Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Blogging=Third Place?

Blogs can be useful in this sort of academic setting specifically. Also, I would expect that recreational blogs are a good form of social capital as well. Blogs bridge physical gaps, as well as psychological gaps. UW is a huge school, and it can be especially difficult to reach someone that you may not be very familiar with. It brings anonymity and equality in the form of the internet. It is easily accessible to all, especially since we are on a college campus.

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  1. I agree, blogging is a good way to bridge many types of gaps, and is appropriate for this class.

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  2. Blogs are very useful for an academic section. (So are wiki's, but I'm not sure if we are getting into that.) It makes it very easy to check in with people, as well as it allows people to come out of their shells a little more. So you were very right in saying that anonymity and equality are in the form of the internet since that is why a lot of people like it.

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