Writing for the Web

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Task Navigation 

Get yourself a blog.


Find a spot on the web and hang your hat.

Make a List

Draft a list of items you either:

  • care passionately about  
  • or want to learn more about


From dogs to cycling to Harry Potter--whatever interests you. These are perfect subjects for a blog!

Get Yourself a Blog

Sign up for a blog. Recommended places to do that:

 

Post 

Post the following items to this task:

  • the list of ideas you drafted, and the subject you decided to go with
  • the URL of the blog you started

 

Recommended Reading: 

"Why I Blog" by Andrew Sullivan.

Task Discussion


  • MaxZero1496 said:

    I started a blog on Everton FC, a soccer team.

     

    www.evertonianoptimum.blogspot.com

    on Sept. 12, 2013, 1:41 p.m.

  • sune.uys123 said:

    I started a blog on wordpress more than a month ago.

    I write about travelling and what I see and the stuff I get to do while I am travelling.

    It started out as being a blog to inform family and friends of what is going on with me while I travel, but I want it to be more than that.

    http://chilchile.wordpress.com/

    on Sept. 11, 2013, 9:30 a.m.

    diesel said:

    I also started a blog on wordpress about a month ago. I write random stuff, almost anything under the sun. Sometimes, i write things that are out of the box. I think that doing this would definitely broaden my knowledge about blogging. Aside from letting myself grow, i also want to know more people and share what i know about writing. Unfortunately, i'm having a hard time in balancing my time, so i don't have the chance to write a blog more often. I hope that many people also want the same. 

    on Sept. 11, 2013, 11:13 p.m. in reply to sune.uys123

  • Dianne Leigh Owens said:

    I started a wordpress.com blog several years ago after trialling several other blogging platforms and preferring it. The original idea was to post random musings, but it has evolved since then to include reviews of various media (books, anime, manga, etc...) and discussing my own goals with my social network of creatives and all-round cool peeps. The blog can be located at: http://keikomushi.wordpress.com

    on Aug. 24, 2013, 9:54 a.m.

  • abhinav aaryan said:

     I am going to write about the way of dealing with your thoughts and thought process

    i will discuss about how to be passionate about your passion all the time so that u can enjoy the journey of life.

    on Aug. 21, 2013, 12:54 a.m.

  • Eduardo Mayorga Téllez said:

    I am going to write about:

    • Free software
    • Open technologies
    • Maps and OpenStreetMap
    • Software development
    • Web development

    The link: http://mayorgalinux.com

    on Aug. 18, 2013, 6:05 p.m.

  • Terazituna said:

    I am passionate about arts, especially in films, books and music.

    My URL is http://notablearts.blogspot.com/

    on Aug. 6, 2013, 4:28 p.m.

  • Cwilli3 said:

    IDEAS:

    -Yoga

    -Travel

    BLOG LINK:

    (I started working on this a little while ago and only recently went live)

    http://yogalaboheme.blogspot.com/

    on Aug. 6, 2013, 4:06 p.m.

  • CGreene said:

    I have completed my first task by establishing a blog on wordpress.com.

    This blog is basically going to be centered on politics but I want to make other blogs that have different subject matters.

    the link to my blog is http://christophergreene86.wordpress.com/

    on Aug. 6, 2013, 3:34 p.m.

    Christina Cantrill said:

    Thank you for your email. I am on vacation, with sporadic email access, from August 5-16. If this email needs an immediate response, please contact Jordan Lusink at jlusink@nwp.org. Best, Christina
    on Aug. 6, 2013, 3:37 p.m. in reply to CGreene

  • janz said:

    My 1st task here @ http://mixmatchscratch.blogspot.com/ smiley

    on Aug. 3, 2013, 12:43 a.m.

  • Suchita said:

    Hello Friends,

    • The list of ideas I drafted is:

    Everything related to Life our experiences and how we manage to deal with the situations that life present infornt of us. "ALL ABOUT LIFE"

    • http://transofmind.blogspot.in/
    • http://thoughts-value.blogspot.in/
    on July 23, 2013, 2:32 a.m.

  • Anonym said:

    I care passionately about making a difference and opening minds. I want to learn how to communicate more efficiently. I am actually open to learning about almost anything.


