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blogging: Immediacy and a Bit of Delayed Gratification Too - 11/21/08 01:54 PM
We can search the Web and see our words. It's what excites us ... our words ... our thoughts ... our very personal contribution to that massive, ethereal world of expression.
Blogging is right-now, in-your-face communication. Its immediacy is obvious, feedback and all. We have little patience in our high-speed world, and blogging does not disappoint.
Simultaneously, we are marketing ourselves and our businesses. However, if we step aside and turn off our egos, accepting delayed gratification, what enhances the value of our blogging and connects us to an unending matrix of thought? Linking!
I did not see the power of … (19 comments)
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blogging: On Active Rain, Just About Everything Serves a Purpose - 06/23/08 09:34 PM
We can market ourselves in just about everything we post. It is an opportunity we did not have before in exactly the same way.
Getting mellow sitting on my deck, thinking about photos of gorgeous flowers from warmer climes members share ... thinking that true blessings are those that are there for everyone ... a blue sky ... a sparrow chirping ... the cool feel of grass beneath your feet ... even that squawking blue jay.
Wondering what we my husband will throw on the grill this evening ... remembering that I bookmarked a post on how to grill veggies, … (9 comments)
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blogging: Ghost Bloggers? - 05/28/08 07:02 PM
I just came across blogging software! Something new to me, it's supposed to make blogging easy. Every day, a real estate expert, ghost writer uploads content to your blog! Oh! But you can add original postings to make it interesting.
This is new to me. What do you think of this? Has anyone else run across such software? I guess I was surprised to see it, and I am not sure what to make of it. Doesn't it sort of defeat the purpose of blogging? Maybe, in certain applications, it's useful? Would love to hear your comments on this one ....
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blogging: On Punctuation, Emoticons and Interjections! - 05/26/08 12:17 PM
Just how do you add YOU to your postings? About a week ago, an Active Rainer commented, "They don't know I'm being sarcastic." So, how do we convey sarcasm or any other emotion? Words work hard for us, but sometimes, they need a bit of help.
We do have ! ? , : ; and :) :( ;) :P :\ :D and Argh! Yuck! and LOL, ROFL, and so on. We also have CAPITALIZATION, bolding and underscoring.
Or maybe our posts could read like screen plays. "That's a great idea, John [rolling my eyes]."
We also have the option of being so outrageous in … (7 comments)
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Marie Meyer, Orange County New York Realtor®
Central Valley,
NY
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Keller Williams Realty
Address: 229 Route 32, Central Valley, NY, 10917
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