"Quid pro quo, yes or no? Quid pro quo." Hannibal Lecter
Remember when Hannibal asked Clarice this question in Silence of the Lambs? We remember things best when there is strong emotion tied to it, and I'm guessing that fear was my strong emotion when I heard this. At any rate, I haven't forgotten it and use it often. A quick Latin lesson - quid pro quo means literally "something for something" and is usually used when you are willing to give something to someone in order to get something in return. And that's the case with me today.
I'd like to give you some help on your literature review, but I'd like something in return as well. Since you are all becoming experts in blogging, I have some questions that have come up already...and I'm sure there will be plenty more later...that I could use your help with.
Here are my questions so far:
1. Do I have to create a posterous account in order to comment on posterous blogs?
2. Obviously blogger and posterous aren't the only places that you can build your blog. What are the others?
3. When you create a blog, do you do so with the understanding that anyone can follow it or can you set it so that you control who sees it? (Maybe my creeping fears rising to the surface here!) I don't really care who sees mine, but I'm wondering if you all might.
That's it for now...My next post will be a helpful tip on organizing your literature review...
Quid pro quo?
First of all, I love that you were working on this at 5:45 in the morning! I do better when I get up very early rather than staying up late :)
ReplyDelete1. You don't need a posterous account for those blogs, but then you must use either facebook or twitter, log in on one of those, then you can comment!
2. I know that mine and a few others are one wordpress.com (some of the school districts block blogger, so that's why some people didn't use that one)
3. I think we are all hoping that people DO look at our blogs and comment! :) No worries about creeping hehehe
Also, THANK you for your post above...as I'm sitting here with eyes glazed over at article after article, that definitely put me at ease...just the simple steps of SKIMMING like we learned in class, and finding the themes FIRST before information overload :) Thank you and see you in the morning!
I was a bit concerned with what I would be writing and if I want everyone in the world to see my first year's journey. I am also one that has definite privacy control issues :)
ReplyDeleteI set my blog so it will not show up in search engines, even if you search for the exact name. The only way to read it is to know the exact url of the website. That is is not completely secure, but it is the best that I can get!
Julia - I have to be honest...Until you commented on the time, I didn't realize that I had it set on Pacific Time. That's corrected now, and people won't think that I've suddenly changed from a night owl to a morning person!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the information about posterous and wordpress. My next question is this - how can I find someone's blog without knowing their URL? I've been finding them if the owner subscribed to someone else's that I found, but is there an easier way?
And Anna, thanks for that tip - I think I have mine open to search engines just because I was thinking I might want people to find it, but now I am not so sure...And I guess the question I just asked Julia about finding them was answered when you mentioned knowing the exact url.
Thanks to both of you for the help! I'm learning!!