Comments on: Chris Brogan asks, "Why Create Personal Media?"

By: Shaine Mata

Shaine Mata — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:13:28 +0000

Thanks for your comments @conniereece and @alfa.

Connie, we keep up with your story more or less on Twitter. Perhaps Blogabillies can consolidate your Twitter story.

Alfa, you probably don’t have to go too far. I find that a trip to the grocery store or to the park tends to give me sufficient inspiration to write about some things without having to seek some great adventure.

In any case, I look forward to reading both your stories.

By: Alfa

Alfa — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:48:57 +0000

I think if my clients would ask me to do a podcast about myself, I’d be stumped. I’m a home based worker who rarely goes out or do activities other than anything that’d require me to be online.

So, yeah, I’m heeding your advice. I gotta get out more.

By: Connie Reece

Connie Reece — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:47:48 +0000

“Once you start to get the hang of creating personal media, you tend to want to live more so that you have more interesting stories to tell.”

Shaine, this is an excellent point. It’s true that you start thinking with your reader/viewer/listener in mind — and even as you’re experiencing an event (or whatever) you’re mentally shaping it for eventual publication.

I haven’t had much chance to update my humor blog (Blogabillies), but for a while every time something funny would happen, a family member would say, “You’re going to blog this, aren’t you?”

It truly is about telling stories and relating to people. The beauty of social media is that we not only get to tell the stories, we get to have a conversation with [insert symbol for the people formerly known as the audience]. Gotta love it.