Note from Karine: This year, I’ve asked all the eduWeb speakers working in universities/colleges to share in 140 words or less the biggest take-away from their presentation or table talk. If you’ve attended this session, feel free to weigh in by posting a comment, a question or a suggestion.
Blogging is a way of extending ourselves in a virtual world. We are virtually being broadcast through the ubiquitous platform of the Internet. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results and deeper pathways. Most of the people write blogs to express themselves and their part of life. Writing a blog empowers individuals to freely express ideas and be heard by those who read it. One can also make connections with others with similar thoughts.
Related posts:
- eduWeb 2008 in 140 words – Aligning Web Strategies with Content Management by Daniel Auld, director of Technology Communications at Fordham Law School
- eduWeb 2008 in 140 words – You Have Faculty Using Technology to Market? Are You Kidding Me? by Dr. Greg Williams, Assistant Professor and Director at UMBC
- Special UB column on how to survive a CMS implementation: 5 tips from Rose Pruyne, Web Administrator at Penn State
- eduWeb 2008: twitter, live blogging with a twist, meet-up & survey about social media use in higher ed
- eduWeb 2008: my corner office with a view, cloud computing and outsourcing
shane on 
Part of a blog identity can be accomplished through creating a good visual impression
It is frustrating to see how many people put really bad photos of themselves on their blogs – often taken with a camera phone – this really creates an unprofessional impression.
Far better is to spend a few dollars and get a good blog mascot or avatar drawn. This can then become part of your permanent online branding
Matt
http://www.caricatureking.com