Comments on: The Corporate Blogger Story http://idratherbewriting.com/2009/04/01/personal-blogs-versus-corporate-blogs/ The Latest Trends in Technical Communication Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:02:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: On Personal vs. Professional Blogging and Twittering « Irina Guseva: Random Thoughts on CMS, WCM, ECM and Other Acronyms http://idratherbewriting.com/2009/04/01/personal-blogs-versus-corporate-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-139134 On Personal vs. Professional Blogging and Twittering « Irina Guseva: Random Thoughts on CMS, WCM, ECM and Other Acronyms Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:15:57 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=3300#comment-139134 [...] I am not the only one challenging Trieloff’s verdict. Others have disagreed with Lars as well (on a different occasion, though). That was when personal blogging was announced obsolete. [...] [...] I am not the only one challenging Trieloff’s verdict. Others have disagreed with Lars as well (on a different occasion, though). That was when personal blogging was announced obsolete. [...]

]]> By: Joseph Scott http://idratherbewriting.com/2009/04/01/personal-blogs-versus-corporate-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-139035 Joseph Scott Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:01:38 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=3300#comment-139035 I'd disagree with Lars as well. For starters most of the Technorati 100 "blogs" are blogs mostly in format only. Nearly all of them are more closely related to news agencies than to traditional blogs. He is also implying that if you aren't the type of blog that can make into the Technorati 100 then your blog isn't valuable. I think that's completely wrong. The biggest value for a personal blog is to the individual author. This might come in the form of contacts, exchange of ideas with others, keeping friends/family up to date, potential employment opportunities, or just the pleasure of being able to write about topics that interest you. I’d disagree with Lars as well. For starters most of the Technorati 100 “blogs” are blogs mostly in format only. Nearly all of them are more closely related to news agencies than to traditional blogs. He is also implying that if you aren’t the type of blog that can make into the Technorati 100 then your blog isn’t valuable. I think that’s completely wrong.

The biggest value for a personal blog is to the individual author. This might come in the form of contacts, exchange of ideas with others, keeping friends/family up to date, potential employment opportunities, or just the pleasure of being able to write about topics that interest you.

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