Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Response to Trine-Maria Kristensen Interview

The world of blogging is definitely a different type of universe than anything that came before it.  I liked what Kristensen said about having to "break the code" to get into the universe.  In order to blog well, you have to read other blogs.  Even for this class right now, we're responding to something we read.  The more you read, the better your blog will be.

I also enjoyed Kristensen's response about the design being an important part of your blog.  I run the blog for the campus radio station, WONC.  When I started the blog, one of the biggest decisions to make was what the layout would be.  Your blog's layout and design has to match it's content otherwise there's an imbalance.

I can definitely relate to Kristensen's response about how much traffic she gets.  WONC's blog does a weekly "Battle of the Week" between two songs.  Fan votes decide which song stays in the battle for next week.  Sometimes there will be upwards of 30,000 votes in one battle, those days garner the most traffic for the website.

I can also relate to Kristen's decision to use WordPress for her blog.  It's what I use for WONC's blog and it's so detailed yet really easy to use.  It makes your blog resemble an actual website, which is a nice feature.  WordPress also makes it easy to embed photos and videos to your posts, which is extremely convenient for a radio station to use.

Kristensen's constant reference to how she writes based on her interests are the backbone of what blogging is all about.  A blog can not and will not be successful unless you write about what you enjoy, and in turn you will enjoy writing about it.  Odds are if you enjoy a topic you will be knowledgeable on it, which will make you and your blog more credible.

I liked what Kristensen said about the parody of how long it takes her to write some articles.  It truly is all about flow, but other times longer articles need some time to construct themselves.  If you have an article that requires a specific tone or that needs to invoke a particular emotion, it may take you longer to decide on how exactly to write that piece to help your article portray the correct message.

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