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Well, I'm not starting a new blog for the project, but I must put in a couple shameless plugs for Senate's web presence. Check out the new Student Services and Web Team blogs I've started. We're redesigning our Website, so if you've got ideas or are a closet web site guru with time on your hands, we'd love any expertise or help we can get. Also, we have a new email list for updates...if you'd like to be added, shoot me an email.

posted by Berne at 6:42 PM

 
Just wanted to let people know that I've got my project blog up and running: Versed: The World of Poetry on the Web.

As I said on my own blog, the colon is obligatory.
posted by Angel at 4:54 PM

 
Hey, I usually don't do this. But I think I have the perfect girl for someone out there. I went into my profile and found someone who liked the
movie Rudy. but her profile gave me a look into her character. One inwhich very few people would really like.
posted by Bill at 11:30 AM

 
Here's something for you uninformed political people who need to know who your politicians are. Take a good look at your candidates.
posted by Bill at 11:22 AM

 
Talk about a uncomfortable situation. I'm glad there are people out there with a sense of humor! I did find it extremely funny! I think we are all now worried about our own posts about Biz Stone. I think, though, he may be used to it by now!

JP

posted by JP at 11:50 PM

 
Here is what not to do: Don't publish mean things on the internet about people who have written books about things on the internet. You might end up in my position: recovering from a bottle of scotch that wouldn't stop pouring itself, and finding about a million links from that man's blog in your tracker log. Well, cheers to me! Great Ass of the North! Hear, hear!

posted by Jonathan at 1:57 AM

 
blog rolling

It's a blog roll management service. I've never used it, but someone else might know something about it. Generally, you don't need the service unless you change your blog roll pretty often. It's just as easy to edit your template to add links to your blog roll.

Might be worth a closer look if you have the time.
posted by morgan at 3:56 PM

 
Alright, I just got a comment on one of my blogs posting it was on one of my "Blogging Blogs" and I see that not a lot of people know that the title has the link to the particular blog that I was reading. This person told me to go to Blog Rolling

"It allows to add links to your friends/other blogs. Its really easy to use, just follow the instructions. You need to paste the task into your template, but thats fairly easy"

Is what he said in my comment. I guess I don't know anything about the site and I was wondering if Morgan knew anything, or the rest of the classmates?

JP

posted by JP at 3:10 PM

 
I just wanted to give you fellow students at BSUa little more information on blogging. The University of Minnesota http://www.mndaily.com/article.php?id=5375 and it's newspaper had an informative piece on blogging and I wanted to share it with you and Dr. Morgan.

posted by Bill at 1:28 PM

 
I was combing the webbed archives of the internet and came across an article at http://www.infotoday.com/lu/may02/conhaim.htm, inwhich I thought my fellow students in Dr. Morgan's class would enjoy reading. I was interested because I want to read as much as I can about this new media craze. I think this is going to take over a push out a lot of the current "media" we see and live with every day. Society will demand the sp[ontinaity of this new technology because our lives will be so much in the fast lane that we won't be able to have time to read a newspaper, watch a TV show or read a book. We'll want only snipets of the total picture. But in those snipets had better be the "guts" of the product we are seeking to learn or hear about. Time. This will be the key for blogging as well as any and all of the new media gadgetry produced to make life easier. hat's what we're all about. A society of convenience. A society that demands things now. We're a can't wait society and blogging will be used to help keep up the energetic and hectic pace we all live in.

posted by Bill at 1:19 PM

 
This is a nice blogging website built by a student at the University of Notre Dame. I have the address in one of my writings, but I went into it this morning again and it's a great way to see what college life is like at one of the best private Catholic universities in the country. Not only that, but also a Notre Dame has a great football team. I wish I could go there, but I don't have a ton of money hidden in an Iron Range ore pit that I can lean against to help build that kind of educational foundation. But some of the otther blogging links they are attached to are from students, like us, who have different views of a wide arrange of issues. Check it out.

