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How ‘NOT’ to Blog!!!
I have been blogging for more than 2 years now. Though there are no hard and stead fast rules on blogging. Its a free space, people start with enthusiasm and finally their blog just die out. Why?.
“What not to blog!” or “How not to blog!”, though was never discussed as a topic, but at times we have had discussions on this. Surprisingly majority of the bloggers had the same views on what they promoted, what they looked in a blog, what they expect in a comment and the commentator, what was considered as a good post and when they thought as not so good blogs too.
As the blog-o-sphere is free to any one and any one can write about anybody, doesn’t really mean that you can post about anything. People have secret blog shrines for their love, have extensive write up on the topics that they love, that’s all fine, if its really yours …
Everyone agrees to the fact that, when they visit a blog, they believe that what ever you have written is yours. So if you are not writing yourself and just doing the Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V (copy and paste), chances are that the person wont come back, ever!!!. If you are desperate enough to put a mail forward, as it is, even if its a very good in reading, make sure that you give a brief intro to it. Like
“This is a mail forward that i got this morning. It is worth a read ….”
At least you will let the reader know that its not you who wrote it. If possible avoid mail forwards as posts in your blog.
Plagiarism is a strict No! If you want to put someone else’s content in your blog, give them the damn credit. Wont you feel happy when some one credits you for your work? and feel dejected when some stranger reaps the fruits of your creativity.
How to do this?
Link back to them from your post and give and excerpt of their post with your views. That will be appreciated, the other person will sure visit your blog too. Trust me, thats one way to build the network and gain popularity.
Internet is a good place to remain anonymous. So if you want to buildup credibility and wants to be known, then include a name that doesn’t look like “3l33t_wr1t3r”, “the nice blogger”, etc. Put some creativity into the naming, because at the end of the day, you will be known by that name. I remember calling up a fellow blogger who by the name Woke (full name – wokeupjustnow), and asked for “Woke??”. Well i gave him a shock, as nobody had ever called him Woke before.![]()
This particularly helps in commenting, as the author of the post will only recognize the person by the name and blog id that has to be provided. Having a personalized Gravatar or Globally Recognized Avatars is a good idea.
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By | Balu | Did you get to speak to the owner? May be has a loong story to narrate! By Jerry
I too agree .. he might have a long story to tell . |
So your comments will look like the ones shown above.
Everyone may not be a master of English, but just avoid making common spelling mistakes. It really turns down the audience that you have in hand. Just like you wont really enjoy reading
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This was the sameple post thwt i was trying to type and this ended like thios. |
Dont be hasty, take time. Get used to the keyboard.
Its all that i can think of and from my experience. Urging others too to share their thoughts ..
Happy Blogging!!!
US Conspiracy behind Bhutto’s Assassination?
Is there a US funded conspiracy behind Benazir Bhutto’s assassination?
Well thats why we call it a conspiracy. The attack has been said to be an Al Quaida has been already blamed for it and like any other suicide attack, this one too will end up in Al Quaida’s backyard.
So is there as US mastermind behind the killing of the prolific leader, who was greeted by 3 million supporters on her return in 1986. Though she claims that the military was trying to ‘eliminate’ her, it was more or less brushed aside as allegations.
Look at US. Post 9/11 saw a major sympathy towards the US and when they attacked the then Taliban ruled Afghanistan, the world was with them. Bush had the sympathy of his people, people forgot about Vietnam and supported him. US’ earlier crusade on the Gulf soil against Iraq, on the pretext of helping Kuwait had mixed support. With the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) backing US and providing them a base, they won the war, drove away the invading Iraqi soldiers and were Heroes overnight. Enough to save their face and a step closer to build allies in the OIL rich Gulf. But what people didnt see that the war expenses that the US put forward for Kuwait. The oil rich nation could only look on hands tied as their only wealth was being taken away to foreign soil in the pretext of the war expenses.
Look at the allies for US in Asia. We have South Korea, South-east asia was almost a failure with Vietnam, South-asia has India (who forgot the ties with Iran and Iraq and supported US in every deal to some Nuclear deal that looks no where near), Pakistan (their long time ally), KSA (their only friend in the Muslim gulf for a long time, pumping out oil for them) and Turkey in the far west. Lets rule out Turkey as its Europe.
So if you see US doesn’t have a really have many strong allies in Asia. Russia in rags is against them, China is not and that is a power to be reckoned with.
Benazir on the other hand, was sure to come into power and with the current US international affairs had only half the chances of supporting them. Mush was always in love with Bush. He let his backyards burn when he supported the US attack on Afghanistan.
So the only way any one could have really touched Ms. Bhutto, with the kind of protection that Mush had provided, was with his knowledge. Pakistan had the backing of US and any impending attack on Ms. Bhutto would have made the US Intelligence alert the Pak Security and in effect forced Musharraf to alleviate that.
If you see the patter of the initial reports – “…Suddenly, there was an explosion and Bhutto’s bodyguards immediately bundled her into a SUV and attempted to move out of the area…Just then, two men rode by the car on motorcycles. One of them blew himself up and even as Bhutto came out to see what had happened a sniper pumped five bullets into her neck and chest…”[IBN Live]
Rediff reports it as – “…Benazir was shot at by a sniper rifle from close range and a few moments later a suicide bomber created the blast to make sure that she is assassinated. It was a determined effort. They made sure she doesn’t survive the attack. She died due to the injury in her neck…”
So clearly the attack was planned with the notion of how the security was going to react and the timing was impeccable. If i’m sure, when even high profile leaders, especially leaders who has already been a target of suicide attack, travels the security is so tight that no one stands a chance to even approach them.
Definitely MUSH loves BUSH … look at them cuddling…
Literacy can be a PIA…
PIA is Pain In Ass and not Pakistan International Airlines.
Being a Mallu or Malayali (not being offensive in any way by calling myself a Mallu), i’m proud that when it comes to literacy we are doing fairly good as a state. So when this article came to my attention – 300% increase in violence against women in India’s most literate state – i did feel very bad. Being literate we were supposed to be as a model for others to follow and we all together portraying a wrong picture here.
But the i saw the other angle of that. They reached that statistics coz women in Kerala realized the power of law and that there are laws that protect them from domestic violence. They approached the law when in need. The clause that caught me is – “cases files”.
So all those state that say that there is only a marginal increase in domestic violence or that the stats have fallen, RETHINK!!! It could be because that people dont know about the law. Tell them about the law and then lets see.
Even though the report said all that about Kerala, it still quotes this -
But change could happen fast in Kerala, thanks to high levels of literacy. Greater awareness, redressal mechanisms, etc. could help women move forward, as has been seen in recent times.
Thats why i say Literacy can be a real Pain in the Ass at times …
Thought for the Week – 29 Oct 07
Think, Ponder, Enjoy
“In a day, when you don’t come across any problems – you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path” — Swami Vivekananda
There is another one that counters it at the first look
“If everything else comes your way, you are probably on the wrong track”
Though they seem to contradict each other. They are in effect telling you how to handle problems in two separate situations.
What Vivekananda meant is – “you shouldn’t ignore your problems” and the one i quoted above – “a change of perspective will help you face the troubles”.
Here is another set -
“Appearances can be deceptive”
“Clothes maketh the man”
Literally or otherwise they contradict and i see nothing that explains what they stand for. So any great thinkers out there, be my guest and help solve this one.