Hello world!

Hello World!

I’m a final year BSc(Hons) Computer Communications student at Leeds Metropolitan University. One module I’m undertaking is COOL (Communities Online), which as part of I have to complete an online blog each week, regarding my activities with online communities (this is it!).  

As a ‘newcomer’ to blogging, and to some degree online community participation, I had given little thought to the subject. During this first week I have spent sometime observing a range of blogs made. After some considered thought, I came up with a few questions to which I hope to answer during my online community participation and final conclusion -

Why blog in the first place?

Are people more ‘open’ during blog participation?

Can an online community bring about change?

How safe is online community participation?

Do people accept blog literature as truth?

What makes a good blog? 

I look forward to forthcoming weeks and invite others to make comment on my weekly blog as I will with others.