posted by Bill at 7:25 AM

 
Anyone who looks at my links can tell I'm having trouble, but at least I gave readers the right addresses where they can view the various blogging sites I found. For some reason, my links aren't absorbing what I am trying to tell them to do. Not only do I have that problem, but my profile is missing, now, too. So, I have two problems I have to figure out. Just what I anted to do...have another headache. Finalkly got my modem started this moring. Quest was good enough to ship me a new one, instead of a rebuilt one. Thank goodness. But I did tell them I thought I needed some sort of rebate with all the problems I had. We'll see if they agree and take a little off of my bill next month.

posted by Bill at 7:24 AM

 
The Minnesota Vikings have a nifty website if you're a Vikings' fan. Even if you're not, you can get to the website of your favorite National Football League team by going to www.NFL.com. But for those people who bleed purple and gold go to http://www.vikings.com/. These sites are chalked full of interviews of favorite players, upcoming schedules, statistics galore, information for Fantasy Football teams, broadcast schedules, live interview feeds, radio broadcasts and a ton of more stuff for the fan to swallow, digest and spew. If you need some memorabilia, look at the team catalogs and order what you want. Need a ticket to the game, look it up on your favorite teams' website and it's yours (for a price). Want to talk to other fans when everyone else is sick of listening to you whine or heap praise on a team, get into a chatlinbe that is also available. No one will feel lonely again as diehard fans can talk-shop or listen to news about their team 24/7 by tuning into their favorite team's radio station. What more could a football fan want?


posted by Bill at 10:07 AM

 
I would tend to speculate that you might be included in those 8 profile views...can't imagine that Blogger knows exactly who you are unless you are signed in.

On a somewhat related note, people from the outside are viewing our stuff...I got a comment from Culture Cat's author just this morning. We're out there people. Rock on.

posted by Berne at 10:20 AM

 
I looked at my profile and saw that it records the number of "views" of my blog. Everytime I view my own log, will the number increase? Like... could I keep on hitting refresh to make the number higher? I just want to know if these so called 8 viewers are me(when I view my own), or strangers from another land?

JP

posted by JP at 1:11 AM

 
This post was something that sparked a conversation between The Girl and I. I won't get into the details of the entire dialogue, but I'll try to summarize our conclusion:

Blogging can be self-indulgent, but it doesn't have to be. And if we consider all blogs as examples of self-indulgence, then they are, at least, less so than sitting on your nice fluffy couch made in Bengladesh, eating Doritos baked in Mexico, swilling down one soda after another, and letting the corporate-owned media express your opinions to you. Nothing spells self-indulgence like a couple of hours watching Friends.

At least blogging gives you the freedom to express yourself, for yourself, if not for others.
posted by Jonathan at 10:43 PM

 
Getting calls about a project? Pretty cool.

It would certainly seem that blogging can be self indulgent, but what about therapeudic? Can blogging be a way to verbalize things that might be hard to say otherwise, get things "off your chest"? Think about it.

posted by Berne at 8:53 PM

 
greetings from fargo
I'm posting from the Hotel Donaldson in Fargo (don't ask why I'm here). But I've been looking in on the blogs and am seeing some interesting work over this long weekend:

- the ditchwalker isgetting calls about his project. That's a good sign: It means his work is being read and noticed.

- Sue's computer is acting up (which we all know), but in spite of that, she's finding time to post about blogging being self-indulgent and illustrating it well in her post (and giving us something to talk about on Wednesday).

- and, like Sue, Lindsay is framing her comments on other blog sites in her local, immediate context (her posting on barbies for instance). Blogging makes this kind of contextualizing possible in ways that couldn't happen readily in print - which is why we're doing this class in blogging,

What strikes me is how quickly everyone is adapting to blogging: reworking, rethinking, refashioning prose to the new medium, and in doing so, defining blogging - which is what this course is all about.

