Setting up a blog reminded me of a common process I experienced too frequently when I was a suburban sixteen year living in Myspace...I mean Markham. Yes, I was one of those kids. A Myspace kid. An LJ kid (LiveJournal, duh). I took pictures of myself looking puzzled with my left hand submerged into my tragedy of a hairstyle as if I were looking at something truly mesmerizing in the distance...Except I was standing in my bathroom with my other arm extended before me taking the picture. Yeah, I was one of those kids – You know the ones. I am, however, relieved to say that my old Myspace and LJ accounts have perished. I discovered activities such as playing music and creating art – Who knew such innovative hobbies were ever created?!
There are many aspects of participatory journalism that differ from the type of journalism (if you can call it that) on Myspace or LJ - At least when the journalist is a bored teenager, anyways. In my opinion, the most difficult part of creating a blog is thinking of a clever title for it. MEDIA MADNESS. It isn’t as creative as I’d like it to be, but hey, alliterations are fun, aren’t they? I actually prefer blogging as opposed to any other form of journalism because of the use of internet communication slang. LOL. OMG. O RLY? SRSLY?! LMAO. ROFLCOPTER. LOLLERSKATES!!1! Okay, so considering you were never a suburban kid growing up in the generation of internet slang, you may suffer from a sort of illiteracy. I know, it’s ridiculous. Above all, I have learned that in participatory journalism, every journalist needs a “shtick”. Though I haven’t yet established one, you will likely take note of my written tendencies surrounding the farce of the Media’s New Age in future posts. TTFN!
(www.urbandictionary.com) If helps. Trust.
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