Comments for Career Space E-zine http://careerspaceezine.com/blog Patricia's space to write about career related topics & cultural items ... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:30:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 Comment on UBC Arts Alumni Career Biographies by gillian http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/09/03/ubc-arts-alumni-career-biographies/#comment-13799 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:29:02 +0000 http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/09/03/ubc-arts-alumni-career-biographies/#comment-13799 I don't think they'd want to use my story: got the BA in Music, didn't want to teach, so I went into sciences instead and got a job from that. Somehow I don't think that's the greatest PR. Not that I don't think my arts degree was useful, it's just that I'm not directly paid for what it taught me. I don’t think they’d want to use my story: got the BA in Music, didn’t want to teach, so I went into sciences instead and got a job from that. Somehow I don’t think that’s the greatest PR.

Not that I don’t think my arts degree was useful, it’s just that I’m not directly paid for what it taught me.

]]> Comment on RSS in Plain English - Video from Common Craft. by Thomasso http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/05/28/rss-in-plain-english-video-from-common-craft/#comment-8084 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:32:04 +0000 http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/05/28/rss-in-plain-english-video-from-common-craft/#comment-8084 Great clip! I may have to show this to some of my Blog-Weary friends.... Great clip! I may have to show this to some of my Blog-Weary friends….

]]> Comment on RSS in Plain English - Video from Common Craft. by Patricia http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/05/28/rss-in-plain-english-video-from-common-craft/#comment-7818 Tue, 29 May 2007 05:11:48 +0000 http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/05/28/rss-in-plain-english-video-from-common-craft/#comment-7818 If I had to teach my co-workers about RSS I would be tempted to show this video! :-) If I had to teach my co-workers about RSS I would be tempted to show this video! :-)

]]> Comment on RSS in Plain English - Video from Common Craft. by NetChick http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/05/28/rss-in-plain-english-video-from-common-craft/#comment-7817 Tue, 29 May 2007 05:09:13 +0000 http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/05/28/rss-in-plain-english-video-from-common-craft/#comment-7817 Ha! Cute... :) Ha! Cute… :)

]]> Comment on Why Do I Blog? by Administrator http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/01/23/why-do-i-blog/#comment-3879 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:39:22 +0000 http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/01/23/why-do-i-blog/#comment-3879 Thommaso: I've also found the social aspects of blogs appealing. I see it as a tool to extend my interests and connect with others in this way. I've met a few people at local events who also blog and from there I've networked with others for fun and sometimes career development. Signey: Having read your comment I recalled and realized that I had come in contact with blogs before I even knew what they were! A few years ago I was taking for a brief time a treatment for acne called acutane. I had heard a lot about the side effects and looked them up on the internet and found a series of "acutane diaries" by people who were going through the treatment like me (fortunately I didn't have any significant side effects from it just some dry eyes). I now realize that they were blog based. Best wishes for new blog! Terry: Ah yes, I remember you telling me the australian cookie story! You so dote on your wife! The addition of flickr to your blog seems to be working quite well in terms of adding interest to you posts. Best of luck! Cheers, Patricia Thommaso: I’ve also found the social aspects of blogs appealing. I see it as a tool to extend my interests and connect with others in this way. I’ve met a few people at local events who also blog and from there I’ve networked with others for fun and sometimes career development.

Signey: Having read your comment I recalled and realized that I had come in contact with blogs before I even knew what they were! A few years ago I was taking for a brief time a treatment for acne called acutane. I had heard a lot about the side effects and looked them up on the internet and found a series of “acutane diaries” by people who were going through the treatment like me (fortunately I didn’t have any significant side effects from it just some dry eyes). I now realize that they were blog based. Best wishes for new blog!

Terry: Ah yes, I remember you telling me the australian cookie story! You so dote on your wife! The addition of flickr to your blog seems to be working quite well in terms of adding interest to you posts. Best of luck!

Cheers,
Patricia

]]> Comment on Why Do I Blog? by Terry http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/01/23/why-do-i-blog/#comment-3759 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:22:36 +0000 http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/01/23/why-do-i-blog/#comment-3759 Wow, I got a mention, thanks Patty! I started blogging one day because I was bored to tears at work and was trying to locate a brand of cookie that was hard to find (for my wife to surprise her). I found a reference to it on a "blog" and was instantly hooked on the concept. I had my own up and running the same day. Since then I've had a wildly successful run, being very popular, meeting tonnes of folks and making lots of friends. then the drought hit and I found my posts stale out on me. I never quite got it all back, but I'll always blog. Mainly for me, but also for friends. *and I found the cookies too Wow, I got a mention, thanks Patty! I started blogging one day because I was bored to tears at work and was trying to locate a brand of cookie that was hard to find (for my wife to surprise her). I found a reference to it on a “blog” and was instantly hooked on the concept. I had my own up and running the same day. Since then I’ve had a wildly successful run, being very popular, meeting tonnes of folks and making lots of friends. then the drought hit and I found my posts stale out on me. I never quite got it all back, but I’ll always blog. Mainly for me, but also for friends.

