So I have been looking at other participants' blogs on and off for the past few weeks - since people started joining, really. It's all a bit overwhelming, even when using delicious to focus in on areas of interest. I was naturally drawn to blog names that didn't include the words 'library' and 'blog'. More imaginitive, even funny, names suggested that the blogger would be interesting.
It also became apparent how important a good blog design is. An original background makes a blogger more memorable. Images also seem like a great way to break up long text.
The most difficult thing for me was to add comments to other participant's blogs. I really had to break through my online shyness to do this. I think there is a fear that people (who don't personally know you) are going to think what you've said is stupid. That's probably why I don't use twitter as much as I should.
Anyway, The Fear is still present! However, this is continuous professional development, so hopefully by the end of this course I will have overcome it :)
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