So after reading the first chapter of Blogging by Jill Walker Rettberg for class I have learned that there are three different types of blogs. Personal or diary style, filter blogging, and topic driven. I have mostly read topic driven blogs, mainly about knitting (lame I know). One of my favorites is BrooklynTweed, which is about knitting. He takes beautiful pictures of his finished projects that inspire me every time to get off of the computer and pick up my needles. I don’t really follow any of the other types of blogs so I decided to check out the ones that Rettberg mentions in her book. Kottke.org, is the blog that she uses for an example of a filter blog. From what I saw it looks like a very interesting blog with a mixture of all kinds of links. From using ink pens to figure out how much ink it will take to print different fonts, to talking about someone who is going to live off Craigslist. I think that you could spend several hours visiting this site learning all kinds of interesting information from his links. For an example of a personal blog Rettberg mentions dooce.com. It looks like a funny blog filled with personal experiences. Although the blog is personal, it reads in a way that it will be entertaining to anyone.
Blogging Ch. 1
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