Karsyn's+Blog

Tonight I am busy gearing up a power point presentation for my discussion on Tuesday. I am finding that my biggest problem is that I've found it hard to connect with other bloggers. I feel my blog is relevant to college students or really anyone who is in the process of finding a job. Part of this project is connecting with others, but with Blogger.com being such a LARGE platform with thousands of blogs to sift through, and no great browsing option, it's hard for me to find blogs that I actually enjoy. Blogs have never really been my thing, besides perezhilton.com or reading a blog my uncle wrote while battling cancer. Perhaps I prefer to read blogs like perez because it's more like "real news," rather than some random person on the Web writing about what they think is cool.

While blogs are considered to be a part of social networking, it doesn't really feel like a community. I think reading blogs within a fan website or support group site are more communal than just creating a blog on Blogger or Wordpress.

I know part of my project is connecting with other bloggers, so I will work harder to establish relationships. http://karsyn-durkin.blogspot.com/2010/02/countdown-to-reality.html

Alright, so apparently I didn't read directions very well about keeping my Wikispace updated on my project. However, I have been keeping a blog since the first few weeks of class. My blog primarily focuses on the hardships of being a Senior and ready to graduate. My blog includes job search Websites, frustrations with the job search process, and other related topics. I try to pull in things I find on Facebook or even current shows/movies that I feel are relevant to students in our class. My goal is that by the end of the semester, I will have found a job, and can share some good news! But along the way, I hope students in our class, as well as perfect strangers, will take notice of the links I share and also put them to good use.

I am still working on finding blogs that I enjoy reading as well. I love the typical celebrity gossip blogs, but I am also looking for more personal blogs where I can hopefully establish a relationship. I've also found that my joint account with Twitter, which I didn't really use before this, has been helpful in following blogs.

There are so many blogs out there about collecting stamps, I cannot believe it!