Anyone can follow a study group on P2PU. Participating is the next level of engagement. The sign-up is a space where interested individuals can express their interest and background in the topic and commit to working with the rest of the participants. Please answer the following set(s) of questions if you want to become a participant or organizer.
Standard Set
This set of signup questions is common to all study groups, courses, ... in P2PU. The answers to these questions will be public once you get accepted.
- What made you interested in this topic?
- What do you hope to achieve by participating?
- Are you interested in helping with the study group organization?
Public Custom Set
This set of signup questions is particular to this study group. The answers to these questions will be public once you get accepted.
What do you enjoy most about blogging?
What do you enjoy least about blogging?
Between Participants Custom Set
This set of signup questions is particular to this study group. The answers to these questions will be visible to all participants once you get accepted.
What do you want from this course on blogging and writing for the web?
Would you be prepared to help with this course?
Answers
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I have been interested in being a media journalist - particularly music - for a few years now. I am taking several classes in media journalism currently and I hope that this course will be a great addition to my education. I would love to help with the study group organization.
I enjoy being able to share my interests, particularly media and entertainment news, with others. I am currently planning on starting an alternative music blog that focuses on some of my more favorite and lesser known musicians/artists. Music is a passion of mine and I really enjoy sharing my knowledge and passion with others.
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I am a student of Business Adminisration but my interests are somehow related to the engineering field. I want to explore and learn more about the programming world. Accountancy is going to be my career, besides public administration and politics,and blogging, programming etc, my hobby.
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
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I have a passion for blogging but I am not that much expert. I hope this course will assisst me to bring out the more professional display.
Basic rules, tactics and strategies for writing a blog.
Sure, I like it.
The feed back, appreciation and livley and lovely comments. Sometimes its disappointing but help us to figure out the taste of readers.
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Hello. My name is Daniel C. Phelan. Feel free to call me Danny. I happen to go to a public high school at which whatever is actually learned tends to be unimportant, as the useful stuff is taught in a manner which inclines to slip out of the brain and through the ear. This is one medium of my attempt to unschool myself - in other words, to learn real skills I shall actually use and employ them to my own purposes. At some point I intend to travel the world, but at the moment I'm stuck in the United States. I love to read and write, and I sometimes draw and play piano - although those two are in desperate need of improvement. Acting is also fun, but I haven't always the time for being on stage, so that's become an occasional treat for me.My favorite book is currently Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and I don't know what my favorite movie or piece of music are. So many from which to choose! My favorite show is the newer Doctor Who series. I haven't seen the older ones, but would like to do so. You can tell I like fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It might do well to add that I love cats.
Location: Cary, North Carolina
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I've been writing for many years, improving my craft, and I would like to someday be a full-time writer. I keep a blog called The Winter Journal but I know not the true rules of web writing; this is purely amateur and contains my views of various things. In taking part in this course I hope to acquire new knowledge and apply it as skills on my blog and perhaps others. If there is any way in which I may assist others, I would be glad to; I enjoy being helpful when able.
If I had to select three things I love about blogging, they would be the fact that I have my own sect of the internet on which to post what I want and when; that several friends of mine use them and it's a good way to see their thoughts without having the restrictions of sites like Facebook; and that it's good writing practice when not putting down a story or essay. I am not a fan of the ease with which some blogs lose content forever, such as Livejournal, where I wrote an entire post and it was deleted before being posted due to two very similar buttons being close together.
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I am currently teaching ESL in Seoul Korea but moving to Buenos Aires in 2 months to explore, eat, and learn Spanish. I will read, cook and eat almost anything and want to see everything I possibly can before my demise at 104.
Location: South Korea
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I am interested in this group because I want feedback from other bloggers and writers of similar content.
I hope to acheive the confidence to just start posting blogs.
I am interested in helping this study group!
I enjoy the thrill of telling a story in a blog. A personal story, that hopefully, can either help or inspire other individuals reading my content.
I do not enjoy wondering whether which posts should be made regularly and which should be a special feature.
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I have moved to Manchester from Spain to look for an opportunity to developed my carreer. Luckly I found it and I am really enjoying it!
Location: Manchester
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i have started to work in social media, and I need to create a blog and update it constantly. By participating in this course I hope to achieve a better understanding of the blog nature, to know about wich topics should I write to engage people and how to do it. About the group oragnization I am afraid I don't have time to do it.
What I most enjoy about blogging is to research information so I can provide a good feedback to my followers. What I enjoy least about blogging is all the time it takes for me write a good post.
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http://raykendo.com
I'm a web applications developer for a small company out of Illinois, creating ways to make maps come alive on the web.
Location: Wheaton, IL
Standard Set Answer:
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What made you interested in this topic?
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I've been blogging for years through different sites, and want to get my own blog off the ground.
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What do you hope to achieve by participating?
