Saturday, July 5, 2008
Bad Press and The Web
You may have already read this on my NING blog....but I'm taking it further here. Yesterday I forwarded to my 82 year old dad the web address for his local public library's blog. I viewed it and thought he might like to see it since he uses the library often. Well, surprise-surprise, he was afraid to go on the blog. Well, "afraid" might be too strong of a word. Let's say he was "concerned" because, he said, "Aren't there a lot of bad things on blogs?" To the general public, especially the older generation who aren't as nimble with the Web as we are, the Internet can be a scary, mysterious place. I've found blogs to be a great source of information, and fun too. I'm hoping I can show my dad a few places he might enjoy exploring on the Web. While he understands Web 1.0, the whole idea of an interactive community on the Web and Web 2.0 might be beyond him at this point. Unfortunately, bad press on blogs and social networks is what the general (older) public hears about. Any suggestions on what I might share with him to get his feet wet? I thought the local public library blog was a excellent place to start.
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Hey Maria, I think it's great you are trying to broaden your dad's understanding of the Web. Maybe showing him examples of blogs that are helpful might change his mind about them. He might have already looked at the library blog you suggested, maybe you just need to give him time. An idea of a helpful blog is a class blog. My son's class had one last year and it was amazing to see the kids "blogging" to each other. So something like that might help him see that everything on the Web is not all bad.
GOOD LUCK!!
Susan : )
My dad loves the internet and follows anything finance and economy related. He reads several blogs on the subject but never participates in the discussion because he doesn't feel that he should. We had a great discussion about Web 2.0 and how we are no longer just consumers of the web, but producers as well. He said he may give it a try.
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