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Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:31:58 +0000

[...] Blogging and women by Ellee Seymour [...]

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Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:26:38 +0000

[...] Blogging and women by Ellee Seymour [...]

By: Ellee

Ellee — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:03:06 +0000

Linda, you are too kind, and as you say, the comments made by readers give a blog its life and energy. I would be lost without them.

By: 'You've got your hands full'

'You've got your hands full' — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:09:12 +0000

Parent bloggers’ round up: Week Two…

WELCOME to my poptastic pick of the blogs I read from recent days. Woo hoo. First off, not really a ‘mummy blog’ per se, but this lady does have twins, and a blog, and a book and is hugely entertaining….

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:12:39 +0000

The image of a blogger as some sad so-and-so obsessing over personal trivia has been blown out of the water – thanks to the quality churned out by those such as Ellie, I’d say – blogging is the platform of publishing and I like the way that you can find your own voice while raising issues for debate. The best blogs are those where the comments are as important as what’s written in the first place – and this blog is a great example of this, it’s certainly something I aspire to.

By: Quasar9

Quasar9 — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:14:09 +0000

“For the record, I regard myself, first and foremost, as a blogger. The fact that I have breasts does not, or should not, come into it.”

One thing is for sure, men may be able to talk about breasts, and breast cancer
but only women can ‘really’ talk about what it feels like to have breasts and breast cancer. Well women and maybe those who grow breasts.

By: Ellee

Ellee — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:02:18 +0000

Lady M, I remember taking Michael Gove to task because he criticised the quality of blogs in a Times article. I agree with you, that what people write is important to them, even if it is considered trivia by others, that it can be a valuable personal outlet.

By: ladymacleod

ladymacleod — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:31:49 +0000

Interesting article, well done as usual. It is a facinating world out there. I do disagree with Georgegirl that some blogs are “somply worthless”. Many people have blogs as a personal outlet, they are not looking to influence thought, get a book deal, or bring others around to their viewpoint; therefore it is of worth to them. I am amazed at the amount of talent and people of interest I have found in the blogging world, as has been said above it is more dangerous than drugs when it comes to eating up time.

By: Georgegirl

Georgegirl — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:58:03 +0000

The problem now with many bloggers ( male or female ) is that all too many that are now typing away are actually saying nothing of any real interest or indeed importance .
Instead they are just boring self obsessed individuals talking about themselves and what they are doing or trying to impress.
I like to read something that has been thought through and that sets me thinking not a ” and what I did next ”
Luckily Ellees blog does on most occasions do that but I can think of others that are simply worthless.
We need better not more.

By: Welshcakes Limoncello

Welshcakes Limoncello — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:34:19 +0000

Excellent, Ellee. I didn’t know blogging was also known as the “naked conversation” but of course, that’s what it is. It does get addictive, doesn’t it? I think womwn do take the negative side more personally – it’s just in our nature. But as you say, it is possible to make lots of loyal friends out there.