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Research is the process of gathering information, evaluating it, and applying it to a question or problem.When writing for digital media, research allows writers to narrow their focus. Having a narrow focus makes a blog more interesting and the writer an expert on the topic.
Research is the process of gathering information, evaluating it, and applying it to a question or problem.When writing for digital media, research allows writers to narrow their focus. Having a narrow focus makes a blog more interesting and the writer an expert on the topic.


===[[Interactivity|Interactivity]] by Marian Brewer===
===[[Participation|Participation]] by Marian Brewer===
When starting a college blog, it is important to know how to encourage participation with not only other bloggers, but the readers. Participation is more than just writing in a clean and concise manner. Blog authors must understand that a blog does not operate in a vacuum, but instead is a piece of a vast branching network. Blogrolls, share buttons, and enabling comments are a few ways to increase participation.
When starting a college blog, it is important to know how to encourage participation with not only other bloggers, but the readers. Participation is more than just writing in a clean and concise manner. Blog authors must understand that a blog does not operate in a vacuum, but instead is a piece of a vast branching network. Blogrolls, share buttons, and enabling comments are a few ways to increase participation.


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