I think commenting on blogs and having an active reader community for your own blog is incredibly important. Without readers and their comments, their input, an online writer may as well by scribbling away in a journal that he hides under his mattress at night. No one will ever read it, and no one will ever care. If online writers do not get regular comments, they will lose motivation, and will likely not keep their blogs continually updated. With commenting readers, PR people also know whether their articles are having the desired effect or not.
I think that some of my fellow students are doing some really interesting things. I love the photo-a-day project that Angelea is starting (she's got some really interesting snapshots on her Flickr account already), and Jason's Raw Fitness blog is very well-researched and informative in regards to losing weight and staying healthy. It's also been fun reading Cia's blog about her experiences as a foreign student on Coe's campus, and the interesting presentation and links that she has posted on the blog to give it a personal flair.
For the most part, on my Stoner at the Movies blog I have used tags to differentiate between articles. I have two main categories in my tags so far: Reviews and Overanalyze That. I also tag any entertainment IP I mention in a post, such as the movie I'm reviewing or the actors that star in it. This will help my viewers seek out what articles interest them as the blog grows in its content and scope.
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