A curiosity of TIPS is that some folks post messages here that, from a style, length and content perspective, belong in a different digital domain, IMO. Most importantly, they are nearly always *starters* of threads. That is, they start a lot of threads compared to others of us who do a lot of both starting and replying or only replying.
Posting outside of TIPS would mean that the potential audience is virtually limitless (compared to the few dozen who read TIPS, or any given teaching email list), the opportunity to influence others vastly increased, and the opportunity to hear new ideas from a much greater diversity of voices is also greater. And, if the person wants to continue to post to TIPS, they still can, they own their content, after all. Let me detail a bit. Some post message that are really most suitable for a blog. There is a consistent theme to their posts and rarely, if ever, do they comment on much else beyond their posts. Blogging is so easy nowadays that anyone who has the inclination to write blog-type messages really should be doing it in that format. Check it out: Blogger, Wordpress and LiveJournal are all excellent and easy to use and free. A longer list is here: http://topsitesblog.com/blog-websites/ Some post messages that really belong as tweets because they are short and attempts to provide a unique and incisive perspective, comment or query. This is sometimes generically called micro-blogging. While Twitter is the best known of such micro-blogging sites, there are others such as Tumblr and Posterous. Here is a list of 5 that aren't Twitter. http://searchengineland.com/5-microblogging-sites-that-arent-twitter-23481 If your goal is to influence, if your goal is to hear from like minded or different minded persons, if your goal is to start conversations, blogging and micro-blogging are both better suited than an old-school email list that has only a few dozen members. As an example: Sue Frantz's Technology for Educators blog is clearly influential, reaches well beyond only psychology instructors, and she hears people's experiences with her proposals on a regular basis. Furthermore, she gets an opportunity to be recognized by a larger audience, increasing her influence and shifting the national conversation on use of technology in teaching much more than if she posted just here on TIPs or similar lists. But, she still posts here, too. Occasionally directing us to her latest on her blog, sometimes to comment on our regular back and forth. No one is saying you should leave, but that you can do much more if you want. I am honestly trying to help you to better accomplish that which appears to be your goal. Let us know how it goes. Paul --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=21627 or send a blank email to leave-21627-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