     

    I do have a blog at Tumblr. Since I don't have much time on my hands I decided to leave Tumblr as mostly a photo blog. I used to have a Wordpress that I used to blog from a lot more often. I like Tumblr because it gives you options to easily make a picture, video, or text blog. I like the simplicity of it all.
    My URL is: http://chelleyincredible.tumblr.com/

    on July 5, 2013, 4:21 p.m.

  • Valentina said:

    There are 2 things that passionate me,  Books and Open software,  and Finally I was brave enough to start my blog, here is the address

    http://valentinapage.blogspot.com/

    on June 17, 2013, 1:35 a.m.

    Anonym said:

    Beautiful background on your blog.

     

    I also have the same interests as you.

     

    Good luck with your blogging!smiley

    on July 18, 2013, 12:47 a.m. in reply to Valentina

    qaswa said:

    hi my dear howr may i hel p you? On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 9:51 AM, ChelleyCredible <
    on July 18, 2013, 8:32 p.m. in reply to Anonym

  • Jessica said:

    I wanted to start a blog for social media marketing students and professionals about the available open educational resources. I wanted to create an online collective to exchange knowledge in the terms we work in every day. When I was first learning about the available online courses and webinars available since I started my education in marketing, I was shocked that in our own platform, social media marketers didn't have a voice on the subject. I went into social media marketing because I loved that this profession was always growing and one could never learn everything as it was building and evolving everyday. I started with Tumblr because I am more familiar with it than any other blogging sites: http://openedsocial.tumblr.com/ I realize this is an extensive undertaking but I excited to begin!

    on June 7, 2013, 2:32 p.m.

    qaswa said:

    ok i agree On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 11:36 PM, jadb369 <
    on June 8, 2013, 12:20 a.m. in reply to Jessica

  • Anna Sakoyan said:

    I actually started my blog a while ago in the course of another P2PU challenge, but I also decided to go through this assignment, just because I adore the very idea of fostering p2p blogging networks creation.

    Now, my blog is actually about my self-education process, which includes:

    - Learning how to program

    - Learning various aspects of data science (data journalism in particular). Depending on what I'm learning at the moment, it might be:

    • data visualisation
    • mapping
    • databases
    • spreadsheets
    • web-scraping
    • statistics
    • various tools
    • etc

    - My speculations on open education practices and dynamics

    And here's my blog: http://ourchiefweapons.wordpress.com/

    on May 27, 2013, 12:53 p.m.

    albin said:

    I think this is a really cool way to see how much you have progressed.  As someone who also has an inclination for self learning you have my deepest respect and admiration.  Thank you for the inspiration and the push forward ma'am! 

    on Sept. 17, 2013, 11:39 a.m. in reply to Anna Sakoyan

  • bananas2learn said:

     

    I signed up for this challenge such a long time ago and finally I've made progress! 

    Here's the link to my blog:

    http://annammoreno.wordpress.com

    Here's the list I came up with:

    1. marketing

    2. analyzing marketing examples in fashion, cosmetics, and other consumer goods

    3. introspection

    4. journalism

    Subject I decided to go with are mainly the first two.

    Excited to see where this leads!

    on April 25, 2013, 7:56 p.m.

    Anonym said:

    I work Mon-Wed 8-2.45pm. My jobshare colleague Alexis Szygowski works Thursday and Friday. Contact her at aszygowski@lincoln.ac.uk or alternatively I will reply when I am next at work. 01522 886078
    on April 25, 2013, 7:59 p.m. in reply to bananas2learn

  • D3F1L3R said:

    Hello folks, 

     

     Ironically, I already have a blog. Go figure huh? haha

    http://themindofageneralist.wordpress.com/

     

    My list is as follows :

    - Video Games

    - Journalism

    - Music

    - Movies

    - Life

     

    I plan to write more in ther future regarding work that I am doing. I currently write for a music magazine and feel that my time in the industry could help an up and coming musician or band.

     

    on April 25, 2013, 6:40 a.m.

    Anonym said:

    I work Mon-Wed 8-2.45pm. My jobshare colleague Alexis Szygowski works Thursday and Friday. Contact her at aszygowski@lincoln.ac.uk or alternatively I will reply when I am next at work. 01522 886078
    on April 25, 2013, 6:44 a.m. in reply to D3F1L3R