I noticed today as I looked at my blog's front page that I switched from Radio Userland to Typepad on August 2, 2003. I am now starting my thirteenth month as a typepad user. Before typepad, I blogged for a year at "Ralph Poole'sWeblog" which is still being hosted, for some reason, by Radio Userland. My last post on RU was on August 5th, 2003 explaining that I had changed vendors.
I started blogging after I got laid off from Capgemini, at the end of October 2002. I suspect that the downturn in technology employment had a lot to do with the rapid adoption of blogs. Originally, I thought that I would keep a log of my job search and its frustrations, and my first several months of posts reflect that. In fact, finding a job was too frustrating!. Because of the economy, I did not find a job, so logging my search only exacerbated my feelings of inadequacy. So I switched,I started my own business. For my blog, I decided to follow my interests and write primarily about technology and business, but include some personal detail and posts that reflect a bit more about myself. For example, we visited Northwest Ireland,County Mayo, in July which is recorded in the photoblog. (I still have more pictures to add)
I don't write long essays, but I am very intrigued with some of the blogs I have been reading on story-telling in business. I agree that it can be a powerful mechanism to share knowledge and insight. I am considering using the technique more in my own blog, so stay tuned.
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