We have been trying to get individuals to blog and or comment on a couple of different community hubs for over a year for one and just a few months for another. I never understood why it is so difficult to get some momentum, so I started asking. What I found was that there were mainly two reasons. The first is that blogging is just not on peoples radar. They haven't done it, so they really don't think to do it unless they are reminded and half the time not even then.
Those of use at a certain age can remember that the same was true years ago when email was introduced, people didn't think to email something, they continued to hold meetings or write and mail memos or to just pick up the phone a call. That has changed over the years as email has become easier and easier to use and more and more people came to rely on it. The same change might be true of blogging, if it wasn't for the second reason--having to remember the URL for the dashboard to create and the url for the blog itself to read. As of this week, that barrier has been lifted! Why email something that you are sending to lots of people and need to have a conversation about unless it's confidential of course?
I am waiting patiently to see if blogging on these two hubs increases after the change is made and announced which will happen on Monday. This could be the tipping point that we've been waiting for than might change an existing habit and build a community. I don't think it ever will be a ubiquitous as email, especially in a high-touch organization like Student Affairs, but a girl can hope for some progress.
Those of use at a certain age can remember that the same was true years ago when email was introduced, people didn't think to email something, they continued to hold meetings or write and mail memos or to just pick up the phone a call. That has changed over the years as email has become easier and easier to use and more and more people came to rely on it. The same change might be true of blogging, if it wasn't for the second reason--having to remember the URL for the dashboard to create and the url for the blog itself to read. As of this week, that barrier has been lifted! Why email something that you are sending to lots of people and need to have a conversation about unless it's confidential of course?
I am waiting patiently to see if blogging on these two hubs increases after the change is made and announced which will happen on Monday. This could be the tipping point that we've been waiting for than might change an existing habit and build a community. I don't think it ever will be a ubiquitous as email, especially in a high-touch organization like Student Affairs, but a girl can hope for some progress.
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