Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Characteristics of a good blog

Stephen Downes blog:
or his website
Characteristics:
It is interesting
Things are linked
Has a website link
It is dynamic and interesting.
Photo allows people to thee the person involved
Embodies new direction of online learning -
1) Integration of learn practice and research
2) Integration of Content and Community
3) Content Syndication (sharing)
4) Dynamic Organization

The blog should be in a constant state of development.
Stephen Downes blog is not perfect some of the links are now dead.
This is evidence that a good blog must be constantly and updated.
Focus, personality and reader comments are key to building an audience, say popular bloggers

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