Comments on: Why Blog?

By: Doug Cornelius

Doug Cornelius — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:43:00 +0000

It is amazing how the conversational media of blogging turns into a learning tool. I think we spent too much time in school being talked at, instead of having a conversation.

@Mary - Carrying on the conversation on line through blogs and the social internet is a great follow-up or precursor to face-to-face conversation.Too many meetings have too little substance because the material was not there, or too much substance and there is no way to continue. I have found blogging to fix those problems.

@Kysa - since blogging is writing and others see it, you want to make sure you get it right (or at least do not get it wrong). That means learning and understanding your trade. Marketing is in effect proving your learning and understanding of your field.

@Patti - Exactly. If you are going to write blog post, you need to have thought about the subject. If you are writing, you are teaching and learning.

Blogging has turned me back into an avid learner.

By: Mary Abraham

Mary Abraham — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:15:00 +0000

Doug -

Thanks so much for participating in the meme.

Your blog has been a wonderful resource for lots of us in knowledge management. Thanks for taking the time to make your information and thinking available to the rest of us. And, thanks for sparking some great conversations online and offline.

- Mary

By: Patti Spencer

Patti Spencer — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:22:00 +0000

The best way to learn something is to have to teach it to someone else – this is what happens in blogging.

By: Kysa Crusco

Kysa Crusco — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:42:00 +0000

Great post Doug. I agree about the personal information management. Although I started my blog as a marketing tool and a service for my clients, I have found that is a great learning tool for me. I more regularly review case law, read more topical books on family law subjects and get great ideas from other bloggers.