Posts Tagged with Blog
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I’ve noticed a new tactic with spammers lately… they are awfully complimentary of your content, your blog and your writing style. Flattery is hard to resist, I know. So here are some tips for keeping the spam out of your comments section. If the comment seems to be over thesaurus-ized – common words turned into $5 words that aren’t quite used right – you’re probably looking at spam. If the comment could be related to any blog, any post, anytime? It could be spam. If the commenter asks about your fabulous layout and how you did it – yup, spam. (I fell for this one, hard!) If you’re not sure, check the possible inputs on the comment form for consistency and legitimacy. Individually, they might not raise any red flags, but combined can tip you off: Name: By itself this might not be a problem one way or another, unless... Continue Reading
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The first term my students blogged, I was thrilled if they completed the assignment and seemed to enjoy it. A few did (my favorite was Stu Holdren’s blog, Stu’s Clues), but almost no one kept the blog up longer than the end of the quarter. That’s been the case most terms since then. Of course there are a few (extremely notable) exceptions. Staci Stringer, Jessica Lomelin, Sarah Essary and Beth Evans all come to mind immediately. But for the most part, the blogs are abandoned after the 7 weeks assignment. Twitter seems to get a little bit more traction and become part of the students’ routines. But I would be lying if I said it was more than 25% of students that continue using twitter after it’s not required. There are lots of reasons for letting your blog and twitter profile to go seed. Students (and young professionals) are busy... Continue Reading
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