Comments on: Watch For The SuperBloggers http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/14/watch-for-the-superbloggers/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Graham Wegner http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/14/watch-for-the-superbloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Graham Wegner Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:59:34 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/14/watch-for-the-superbloggers/#comment-163 To me, tangential means that you start writing down one track but go off on tangents as elements you draw in require more elaboration. It is a compliment - I would describe my style as being quite tangential, adding layers and requiring redirections to get back to the topic at hand. It takes a disciplined (or one track minded) writer to stick solely to the topic at hand!! To me, tangential means that you start writing down one track but go off on tangents as elements you draw in require more elaboration. It is a compliment – I would describe my style as being quite tangential, adding layers and requiring redirections to get back to the topic at hand. It takes a disciplined (or one track minded) writer to stick solely to the topic at hand!!

]]> By: Miguel Guhlin http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/14/watch-for-the-superbloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Miguel Guhlin Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:09:22 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/14/watch-for-the-superbloggers/#comment-162 That reminds me. What the heck do you mean by saying "tangential?" I'm not sure whether to be touched or insulted. 8-> That reminds me. What the heck do you mean by saying “tangential?” I’m not sure whether to be touched or insulted.
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]]> By: Miguel Guhlin http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/14/watch-for-the-superbloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Miguel Guhlin Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:08:24 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/14/watch-for-the-superbloggers/#comment-161 Thanks for the "superblogger" status. Wes is right...much of the writing is for ourselves, and that it serves another purpose, well, that's great, too. With this much of myself "out there" for the world to read, i do hope a potential employer reads it. I hope everyone knows where I stand. I'd hate to walk into a job and find out they hired me because of the suit that I wore, the way I answered an interview question just so on a particular day was the exact right thing to do...and if found wanting, if my work is not appreciated, then so be it. As I've grown older, I've come to hope that people will see a bit of what it means to be a writer, an educational technologist, a teacher, and administrator by watching me, and maybe, get the point of what it means to be that kind of person. We are the stories we tell, each of us on a hero's journey hoping to connect our stories with that of others. Thanks for including me in the band of heroes, companions all. Miguel Guhlin P.S. Wes Fryer IS a superblogger! There is no denying it. I believe him to be the pre-eminent blogger of the year and that's not taking anything away from anyone else, either! Thanks for the “superblogger” status. Wes is right…much of the writing is for ourselves, and that it serves another purpose, well, that’s great, too. With this much of myself “out there” for the world to read, i do hope a potential employer reads it. I hope everyone knows where I stand. I’d hate to walk into a job and find out they hired me because of the suit that I wore, the way I answered an interview question just so on a particular day was the exact right thing to do…and if found wanting, if my work is not appreciated, then so be it.

As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to hope that people will see a bit of what it means to be a writer, an educational technologist, a teacher, and administrator by watching me, and maybe, get the point of what it means to be that kind of person.

We are the stories we tell, each of us on a hero’s journey hoping to connect our stories with that of others. Thanks for including me in the band of heroes, companions all.

Miguel Guhlin

P.S. Wes Fryer IS a superblogger! There is no denying it. I believe him to be the pre-eminent blogger of the year and that’s not taking anything away from anyone else, either!

]]> By: Graham Wegner http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/14/watch-for-the-superbloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Graham Wegner Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:15:56 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/14/watch-for-the-superbloggers/#comment-143 Wesley, I think that you could stake a claim for "superblogger" status yourself. I have 59 unread posts from your blog unread in Bloglines collected over a short period of time. I'm still trying to find a spare hour or two to look through the posts properly. Will Richardson certainly has you tagged as a hard to keep up with blogger (and he's no slouch.) Wesley, I think that you could stake a claim for “superblogger” status yourself. I have 59 unread posts from your blog unread in Bloglines collected over a short period of time. I’m still trying to find a spare hour or two to look through the posts properly. Will Richardson certainly has you tagged as a hard to keep up with blogger (and he’s no slouch.)

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/14/watch-for-the-superbloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Wesley Fryer Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:42:59 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2006/03/14/watch-for-the-superbloggers/#comment-142 The issue of blog post quality versus blog post quantity is a valuable one, but like you I enjoy posts from Miguel and many others... although I admit I cannot keep up. But I think that is ok. Many people are blogging for themselves as well as for others. I think we live in a day where in order to be relevant, things increasingly need to be digital. That way they are archived and can be googled for later reference! The pace of change and speed of the information deluge is just going to keep accelerating, I think. Thankfully we have tools like RSS and feed aggregators to help us keep up. The issue of blog post quality versus blog post quantity is a valuable one, but like you I enjoy posts from Miguel and many others… although I admit I cannot keep up. But I think that is ok. Many people are blogging for themselves as well as for others. I think we live in a day where in order to be relevant, things increasingly need to be digital. That way they are archived and can be googled for later reference! The pace of change and speed of the information deluge is just going to keep accelerating, I think. Thankfully we have tools like RSS and feed aggregators to help us keep up.

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