” Slate Magazine. 9 Mar. 2011. Web. 5 Oct. 2014. <http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/03/troll_reveal_thyself.1.html&gt;.

This source is speaking about how a writer feels about anonymity. The writer goes into detail and explains that if people are no longer allowed to comment anonymously it will reduce the number of negative comments. Even though some people do use certain sites such as Facebook and Twitter to verify who they really are they seem to still comment negative things. Overall it has dramatically shot down the amount of trolling on this website. One huge fear that people have about using their accounts to make comments is that their personal information will get hacked. That is completely false and will not happen. I think that this article is somewhat a good source and I may be able to use it in my paper because it gave me a better insight on how effective taking away anonymity is.

Font Excercise

06 Monday Oct 2014

Posted by brookesassman in In-Class Assignments

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This is my font exercise from today’s class. This fairytale was originally written by Rebecca Rice. I’ve edited the fonts to change the tone and feel of this post.

Annotated Bibliography #1

06 Monday Oct 2014

Posted by carmenaliu in Annotated Bibs

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University of Gothenburg. “Cyberbullying: A growing problem.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 22 February 2010. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100222104939.htm>.

Since the creation of social media platforms, cyberbullying has become a growing problem for adolescents. The ability to create an anonymous identity allows people to harass others or say things about others they probably would never say in real life. The issue is that the internet continues to grow and become accessible to more and more people. In addition, by law, people have a freedom of speech which complicates the issue of penalizing perpetrators. Since there is virtually no federal law that punishes cyberbullies, this article suggests that it is the responsibility of parents to teach their children how to properly act on the internet.

Annotated Bibliography: Blogging in the Classroom

06 Monday Oct 2014

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Byrne, R. (2013, March 19). Picking the Best Platform for Your Classroom Blog. Retrieved October 6, 2014. <http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/03/picking-best-platform-for-your.html#.VDIf1oBdUVo&gt;.

Since my topic addresses blogging in a classroom setting, I thought that a piece evaluating the best platform for a class blog might be a good place to start. In this article, the author points out important blogging terminology as well as makes suggestions for particular platforms. He gives his recommendation for those that hope to start a classroom blog. In my paper, I hope to talk about all aspects of blogs in the classroom, even down to platform selection. His article really educates readers on how to choose platforms wisely and effectively.

This is a useful and reliable source because it really gives the reader a good indication of what blog platforms are the best and why. The author makes sure the reader has a firm understanding of blogging language and then addresses why each blog would be fitting for your particular classroom. I think that this source will be very helpful for my paper. It provided a greater understanding of all possible blogging platforms and was extremely useful for finding out that Edublogs (educational blogs) have their own separate entity. The article is written for someone that plans on blogging for the first time to someone that’s been doing it for years already.

Blogging for a Deal

26 Friday Sep 2014

Posted by Rebecca Rice in Thesis Statements

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The journey from being a blogger to a blogger with a book deal includes getting out there and making yourself known, responding to comments to create relationships, and being a person who regularly posts.

How I’ll Distinguish My Blog

22 Monday Sep 2014

Posted by The Rocky Safari in In-Class Assignments

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One of the biggest challenges of running a general interest blog is finding followers who are interested in a variety of the topics that are discussed on the blog. Without a super specific niche topic, it can be difficult – but not impossible – to set yourself apart from other general interest blogs online. Throughout this semester, I hope to blog about funny and usual stories that happen to me during my time at Rutgers.

In the past, I’ve written about a lot of things that relate back to Rutgers University. Sometimes I find my posts overshadowed in search engines by blogs that Google places more trust in, such as the actual Rutgers Student Blogs. It’s hard to compete with such a massive blog when they have the advantage of an older domain and multiple authors. Years of consistent posts on their site have made their blog gain a very reliable reputation.

To distinguish myself from them, I will continue to post more personal and honest stories about my experiences at Rutgers. I want people to trust what they read on my blog because they know it’s coming directly from me. Posts on the Rutgers Student Blog may appear monitored or potentially even fake, regardless of what the truth is.

I found a blog called Funniest Stories which seems to aggregate other people’s funny stories. This site goes about blogging from a different style. Instead of posting their own original stories, something I aim to do, they collect other people’s stories and create one running list of funny stories from around the internet. On my blog, I plan on posting only original content throughout the semester. However, the idea of bringing in other people’s stories and commenting on them poses an interesting idea I’d like to consider.

Running a personal general-interest blog is tricky because your blog is one in an ocean of millions of other WordPress blogs publishing about other people’s lives and their stories. For example, a blogger named Rachel VanKoughnet started a personal blog called Rachel VanKoughnet where she posts about being a writer, director, and public activist. We found each other’s blogs through writing about similar topics with similar tags. I set my blog apart from hers by publishing my own content that differs from hers. However, finding each other’s blogs has exposed us to new ideas and viewpoints.

I think the best strategy to set yourself apart from other blogs that post about similar topics is simply to produce original content. If no one has ever talked about it before, people will come to your site if they want the information. By producing original content in the past, I’ve found people are more likely to comment and follow my blog. On the other hand, I blog for a tech company and those posts usually “report back” on information, essentially repeating/reporting information that’s already out there. Those posts seem to get less attention.

Hi, I’m Rebecca

08 Monday Sep 2014

Posted by Rebecca Rice in Introduce Yourself

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Hello, class my name is Rebecca. I am an English student minoring in Comparative Literature. This summer was extremely busy for me, but I spent my free time reading and training for my first triathlon, The Jersey Girl Triathlon, which I completed on August 3rd.

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One of the favorite things I read this summer was “Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal” by Jeanette Winterson. This autobiography was interesting because it was the first book I had read by Winterson, I went on to read another of her books later on in the summer, and I loved her honest style of writing. She told stories about her childhood and teenage years that took bravery and confidence. I felt like she was privately telling me of her difficult past. I wish I had the bravery she has to broadcast my experiences the way she has.

I started training for my triathlon in March and continued to train through the summer up until the race day. It consisted of 300 meter swim, 11 mile bike, and a 3.2 mile run. It was a challenging experience. There were many days when I simply wanted to lay around and hang out with my friends but I had to go on a 15 or so mile bike ride. However crossing that finish line made all the training and sacrifice worth it. It was one of the most mentally challenging 1 1/2 hours of my life but I’m already looking forward to doing it again next summer.

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