My college (Rasmussen College) has recently started to use blogs as a way to communicate news with students. Various departments have blogs which are accessible to students. The blogs highlight events, departmental news, etc.
Our library team has a blog which we use to exchange ideas and information. For example, I wrote a post asking for advice regarding making student ID cards. Other librarians added comments with their suggestions. We also use the blog as a way to share photos of displays and activities. Seeing what other librarians are doing for marketing, for example, gives me ideas for how to improve marketing on my own campus.
When it comes to personal blogs, there comes a point when too much personal information is shared. I've heard that employers might Google employees or candidates, possibly view their MySpace pages. Is it really wise to share so openly in such a forum?
Back when I was a kid, I kept a diary. It was a place for me to record my feelings, my thoughts, the things I couldn't say to the people around me. A blog can serve that same purpose. Unlike a diary, however, a blog is not something which can be locked in a drawer away from prying eyes. Sure, I can set this blog so that it's not available through web searches. But if I'm going to keep my blog unpublished, couldn't I just as well go back to keeping a traditional, pen-and-paper diary? A Doogie Howser diary in my word processing software?
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