Keep going. Keep reading and writing. See you Wednesday.


posted by morgan at 7:39 PM

 
No thanks needed. I had my helper monkey type you that last entry. Ooh ooh aah ahh! Moooo!
posted by Jonathan at 6:30 PM

 
Yeah...thanks. No. Really. Thanks you guys....
posted by Sue at 1:48 PM

 
Well Sue, I have to agree with Jonathan-Compaqs are notorious for that kind of thing. The machine I ha d that gave me the same problem was indeed a Compaq Presario. I wouldn't advise throwing it out the window, someone below might be injured. I did not switch to Apple however. Gateway all the way.

posted by Berne at 5:42 PM

 
Well the problem is obvious: it's a Compaq... and you already gave us a perfectly rational solution to the matter. What's there to wonder about? Just let me know when you're throwing it out the window, so I can tape it and pitch the footage to the people at Apple for their new ad campaign.

posted by Jonathan at 3:46 PM

 
It's just your basic Compaq Presario 6000. The weird thing is is that sometimes it starts up just fine, and other times it won't at all.
posted by Sue at 2:26 PM

 
Okay, so does ANYONE out there know ANYTHING about computers and why mine won't just freaking work? I'm seriously desperate here, people. I need my computer. Everytime I turn it on, it won't start up all the way...like it's in sleep mode or something...and then the monitor turns itself on and then off. It has power to it...but it just won't actually start up all the way. Any suggestions? Cause those crazy kids at Computer Services were like...no help at all. If you guys have any brilliant ideas, besides just chucking it out the window, please let me know.
posted by Sue at 1:40 PM

 
What kind of a machine is it? Not sure I can do anything to help, but I seem to remember a similar problem once.

posted by Berne at 1:35 PM

 
Thanks Sean...don't know why I didn't think of that.

posted by Lindsay at 10:31 AM

 
Lindsay, when you log into Blogger, click on the 'Edit Profile' link on the right side. Scroll down a little ways until you see the 'Display Name' box, and there you can enter in the name you want displayed when you post something.

Now it seems that it doesn't matter which box is checked on the daybook, as to what name is displayed. It looks like it automatically displays the full name for some reason. To avoid this, simply remove your last name from the appropriate box on your profile, and you're good to go.

And just for kicks and giggles, I am personally endorsing the Union Station on Thursday nights as the place to be for everyone.

posted by Froyd at 1:09 AM

 
Hi everybody, I have a question that probably has a ridiculously obvious answer...how do I change it so my last name doesn't appear on my blog anymore (in the header and in my profile and everything). Where do I go to fix that so just my first name is visible?
Thanks!

posted by Lindsay at 8:37 PM

 
Hey, that is easy.

Muchos Grac.

-Reinman

posted by Reinman at 3:48 PM

 
It's pretty simple. Go look at your template and scroll down until you see something that looks kinda like this:

<h6>Links</h6>
<ul>
<li><href="www. news.google.com">Google News</a>
<li><href="http:// EDITME!">Edit-Me</a>
<li><href="http:// EDITME!">Edit-Me</a>
</ul>

At least in your case, I think it should be pretty close to the bottom of the template. From there, it's pretty much like putting a link in a post. Just replace the "http://EDITME!" with whatever URL address you want to link to (and remember to put quotes around it), and then replace the Edit-Me text with the name of what you're linking to, or whatever else you might want it to say.

posted by Angel at 2:14 PM

 
Haldo,

I wish to change the links on the left side of my page from "edit me" to something halfway meaningful. How might I do this? I neither have the expertise to figure it out myself nor the inclination to research the subject. (For more insight on my philosophy of research, see my recent post "The Truf")

That is all, my new communal friends.

-Reinman
posted by Reinman at 11:18 AM

 
Well done, Jamie. It's a shame they didn't give the link to your how to page - but that would have upstaged the Strib writer.

