Comments on: Is Your Blog Reactive or Proactive? http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TechnologyTales.com | My type of blogging http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/comment-page-1/#comment-199333 TechnologyTales.com | My type of blogging Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:05:15 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/#comment-199333 [...] recent article by Lorelle VanFossen on The Blog Herald got me thinking about my blogging journey and what I have [...] [...] recent article by Lorelle VanFossen on The Blog Herald got me thinking about my blogging journey and what I have [...]

]]> By: L. Lewis http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/comment-page-1/#comment-198188 L. Lewis Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:16:24 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/#comment-198188 What a great article! Personaly, I find that if an article I am reading is "reactive" that there be a short summary of what is being reacted to, or a link to the original article, followed by the blogger's point of view on the subject. I also enjoy them more if there are added facts and information. What I can't stand is a regurgitation of someone else's article or blog followed by "I feel this was a good article" or some other lame attempt at making it personal. "There is nothing new under the sun" (King Solomon) and this is especially true of the net. Chances are someone else has had the same idea and written about it somewhere. The trick is to make it unique. Add your personal experiences and point of view. Adding the flavor that is you is what makes any blog interesting. Be it "reactive" or "proactive". What a great article!
Personaly, I find that if an article I am reading is “reactive” that there be a short summary of what is being reacted to, or a link to the original article, followed by the blogger’s point of view on the subject. I also enjoy them more if there are added facts and information. What I can’t stand is a regurgitation of someone else’s article or blog followed by “I feel this was a good article” or some other lame attempt at making it personal.
“There is nothing new under the sun” (King Solomon) and this is especially true of the net. Chances are someone else has had the same idea and written about it somewhere. The trick is to make it unique. Add your personal experiences and point of view.
Adding the flavor that is you is what makes any blog interesting. Be it “reactive” or “proactive”.

]]> By: Kristi http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/comment-page-1/#comment-197975 Kristi Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:46:06 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/#comment-197975 I'm very introspective, and my deepest inner thoughts are usually what end up on my blog. I don't blog to please other people, but of course it makes me happy to know when I help someone else or relate to someone else. I look at blogging very spiritually and look for ways to connect to the at large community, and I think often that can intertwine with what's going on in the world and in our homes and families. It's hard to make the distinction between passive and active. If I didn't blog, I would still keep a journal somehow, and I'm sure much of it would be "reacting" (passive) to my day's circumstances but putting the meaning of those circumstances together and trying to see how what happened and how it is growing me as a person (active). If I can't learn from what is happening around and through me, I almost feel that it's not worth posting. Some people are just better than others at articulating the lessons and conclusions they are drawing from a given day, and those are the kind of posts I enjoy reading and writing. I’m very introspective, and my deepest inner thoughts are usually what end up on my blog. I don’t blog to please other people, but of course it makes me happy to know when I help someone else or relate to someone else. I look at blogging very spiritually and look for ways to connect to the at large community, and I think often that can intertwine with what’s going on in the world and in our homes and families. It’s hard to make the distinction between passive and active.

If I didn’t blog, I would still keep a journal somehow, and I’m sure much of it would be “reacting” (passive) to my day’s circumstances but putting the meaning of those circumstances together and trying to see how what happened and how it is growing me as a person (active). If I can’t learn from what is happening around and through me, I almost feel that it’s not worth posting. Some people are just better than others at articulating the lessons and conclusions they are drawing from a given day, and those are the kind of posts I enjoy reading and writing.

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/comment-page-1/#comment-196995 Lorelle VanFossen Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:29:17 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/#comment-196995 Michael, your comment made me stop and think. For the most part, many reactive bloggers reactive to a bit of news, just information put out, not often well thought out. The concept behind my analogy was for those who check the news and jump. But I also see the other side of the reactive bloggers responding immediately to the well-thought out piece. Thanks for making me see the bigger picture. Michael, your comment made me stop and think. For the most part, many reactive bloggers reactive to a bit of news, just information put out, not often well thought out. The concept behind my analogy was for those who check the news and jump.

But I also see the other side of the reactive bloggers responding immediately to the well-thought out piece. Thanks for making me see the bigger picture.

]]> By: Better Blogging with Michael Martine http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/comment-page-1/#comment-196803 Better Blogging with Michael Martine Sun, 26 Aug 2007 07:06:30 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/#comment-196803 Considering that usually the reactive are reacting to the proactive, I'd rather be proactive. Considering that usually the reactive are reacting to the proactive, I’d rather be proactive.

]]> By: pelf http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/comment-page-1/#comment-196535 pelf Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/#comment-196535 Actually, I can't tell whether I'm a reactive or a proactive blogger. Something is wrong with me? LOL. Actually, I can’t tell whether I’m a reactive or a proactive blogger. Something is wrong with me? LOL.

]]> By: kenny g http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/comment-page-1/#comment-196446 kenny g Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:12:23 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/#comment-196446 what a great post. so thought out and understood, and right!(over wrong). great job.-kenny g what a great post. so thought out and understood, and right!(over wrong). great job.-kenny g

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/comment-page-1/#comment-196204 Carolyn Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:51:44 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/#comment-196204 Great post Lorelle! Being an introvert, it takes me awhile to ponder and post. Even in real time conversations, I cannot make a reactionary comment on a new topic. I need time to contemplate. Blogging is like emails, you don't have to respond right away, you can actually take the time to think before you write. Great post Lorelle! Being an introvert, it takes me awhile to ponder and post. Even in real time conversations, I cannot make a reactionary comment on a new topic. I need time to contemplate. Blogging is like emails, you don’t have to respond right away, you can actually take the time to think before you write.

]]> By: TeresaCentric » links for 2007-08-24 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/comment-page-1/#comment-195899 TeresaCentric » links for 2007-08-24 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:29:49 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/08/23/is-your-blog-reactive-or-proactive/#comment-195899 [...] Is Your Blog Reactive or Proactive? : The Blog Herald There are a lot of great ways to regurgitate content that have nothing to do with devoting an entire blog post to them. I use Twiter, my Google Reader shared links feed and the Facebook share feature. I also post things to del.icio.us, which then posts th (tags: blogging RSS_feeds regurtigorial) [...] [...] Is Your Blog Reactive or Proactive? : The Blog Herald There are a lot of great ways to regurgitate content that have nothing to do with devoting an entire blog post to them. I use Twiter, my Google Reader shared links feed and the Facebook share feature. I also post things to del.icio.us, which then posts th (tags: blogging RSS_feeds regurtigorial) [...]

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