In my first blog, I wrote about my major, what I want to do with that major, and what my major offers me for my future. In the second blog, I wrote about blogging -- what it is and what makes it different from other content writings. In this blog, I would like to talk about the combination between those two blogs -- combination between talking about my major and blogging itself; also, how I will try to see other people's blogs that have similar discipline and interest with me.
The first website that I would like to talk about is a blog by Tim Funk, What the Heck is Information System. This article can be seen by clicking this link:
http://www.mycollegesandcareers.com/2011/03/what-the-heck-is-information-systems/ In this article, Tim Funk talks about how he meets a lot of people who try to act like they know what Information System is when they really have no idea what it really is. This is not a super-long blog, yet I feel that it conveys the important points of what Information System really is and what kind of jobs are available in this discipline. Another pro that I see from his article is that he uses a laid-back, conversational language to speak his words; this writing style makes his writing become much more enjoyable and easy to follow. It is also a good thing to have "about me" section on his blog because it shows the readers that he has a good knowledge in this type of work-field. However, there are a couple of things that could be added into the article which could improve his blog. The first one would be providing outside sources that would strengthen his points and gives more credibility to the writing. Another thing that I feel could be improved in his blog is the development of the context. Even though his blog touches a lot of important things, yet there are many sentences that need to be explained in better detail. For example, Funk says, "It is one of the best degrees in a down economy because it is essentially a combination of two degrees(accounting and business and will help open twice as many doors after you graduate" -- why Information System is combination between accounting and business? This sentence is confusing because he does not say anything about how Information System and accounting are related.
Another blog that I find really interesting is Career Options in Information System Management written by Rhonda Campbell, Demand Media. This blog is much longer than the previous one, focuses on the type of job that Information System students can expect when they graduate from school. This blog is much more solid than the previous one because it clearly shows the direction that the writer is focusing on. Campbell explains each job with great details and provides the salary information for each job and what is being expected to be done. Another strong point on this blog is that the writer provides the sources that strengthen the points. The only thing that I feel that is lacking is the visual of this blog, the writer could have added some videos of people who are currently working in this discipline. This blog can be seen on
http://work.chron.com/career-options-information-system-management-2323.html
I also found a lot of blogs that lacked outside resources to help the writer's work more credible. Do you think that these writers feel that there is no need to provide outside sources for their blogs? I think because they're already professionals, they may feel as if it unnecessary to provide it. Also, I do feel that videos help for more visualization, but maybe there aren't any videos that the author can provide that would correlate with his blog.
ReplyDeleteIt's great you found strengths and weaknesses in both blogs that you analyzed. The first blog you mentioned seemed to attract you because of the title. This is important for us to realize the title might be the deciding factor a reader will dive into our post or not. However, you mentioned the article was vague and didn't describe points it stated, "It is one of the best degrees in a down economy because it is essentially a combination of two degrees(accounting and business and will help open twice as many doors after you graduate." Therefore, we as bloggers need to make sure that were clear with our ideas. This could also be a deciding factor a reader will decide to follow our blog or not. On the second blog you realized it was a little dry and needed more pictures and videos. So we should all make sure as bloggers that we excite our page with pictures, video, color, etc.
ReplyDeleteInformation Systems is a field that is completely out of my league. I think that you chose two good blogs to look at in order to compare with your own blog. While you feel that the blog by Tim Funk is lacking development on some of the points, I think the tone that Tim uses is something that you can incorporate in your blog to lighten the tone of some of this information that most people are unfamiliar with. The second blog sets a standard of how detailed you can be in the information that you provide on your blog. A mix of the two can help you to create a blog that is that much more useful to spread the word of Information Systems.
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