Comments on: New Year Blogging Resolution http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/ networks, languages, and learning 2.0 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:07:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: maaku http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13818 maaku Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:53:52 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13818 ...and more posts. …and more posts.

]]> By: IrishinLondon http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13742 IrishinLondon Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:17:00 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13742 Hi Ken, I'm a big fan of Chinesepod. I thought you might be interested in this article from today's Herald Tribune. It's about an online university: http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/25/technology/university.4-415520.php Hi Ken,

I’m a big fan of Chinesepod. I thought you might be interested in this article from today’s Herald Tribune. It’s about an online university:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/25/technology/university.4-415520.php

]]> By: Michael http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13734 Michael Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:25:12 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13734 It is too bad you didn't add these words to your newest post- "more regularly". It is too bad you didn’t add these words to your newest post- “more regularly”.

]]> By: Ken Carroll http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13726 Ken Carroll Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:49:29 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13726 Dave, I agree that length variety is good. However my style is to think about somethign for a week or two and then write all my ideas when I get the chance. It makes for longer, somewhat pensive posts. This year i may try to be more spontaneous! Cynthia, Good to hear from you and I'm delighted you heard about us at ChinesePod. It amazes me sometimes the sheer number of people who listen or have listened to that thing! Let me know next time you're in Shanghai. Henning, I find that the less I post over there the harder it gets. I don't have time to get really involved in the community, so I guess I've just drifted a bit. Thx for the suggestion. Ken Dave,
I agree that length variety is good. However my style is to think about somethign for a week or two and then write all my ideas when I get the chance. It makes for longer, somewhat pensive posts. This year i may try to be more spontaneous!

Cynthia,
Good to hear from you and I’m delighted you heard about us at ChinesePod. It amazes me sometimes the sheer number of people who listen or have listened to that thing! Let me know next time you’re in Shanghai.

Henning,
I find that the less I post over there the harder it gets. I don’t have time to get really involved in the community, so I guess I’ve just drifted a bit. Thx for the suggestion.

Ken

]]> By: Henning http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13721 Henning Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:35:37 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13721 Ken, all the best for 2009! And drop by with some (short or long) comments at CPod once in a while. Like in the good old days... Ken,
all the best for 2009!

And drop by with some (short or long) comments at CPod once in a while. Like in the good old days…

]]> By: Cynthia http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13714 Cynthia Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:36:08 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13714 Ken, I taught in Ken En back in 1997 (was dating Mitch)...It's been a long time, congrats on the huge success, I've been living in the US for about 7 years now and a lot of people are using ChinesePod here, and that's how I found out you co-started it. I still go back to Shanghai quite often, at least once a year. Just want to send this message and I am glad that you are still enjoying Shanghai. I really miss home sometimes. Ken,
I taught in Ken En back in 1997 (was dating Mitch)…It’s been a long time, congrats on the huge success, I’ve been living in the US for about 7 years now and a lot of people are using ChinesePod here, and that’s how I found out you co-started it. I still go back to Shanghai quite often, at least once a year. Just want to send this message and I am glad that you are still enjoying Shanghai. I really miss home sometimes.

]]> By: Dave Ferguson http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13713 Dave Ferguson Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:22:09 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13713 Disclaimer: I write long posts. Heck, I take a perverse pride in getting tweets out with the full 140. <b>Value-add!</b> More seriously, I think each person gradually finds, then builds, then hones a style of expression. More than one, really: your expression with coworkers, your expression with friends; your expression in formal work, in email, in blog posts. Though I often fall short, I think it's good to provide infrastructure in longer posts: subheads, bullet points, an image or three. Usually, though, when you find yourself measuring conversation by its length, rather than by its content, it's a hint you're not captivated by that content. Disclaimer: I write long posts. Heck, I take a perverse pride in getting tweets out with the full 140. Value-add!

More seriously, I think each person gradually finds, then builds, then hones a style of expression. More than one, really: your expression with coworkers, your expression with friends; your expression in formal work, in email, in blog posts.

Though I often fall short, I think it’s good to provide infrastructure in longer posts: subheads, bullet points, an image or three.

Usually, though, when you find yourself measuring conversation by its length, rather than by its content, it’s a hint you’re not captivated by that content.

]]> By: Ken Carroll http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13712 Ken Carroll Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:39:51 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13712 My conclusion is that short posts do enable more responses as it takes less time to read and respond, but, to your point, this may affect the quality of the responses. As ever this probably comes down to objectives in writing the post. Michael, I think I agree with you. Ken My conclusion is that short posts do enable more responses as it takes less time to read and respond, but, to your point, this may affect the quality of the responses. As ever this probably comes down to objectives in writing the post.

Michael,
I think I agree with you.

Ken

]]> By: Thomas Crampton http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13707 Thomas Crampton Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:08:46 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13707 Just checking back. What is the conclusion? Just checking back. What is the conclusion?

]]> By: Michael http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13703 Michael Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:45:41 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2009/01/06/new-years-blogging-resolution/#comment-13703 I've found your longish posts contain so many ideas, fervently bundled together, that I am at a loss to know which idea to begin with first. Fewer words lengthwise may let us get more words in edgewise. I’ve found your longish posts contain so many ideas, fervently bundled together, that I am at a loss to know which idea to begin with first.

Fewer words lengthwise may let us get more words in edgewise.

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