tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post7899606205394157819..comments2007-11-29T08:04:57.341-05:00Tom Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-22316490941755138652007-11-29T00:24:00.000-05:002007-11-29T00:24:00.000-05:00With any publish document, the reader creates meaning and if I gave you the impression that I "buy into the premise that blogging is a conversational medium" than I did a poor job on some levels. I believe blog posts create conversation in much the same way other published pieces do. <BR/><BR/>For me, blogging is a communication tool as I said: "Blogging is obviously a communication tool". <BR/><BR/>In any case, thanks for the thoughts and links.Ryan Bretaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385152102341218966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-91850511063109273512007-11-26T08:27:00.000-05:002007-11-26T08:27:00.000-05:00Hi Will,<BR/><BR/>Of course I'm "learning," but when you use the word that way it feels like "creative writing" or "interpretive dance."Tom Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-77554120117281732282007-11-26T07:00:00.000-05:002007-11-26T07:00:00.000-05:00So I'll be blogging with you, whether you like it or not...middle school newspaper editor, journalism major, etc. It is natural. Nice use of the word "primarily," btw. Yes, it's about publishing, but even you have to admit that the conversation is an important part of it. And skip the blogging and teaching part. What about the blogging and learning part? Do you think by becoming a blogger and reading others' blogs you've done more learning in the past few years than if you hadn't?Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05971776026580744097noreply@blogger.com