What's the story on this? DId the Strib writer find your page and then contact you?
posted by morgan at 7:10 AM

 
Here is Jamie's HowTo page. And here is her content featured in startribune.com, introduced like this:Here is a traditional way to process wild rice, according to Jamie Eunice Littlewolf, of Bemidji, Minn.

Way to go, Jamie!
posted by Renee at 9:15 PM

 
It appears my name was left off last time .. I sure hope it's on this time. Bush Sucks.
posted by George at 4:54 PM

 
Ok, let's see if my rube internet connection works today. All I can do hope. Bush sucks.
posted by George at 4:32 PM

 
The Star and Tribune ran a story the other day about a politician who's using his site for political campaigning. his is very interesting. This is cheaper than paying money for pamphets and billboard advertising. It's pretty slick.
posted by Bill at 10:00 AM

 
Just checking to see if this post worked or not. Hopefully it did....

posted by Sue at 10:34 PM

 
forward to Wednesday morning
It looks like most people in the class worked their way through the weekend assignments: sent me an email, were added to the blogroll, and joined the Daybook.

Tomorrow (Wednesday), we'll have a look at how far you've come over the weekend, I'll show you how to link, and you'll have a week of reading and blogging to engage you.

See you then.

posted by morgan at 5:42 PM

 
Thought you'd all like to know that the Biz Stone book is indeed here. It should be shelved this quickly, and there are supposed to be used and new copies available.

(Yeah it's 9 am and I have already been to the bookstore. I must have no life. Haha)

posted by Berne at 8:57 AM

 
I'm trying to find my name.

posted by j e p p e at 6:30 PM

 
It's a beautiful day.

posted by j e p p e at 6:15 PM

 
Lets see if this works ....
BC

posted by Berne at 5:22 PM

 
This is a test from Bill

Dr. Morgan: I think I got in okay. Great! I've done something right.
posted by Bill at 4:06 PM

 
profiling
Once you sign up for the Daybook, you should set your profile if you haven't already.

- Log in to Blogger
- In the upper right-hand corner of the page, you'll see a link Edit Profile. Click on that link.
- From there, you can add and edit screen information. You'll need a screen name that will display on the Daybook, and you'll probably want to enter your first and last names.

There is a lot of information you can add to the profile, and they all link up. The more you add, the more your profile will link into profiles of others. For instance, if you view Linday's profile, you'll see that (at the bottom of the page) everyone who's a member of the Daybook is linked to her.

You can also shut off access to your profile - which is ok by me. But you do need to enter your name or a screen name for something to display on your Daybook postings.

We'll look at this more closely on Wednesday.

posted by morgan at 3:19 PM

 
Hey guys! Guess I'm in! Cool!

posted by Berne at 1:15 PM

 
Wonder why my name doesnt show under my post?
Berne

posted by Berne at 12:25 PM

 
Alrighty, am I in? Hello Everyone!

posted by JP at 12:09 PM

 
Looks like I've managed to successfully join the blog. One quick note, tho... on the sidebar, my last name is spelled wrong. It's Batterman, not Betterman.
posted by Angel at 10:57 AM

 
I think this is going to work, so hooray!
posted by Lindsay at 10:46 AM

 
New members on the Daybook
As students in Weblogs and Wikis set up their blogs, they're being added to the blogroll and to the Daybook membership.

Stop by their blogs. Say hello.

posted by morgan at 10:22 AM

 
As usual, I'm testing blogger again, getting ready to introduce the spring section of Weblogs and Wikis to the World of Blogs.

Blogger's been updated again and now supports near-wisiwyg editing on more browers - and that's what I'm testing. You might want to have a look if you haven't recently.

It's way to early in the morning to be doing this...

posted by morgan at 6:11 AM

 
Hey all well school sure crept up fast! Here's some news, not blog-related but it is web-related.

Just wanted to share with you all that my "How To" web page I did in Dr. Morgan's Web Design and Content Writing class is going to be featured in the September 9 Star Tribune in the Variety section. So look out for it if that interests you.

posted by J*me at 8:32 PM