start of week 7

i am grading your blog analysis #5 papers, and it occurs to me that i have forgotten to tell you that after i make my comments [and give them a grade], i still expect you to go back to the original post and edit it...not just "correct" the mistakes, but improve your vague language, etc. revision is a *key* component of the writing process, and nowhere is it as easy to do as it is on a blog.

also, there is one aspect of blogs i haven't asked you to think about yet, but i'm asking you now: advertising. how do banner ads [and pop-ups?] play a part in the blogging experience. sometimes i know that bloggers earn revenue from ads, and certainly, the free blog-sites sustain themselves in this regard as well. so, now that we have been analyzing fundamental parts of blogs since late-september, i want you to start thinking about another issue in relation to them...advertising.

hope you've having a good weekend....bob