What Makes A Successful Blog?
D. Keith Robinson a Seattle Web designer, has a concise list of qualities needed for A Successful Blog.
He doesn't offer any shattering surprises, but it's good to see well-organized common sense.
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Dear Crawford
I end my master degree and you are cited in my dissertation. Do you remember a commnet in zaptlogs helping a teacher?
In the text:
"A rede de sociabilidades tende a fazer novas conexões e movimentar as existentes. De repente, aquele outro que não conhecemos adentra o nosso espaço e faz ouvir sua voz.
... comentário externo:
Bom dia! I hope my education blog "Prototype" will have some value for you. You're also welcome to visit my course blogs [...] [Crawford Kilian*, 07/12/2003]
*Muitas vezes, a colaboração vem de longe. Crawford Kilian é professor e escritor, em Vancouver, BC, Canadá. Edita, também o weblog Writing for the Web – http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/ . Mais informações em http://www.capcollege.bc.ca/dept/cmns/crofpers.html."
best regards ,
Suzana
Posted by: Su | August 14, 2004 at 05:54 PM