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Complete domination of the world! Just kidding. I'd like to delve more into the process of blogging and writing. I'd like to get advice and feedback from others.
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Are you interested in helping with the study group organization?
What do you enjoy most about blogging?
Sharing what I know and entertaining the reader.
What do you enjoy least about blogging?
Coming up with new ideas all the time.
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Location:
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I blog frequently but feel like there is more that I can do to make it more interesting to the readers. O also run a website for the radio show that I co host, but it seems lackluster in my eyes. I would like to find way to improve it. By participating, I hope to uncover new techniques, and tips that will help me become a more expressive writer. I am always interested in assisting in any way I can.
The thing that I enjoy the mosta bout blogging is that I get to express what's on my mind without interruption. Blogging also allows me to record my thoughts as they come, so that when I go back to reread previous entries, I can see my growth.
The thing that I do not like about blogging is....well, I can't think of anything right now.
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I am currently dedicated to getting myself up to date in some core web development with the mission of expanding my work in website development and most important Mobile Applications.
I have been involved for 8 years in Consumer Electronics distribution in Latin America and Caribbean. As of recently I represent China manufacturers in USA, Latin America and Caribbean markets and import several consumer products designed for Mobile users and world travelers.
I hope to focus more on web development so I can live and work from anywhere which was what I did before my last employment.
Location: Miami, Florida
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Blogging has been in my TODO list for sometime now. I enjoy writting about specific areas of interest of which include Travel and Mobile Smartphone gadgets and accessories.
It is somewhat dificult to project reader interests and perception when working with very specific topics, so I am looking forward to participating in this group and learning in the process. I just turned 48 and one thing is certain! I have a lot more to learn!
Although I have made a career switch this year back to online web related development, the last 8 years as a business development/procurement consultant took me around the world quite often. I am looking forward to sharing my experiences while traveling for business and pleasure, but one particular topic I have development a particular interst for is Mobile Phone Service and efficiant ways to stay connected while traveling. How important could the subject be? I hope to find out in the near future.
I started a wordpress blog @ http://gsmtogo.wordpress.com/
Look forward to working with the group and any of your comments.
What I enjoy most about blogging is the sharing aspect of exposing a subject that can be useful to someone else.
The uncertainty of knowing about the acceptance of the subjects may send some uncertainty to my creative side, but I am willing to take that change in order to improve and improve my skills.
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I have been writing for Fuel Your Photography since March of 2010, and preparing to start a new personal blog.
Although I feel comfortable with my writing skills, writing for the web is a different animal, and I would like to improve my "readability."
Location: Center Valley, PA
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As a writer for an online photography magazine, I would like to take my skills to the next level and start a personal blog.
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I would like to achieve a proper skill set for readability as it relates to writing for the web, or blogging as it were.
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I would be interested in assisting with organization
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I enjoy telling a story, helping others, and engaging in thought provoking conversation with the reader via comments.
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I love to write, and since I haven't delved into a personal blog, I cannot delve into the cons of blogging.
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I love to write and the blogging community fascinates me.
I'd like to maybe get my blog out there a little bit more. Learn how to shape all the ideas in my head into content readers actually want to read.
Not at this time.
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Location: Paris
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Public Set Answer:
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I'm curious about so many things...
Location: England
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I would like to know more about the building blocks of websites and blogs. I have a few areas of interest I would like to explore but I'm quite nervous of putting myself in the public arena. I hope this group can help me gain confidence.
I've only just started so it remains to be seen what is enjoyable (or not!)
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I'm just some regular Kamen Rider, Super Sentai fan.
Location: Philippines
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There are a lot of blogs, but majority are ghost towns. I'm part of that majority.
I hope to get frequent visitors(I quit my reblog mania, because people just go there once then leave) and start talking to my community.
Yes, because I know how it felt to have no one visiting my blog.
Having people talk about what you said.
You have to find a way to get people to read it(having friends stuck playing LoL all day makes it really hard.)
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Metadata Librarian and Amateur Web Developer
Location: Oakland, CA
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I've been blogging for a few years, but my blog seems to be at a standstill in terms of growth. I'd like to work on improving my writing, and especially my writing for the web.
I hope to learn new writing skills and increase fans and followers of my blog.
I can try to help with group study organization if you need someone.
I love to write. I like knowing that people are reading my writing.
Feeling uninspired but knowing I need to post anyway. Wondering if anyone is reading my writing.
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Coorinadora Recursos Informáticos en la Facultad de Filosofía, Letras y Ciencias de la Educación.
Cuencana, Ingeniera de sistemas.
Location: Cuenca
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What made you interested in this topic?
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Location: Baltimore, MD
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I blog at Moodlenews.com and am always interested in best practices and learning new things.
I like the feedback and community that can be built. I always love sharing something great that I discovered or working through something that was previously not highlighted.
I don't like that feeling that someone might take offense or not like what I say. Or that I might get something incorrect.