*and I found the cookies too

]]> Comment on Why Do I Blog? by Signy http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/01/23/why-do-i-blog/#comment-3737 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:12:29 +0000 http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/01/23/why-do-i-blog/#comment-3737 It is funny to hear bits of my story in your post. For me, my first blog was a gift, literally. We do the Secret Santa thing at work and one co-worker (a fellow leo) created a blog for me and got contributions from friends and students and other co-workers. I LOVED IT, and was hooked. I created my own blog for self expression a few weeks later when I had to go in for some cancer exploratory surgery. I used that blog to undate people on events and my thoughts and feelings on the events. Now it is time to create a new blog around my niche and coaching focus, to establish my expertise in certain areas. I want to think this one through more, so I am picking a title that creates branding in and of itself. And I feel a bit badly and guilty for my seemingly "abandoned" last effort. It is all a process and an exploration. It is funny to hear bits of my story in your post. For me, my first blog was a gift, literally. We do the Secret Santa thing at work and one co-worker (a fellow leo) created a blog for me and got contributions from friends and students and other co-workers. I LOVED IT, and was hooked. I created my own blog for self expression a few weeks later when I had to go in for some cancer exploratory surgery. I used that blog to undate people on events and my thoughts and feelings on the events. Now it is time to create a new blog around my niche and coaching focus, to establish my expertise in certain areas. I want to think this one through more, so I am picking a title that creates branding in and of itself. And I feel a bit badly and guilty for my seemingly “abandoned” last effort. It is all a process and an exploration.

]]> Comment on Why Do I Blog? by Darren http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/01/23/why-do-i-blog/#comment-3717 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:55:40 +0000 http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/01/23/why-do-i-blog/#comment-3717 Thanks for the linkage! Thanks for the linkage!

]]> Comment on Why Do I Blog? by Thoamsso http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/01/23/why-do-i-blog/#comment-3716 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:52:23 +0000 http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2007/01/23/why-do-i-blog/#comment-3716 I was first bitten by the blog-bug about 4 years ago. I wanted to use it as my soap-box to the world, hoping that millions of people from around the world would read what I have to say. Plus I have a keen interest in the Internet, web authoring, networking, etc.... But once I got my weblog up and running, it turned into a tool for meeting people and joining a cyber community where I meet people through linking to their weblogs--non contact interaction--so to speak. I think the best answer I got for why I blog is from a book by Rebeca Blood, <i>The Weblog Handbook, 2002</i>. Personally, I discovered that I have a lot to say, and it gives me the will to write it. If one person reads it, then that in its self is an worthwhile accomplishment. I was first bitten by the blog-bug about 4 years ago. I wanted to use it as my soap-box to the world, hoping that millions of people from around the world would read what I have to say. Plus I have a keen interest in the Internet, web authoring, networking, etc…. But once I got my weblog up and running, it turned into a tool for meeting people and joining a cyber community where I meet people through linking to their weblogs–non contact interaction–so to speak. I think the best answer I got for why I blog is from a book by Rebeca Blood, The Weblog Handbook, 2002. Personally, I discovered that I have a lot to say, and it gives me the will to write it. If one person reads it, then that in its self is an worthwhile accomplishment.

]]> Comment on Northern Voice 2007 Conference by Administrator http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2006/12/10/northern-voice-2007-conference/#comment-2503 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:08:05 +0000 http://careerspaceezine.com/blog/2006/12/10/northern-voice-2007-conference/#comment-2503 Terry: Actually, not everyone that goes has a blog. As I recall there were a number of educators and journalists at the one I went to last year, and a number of them didn't have blogs. It's becoming a cultural phenomenon not only as citizen journalism but also as a tool in education. It's not unusual for blogging to be a component in credit university courses now. Way back in the day we might be asked to create a journal for a class. I had to do one for my Greek Myth and Legend class at university in the 80s. Of course we did it the old fashioned way and I (like my classmates) left it until the last minute using different coloured pens for each day to make it look like we really kept the journal. I think that online blogging is much better for something like this because it's convenient and people can leave comments and create conversations. Very cool. cheers, Patricia Terry:

Actually, not everyone that goes has a blog. As I recall there were a number of educators and journalists at the one I went to last year, and a number of them didn’t have blogs. It’s becoming a cultural phenomenon not only as citizen journalism but also as a tool in education.

It’s not unusual for blogging to be a component in credit university courses now. Way back in the day we might be asked to create a journal for a class. I had to do one for my Greek Myth and Legend class at university in the 80s. Of course we did it the old fashioned way and I (like my classmates) left it until the last minute using different coloured pens for each day to make it look like we really kept the journal. I think that online blogging is much better for something like this because it’s convenient and people can leave comments and create conversations. Very cool.

cheers,
Patricia

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