Even though I’ve written before about social media narcissism and the echo chamber and how they lead to blogger burnout, I still found myself wanting to take a break from blogging (on a regular basis). But the blogging itch never went away; I just got really busy and never really found the time to get back into it. Now I’ve decided to ramp it up again; here are some ideas that helped me and may help you too.
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10 Top Tech and Social Media Blogs I’d Like to See Redesigned in 2009
There are some great blogs out there with killer content and a vast audience. Unfortunately, the design of some of these blogs aren’t of the same caliber as their content.
I had TechCrunch and Scobleizer on the list but their recent redesigns look great!
Hopefully, without sounding like another design snob, I’d like to list some popular blogs that I hope get a redesign in 2009.
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Health and Social Class
In today’s society, health has become a central issue; good health practices prolong life expectancy and greatly improve one’s quality of life. Poor health practices, on the other hand, can be linked to a myriad of diseases and a decrease in life expectancy. Naturally, good health is very important in any society.
Read the rest here on my guest post at PulseAndSignal.com.
6 Reasons Why I Love My Zune
Today I came across a post by Steven Hodson letting out the secret that he wants a Zune. After commenting on his post, Abby asked me: “Shey- why do you love your Zune? And why a Zune over an iPod?”.
Blog Action Day: Organizations Fighting Poverty in Toronto
In participation of Blog Action Day 2008, I’ve compiled a list of a few organizations that are fighting the battle against poverty in Toronto. Take a look at each of these and learn more about what they do and how you can contribute to their causes.
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Shey’s MonthCap – 09/08
Yes, I’m still alive — I’ve just been overloaded with many projects recently so my blogging has been non-existent for the past 4 weeks. To be honest, it will probably be another 3 weeks before I get back on it as I’ll be going a way for a couple weeks in October.
However, that doesn’t mean I stopped reading! To make up for my absence, I’m including links to some key articles I’ve read in the past month so you can read them too. Hope you find them as interesting as I did!
Blog Day 2008: 5 Blogs I Read and You Should Too
In accordance with Blog Day 2008, here are 5 blogs I’m reading that I recommend you read as well:
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