Live from the Chapter Newsletter Editors session...

What is a blog?

I'm at the Chapter Newsletter Editors session, listening to GCM Editor Scott Hollister make a presentation on blogging. Hollister cleverly dubbed the talk, "Blog: The four-letter word you should use everyday."

If everything goes as planned, Hollister will walk the group through posting on the GCM blog at the end of the presentation. To save some time, I thought I'd write up a little copy for this experiment to make it flow smoothly.

So far, we've learned the definition of "blog." It's most commonly used to provide commentary and information on a particular subject to a targeted audience.

We've also learned that some of Hollister's favorite blogs include Deadspin, the USGA's and even PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem's blog. And that he doesn't know how to pronounce "technorati."

The great (and sometimes not-so-great) thing about blogging is the immediacy of the medium. Dave Fearis is sitting next to me, and he asked me if I blogged from the Assistant Superintendent Session -- he saw me in the meeting, but hadn't had a chance to check the GCM blog yet.

I told Dave that, yeah, I have posted on that meeting. Actually, I had the post up before the event concluded. How's that for immediacy?

This blog post? It's up before Hollister's talk has finished.

Is that cool? Or is that annoying? I guess only you can answer that one.

Comments

[Damon]

Very cool!!!!!

[Wendy]

Very cool that you are encouraging blogging. I blog my job at the USGA and have received many compliments for doing so. I hope to see many more bloggers out there. It's easy and fun!