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There are a lot of persistent comments about Clinton and Obama (especially anti-Obama) from people w/ agendas or whatever; at first they were good, but now they are annoying as hell, because they comment about the same thing on different posts that have nothing to do with the topic, or keep posting blocks and blocks of paragraphs, and keep rambling on and on and on and on...hey listen, if you have that much to say and are THAT adamant about getting your message across, stop bombarding this site with your organization's politics (yes, we know about you guys), or your own personal mission, and get your own damn soapboxes.
This is another installment of the Latino Bloggers Series (formally known as "What Latino Bloggers Need To Do".The Latino Blogosphere is now becoming more authoritative: There are gossip sites, blog-journalists, witty-opinions, book reviews, independent voices, news sites, Venezuelan sites, activism, politics, marketers, authors.
Note I said in the title that the Latino-blogosphere is maturing - not matured yet. We can consider this the tip of the iceberg and the beginning of Latino Blogs maturing. Just a few short years ago, Latino bloggers looked and felt like a faint aspiration of their author's intentions. Those fledgling days are being outpaced by some of the strides made by Latino bloggers on a daily basis. And now with election year upon us like salsa on a taco, we will see more establishments, organizations, reporters, shows, average Jose's look up Latino blogs than before.
I'm a big fan of social networking/web 2.0; it's the power of generosity and humaneness that exalts itself magnanimously within such arenas.
I found this cool site: BookCrossing. The idea is to publicly distribute books and keep track of these books via their own ID number. You place a book on a bench in the park, on the stairs of a building, a coffee shop in the mall, and jot it down on the site - the book is now ("out in the wild," as they call it). Whoever picks it up can then sign into the website and state they have got it if they are so inclined.
I am releasing Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind," somewhere tomorrow (it's a book that's been lying around; I actually want to read it one day, but I don't think I'll get to it for some time).
I found this cool site: BookCrossing. The idea is to publicly distribute books and keep track of these books via their own ID number. You place a book on a bench in the park, on the stairs of a building, a coffee shop in the mall, and jot it down on the site - the book is now ("out in the wild," as they call it). Whoever picks it up can then sign into the website and state they have got it if they are so inclined.
I am releasing Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind," somewhere tomorrow (it's a book that's been lying around; I actually want to read it one day, but I don't think I'll get to it for some time).
I was flipping through some books on the Puerto Rican movement in New York city from back in the day. It's amazing how journalist and authors can capture our passions and struggles within the contents of a book, making our lives searchable within the context of a web page.
That had me thinking about the blogging movement: one day, in addition to the volumes of books already written, coverage by journalists, interviews on news and talk shows, they will teach the blogosphere in the history classes.
That had me thinking about the blogging movement: one day, in addition to the volumes of books already written, coverage by journalists, interviews on news and talk shows, they will teach the blogosphere in the history classes.
Some of us have been blogging too long to remember how long it was in the beginning. For me there was this awkward feeling of the structure of the blog post: is it too long, too short, where should the hyperlink go, do I sound dumb, do I sound presumptous, will people read, do I like it...and so on.
Fortunately, some have reached back and planted some sign posts (and some of us who have been blogging for awhile can use a refresher).
Fortunately, some have reached back and planted some sign posts (and some of us who have been blogging for awhile can use a refresher).
(title says it all)
I had a conversation today that reminded me of how great it is to be a Latino blogger these days. Thinking back when I started blogging four years ago, a Latino blog was hard to find. These days however there are a good handful of them that produce quality content.
Previously, I had to scour online publications, feeds, forums, and websites to find unique and relevant Latino related news. Nowadays, all that has to be done is to fire up the RSS reader that points to Latino blogs and I can find all the Latino news one wants. Of course, this still doesn't negate traditional sources, but I'm just saying...
I think as a test I'll pick a week and solely blog from Latino blogs. This reminds me of something similar last year: This guy would ONLY get his news from blogs. Later, he was tested on how up to date he was on news developments that week. He was pretty up to date, maybe missing one or two stories that he was questioned about. It would be interesting to see how up to date I would be on Latino issues by the same method. Maybe that is overkill, but I'll churn it around the old spokes and wheels a bit.
More to come.
Previously, I had to scour online publications, feeds, forums, and websites to find unique and relevant Latino related news. Nowadays, all that has to be done is to fire up the RSS reader that points to Latino blogs and I can find all the Latino news one wants. Of course, this still doesn't negate traditional sources, but I'm just saying...
I think as a test I'll pick a week and solely blog from Latino blogs. This reminds me of something similar last year: This guy would ONLY get his news from blogs. Later, he was tested on how up to date he was on news developments that week. He was pretty up to date, maybe missing one or two stories that he was questioned about. It would be interesting to see how up to date I would be on Latino issues by the same method. Maybe that is overkill, but I'll churn it around the old spokes and wheels a bit.
More to come.
I am finally having a chance to catch up on some things. In the far-right column there are some new links to some old and new friends, and associates. Enjoy.
No, I haven't forgotten. This site is still in upgrade mode. Many - MANY - things from the old version still has to be put up here...as well, as a new design
Want to have more visitors, then improve your grammar.
Still in the dusting off phase here. Have many links, gizmos and widgets still to add to the site. And a couple of posts are pending since a few weeks ago (you know who you are). I may get to knock off a good chunk of it by end of this week.
I think I'll keep everyone in the loop on the site's progress.
Comments have been enabled. And the RSS feeds are back on-line (oops, save one - the index.rdf is not updating correctly). By the end of the day, I expect to have the Blogads running and whatever else looks cool in the side bars. There are still some major conversions to go with the incorporation of the old site, which is probably best left for the weekend.
Comments have been enabled. And the RSS feeds are back on-line (oops, save one - the index.rdf is not updating correctly). By the end of the day, I expect to have the Blogads running and whatever else looks cool in the side bars. There are still some major conversions to go with the incorporation of the old site, which is probably best left for the weekend.
We've got ourselves a very vanilla-site today. I've finally fixed the errors for the basic install. Now Later, I'll start adding the old entries and design and bring this site back up to full capacity, along with some extra goodies and features. Yum.
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