blogs, blogs & more blogs.

Dooce.com has officially become my number one source of entertainment. I hop on this site between classes, after writing three sentences of a paper (therefore "rewarding" myself with a little blog reading), before I go to bed, when I wake up, during my lunch break at work...you get the idea.

This woman is brilliant! She's writing a novel that never ends! (All of these “!” are appropriate to show my excitement). She takes the trivial things that go on in her life and turn them into a standup comedy show. She’s not only is she funny, but she's strong. I am fascinated by what she has done with her life. She really takes life and swings it around. You know what I mean?

One thing about blogging that I think people need to keep in mind is that they have the option of going to the blog and reading, or never opening up that post. Because of this, negative comments are ridiculous (however completely unavoidable). These people (the ones who feel they have to rip everyone apart and share their anger with the world) are often labeled "trolls" by the internet world. Totally appropriate label.

I enjoy blogging, and actually spent my summer blogging about my experiences while I was in Germany. However blogging does take dedication. Being back in school I have been slacking on keeping up with my blog. I hate this though. I have always found it important to try to remember random details about my life. I think people are alike in that way; we all like to remember the things that have helped us become who we are today. It doesn't surprise me blogging is as popular as it is today. Plus it beats writer's cramp you get from a hand-written diary; give me a monitor and keyboard any day.

Reading about blogs in regards to a profession is new to me though. I ended up reviewing The Harte of Marketing, PR-squared and Fahlgren Mortine’s blog. I did enjoy Fahlgren Mortine’s blog because it showed a face to the company. It gave me perspective on life at a PR agency as well as advice for social media and advertising. While the posts are not as interesting as dooce.com I will probably review them from time to time to keep up-to-date on the PR world.

As for PR-squared, I feel weird reading about social media on a social media outlet (aka: blogging). I understand people need to review social media “as much as possible” because it’s out there booming in the PR and advertising industry but after a while I find there is only so much you can say about social media before you feel like a broken record- social media, social media, social media, social media, social media, social media, social media, social media.

Beth Harte’s most recent post was interesting. She talks about wanting to find a solid direction for her blog. This just proves to me that blogs are like novels that go on forever; novels need direction and so do blogs. Her blog was my favorite out of the three however because she was the most genuine. I could see a real person behind her writings and enjoyed reading about what she had to say.

I’m not sure I could ever see myself writing a professional blog even though it’s recommended. At this point in my life I wouldn’t have too much insight; however that may change.

As for reading blogs, Dooce.com will always be number one, but I could probably find time to sneak in a PR blog as a reward for myself after writing a few sentences for a paper :X