An improvement

Response to prompt "An improvement" (View all responses or all Loz's blog responses)

More artistic control over your blog – such as being able to set pictures as backgrounds, both when your looking through your blog and when you make entries. As well as a choice of text colours, fonts, sizes etc. More of a freehand in deciding the layout of your blog and whether or not you want features, such as the calendar, to be shown all the time.

: 21 Jul 2004 16:43 |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

An improvement

More artistic control over your blog – such as being able to set pictures as backgrounds, both when your looking through your blog and when you make entries. As well as a choice of text colours, fonts, sizes etc. More of a freehand in deciding the layout of your blog and whether or not you want features, such as the calendar, to be shown all the time.

: 21 Jul 2004 16:41 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Is there anything that you find really frustrating about blogs?

Response to prompt "Is there anything that you find really frustrating about blogs? " (View all responses or all Loz's blog responses)

It annoys me that you don't seem to be able to make an anonymous entry, only a private one, I understand, however, that it could create problems however if people aren't attached to what they say then it could promote irresponsibility.

I found the whole picture system a bit fiddly to get used to, i was trying to simply upload a picture into an entry window, however despite closely following instructions given it just didn't seem to work for me.

: 21 Jul 2004 16:37 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Is there anything that you find really frustrating about blogs?

It annoys me that you don't seem to be able to make an anonymous entry, only a private one, I understand, however, that it could create problems however if people aren't attached to what they say then it could promote irresponsibility.

I found the whole picture system a bit fiddly to get used to, i was trying to simply upload a picture into an entry window, however despite closely following instructions given it just didn't seem to work for me.

: 21 Jul 2004 16:33 |  Comments (1) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Blog FAQs

Response to prompt "Blog FAQs" (View all responses or all Loz's blog responses)

1. is there a word limit for a blog entry?
2. am i allowed to give out contact information?
3. am i allowed to list items that i want to sell?
4. are my blog entries monitored or is it entirely private?
5. how do i get a picture to appear in the window of a standard blog entry, can i just copy and paste?
6. also I thought Gonzalo's question about what happens to my blog when i finish at Uni was a good one

: 21 Jul 2004 16:23 |  Comments (1) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Marketing blogs

Response to prompt "Marketing blogs" (View all responses or all Loz's blog responses)

Had another idea, it's a bit of a cheap trick but you could offer prizes or incentives to people who at the end of the year have the most popular blog or the most no. of posts. Just a thought.

: 21 Jul 2004 16:18 |  Comments (3) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Why should I blog?

Response to prompt "Why should I blog?" (View all responses or all Loz's blog responses)

You should blog because:

• it's a chance to air your views on everything from seminar topics to politics or cd reviews
• you can leave entries to let your family and friends know what you're up to and how you're getting on (cheaper than phonecalls and less hassle than e-mailing)
• at the end of it you will have a record of your time at university
• could impress future employers if you mention that you are a practised and dedicated user of a modern and fashionable IT system such as blogging

: 21 Jul 2004 16:02 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Marketing blogs

Response to prompt "Marketing blogs" (View all responses or all Loz's blog responses)

The elements of blogging that I would focus on, for marketing purposes, are:-

• a journal or 'yearbook' of their time at university (as mentioned in someone elses answer)
• a forum or means of contact for clubs/societies

*access to reviews, news etc on the latest books, dvds, cds, as well as a chance for them to give their own views

• i also thought the idea of it being a means of contact with friends and family back home would be quite appealing to some first year students

As for how to promote the system – links and or ad's on both the University insite and the Student's Union sites could be useful in addition to flyers in the pack of info from IT services that they get when they move into their rooms.

: 21 Jul 2004 15:49 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Daara J – Boomerang

Buy this!!!!!!!!!!!

: 02 Jul 2004 12:03 |  Comments (4) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Job Hunt

Job Hunt continues….

have been to the job centre who were rather disinterested and registered with a couple of agencies but no luck as yet…
I spend far too much time scouring the web in hope of a lucky break – you never know

good job I had a job during term-time or I'd be even more desparate

: 29 Jun 2004 10:31 |  Comments (4) |  Close comments |  Report a problem