This has been a really fun project. I feel like I have a much better grasp on blogging and digital rhetoric. It certainly has opened up my world and added a little enthusiasm to what otherwise was a pretty negative attitude toward the value of IText.
I believe much of my cynicism stemmed from not fully understanding the motivations behind blogging and I thought it was just downright silly to think you could start typing and people would suddenly flock to your page every day and consume whatever it was you were selling.
What I learned is that the primary motivation behind most blogs is the sharing of information. The number one way bloggers gauge success is by the personal satisfaction they get from creating their posts. Also high on the list is the amount of interaction they have with their audience. Many report making friends on their blogs. To me, it comes down to a sense of community. Blogging is generally like a big conversation that can happen anywhere, at any time. If I look at it that way I can't help but think that it's pretty cool.
So here's the first of four pages I created on my blog (click here!). At the bottom of each page you'll find a link to the next page, or you can look at the right nav bar under "Pages." All four are there for you to peruse. Thanks for reading. In the spirit of the blogging world, I hope you learn something and comment and make this feel a little bit more like a community than a project for school.
-Matt
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