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why do we blog? CCTP 742 Fall 2008

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why do we blog?. CCTP 742 Fall 2008. every week, professors assign readings. some professors ask us what we thought of the readings. we rarely answer. to make sure we reflect on the readings before class, professors often assign short essays. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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why do we blog?

CCTP 742Fall 2008

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every week, professors assign readings

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some professors ask us what we thought of the readings

we rarely answer.

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to make sure we reflect on the readings before class, professors often assign short essays

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sometimes i have lots to write. i get excited about sharing my ideas.

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sadly, this rarely happens

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blogs can solve this (and other) problems

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blogs are not limited to writing

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Instead, blogs are part of a network

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this network lets me share my ideas and build on the ideas of others

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cass sunstein suggests that blogs might provide better flows of

information

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eric beinhocker thinks that blogs might help our ideas evolve

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yochai benkler says that blogs can help us participate in the public sphere

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in the end, our friends from gnovis put it best: