Category Archives: 2016

Feeling (tw)inspired

I thought I wanted to make a happiness blog or write about gratitude, but as I searched for blogs already doing that, I realized the topic was too broad and wasn’t something that I felt like I could write about … Continue reading

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Brainstorming My Blog

Over the summer, I locked-in a job opportunity following graduation. During this process, I was flooded with excitement, fear, and relief all at once. Excited to get the opportunity to work with a top-notch cardiothoracic surgeon.         … Continue reading

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What Makes for an Excellent Blog

What makes for an excellent blog? First and foremost is the layout. As Hosey points out in Why We Love Beautiful Things, “instinctively, we reach out for beautiful things. Beauty literally moves us.” Shapes, backgrounds, and layouts that feel right, … Continue reading

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Essentials

The first, and most essential thing to a good blog in my opinion is aesthetics. What does the first page look like? Is it messy with adds, does it have a lot of blank space? Of course, the look of … Continue reading

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What Can Make or Break a Blog?

The internet is powerful, influential, and dynamic. One blog can be seen by millions of people across the world moments after it’s posted. Even though there are major benefits to such a rapid form of communication, much of what is written on the … Continue reading

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What Makes an Excellent Blog?

Blogs do not exist for solely for the author. In fact, it is impossible for a blog to exist in isolation from its audience. About digital writing, Sean Michael Morris states in his article “Digital Writing Uprising: Third Order Thinking … Continue reading

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They Let Me Back In

I think I know what I want to blog about. I was toying with a few ideas, like one about improv or maybe doing a “The History of The Internet” bit but instead I decided to choose music. Not just … Continue reading

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5 Tips for Excellent Blogging

What makes an excellent blog? What will make your blog something people share, read, and come back to? I have collected the top 5 things from recent articles and studies that we have read in class, that will help make … Continue reading

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What Makes a Good Blog?

During our earlier discussion over the Hughes article, we established how technology is considered “the norm” to us. From that, we gave technology a two-part definition that includes modern vocabulary (such as “share,” “like,” “tweet,” and “favorite”) as well as … Continue reading

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What Makes an Excellent Blog?

When evaluating a blog, the first aspects I consider are whether or not it’s visually appealing, easy to navigate, and up to date. A blog could contain incredible posts but, if they aren’t presented in a desirable format many readers … Continue reading

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