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Start a blog, express your ideas, change minds.

Writing for the web is a new set of skills. Wondering how to make the shift? Interested in writing for a digital audience? Not sure about expressing your ideas and opinions in a public forum? This challenge is for you.

In this challenge, you’ll uncover differences in writing for the web, engage others in a dialogue, get up to speed on netiquette, and share your ideas. You’ll acquire instincts about web writing that will guide you as mediums and formats change.

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The medium is the message. [March 5, 2012, 8:59 a.m.]

A bit of research: check out some other blogs that cover a similar subject area to you.

Locate a blog post you disagree with. Decide how you will respond. Will it be with a comment? A blog post of your own?

Go ahead and do so. Post your response and your answers to the following questions here.

How does your response differ from other ways of communicating (email, or text messaging).
What made you decide to respond in the way you did?

Writing for the Web

The medium is the message. [March 5, 2012, 8:59 a.m.]