So, over the weekend, I added the requirement of adding tags (called labels in Blogger) for your first post. Get used to adding them because you’ll be required to have them with every post. I've taken a few minutes and added labels and a widget for the labels, which you should see on the right (It's the cloud display, BTW). Notice that the greatest number is “online journalism,” which I basically put in nearly every post. Now, after this week, I might remove “online journalism” from the widget because if you clicked on it, you’d find virtually every post on this blog, but it’s good to keep as a label so people searching on the Internet might find the post because of the label. Yes, this can be tricky, I know.Also, note you have several options in creating your label widget on the right (see screen shot above from my computer). Note, I didn’t require the label widget this week, but adding it now would help you get an “A.”
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I understand this is required of the assignment, but I have just one concern. On your blog, the labels are quite distracting, and almost overpower the page because there are so many of them. Because of the way it looks on the right, won't this distract readers from the most current blogs? Because that was the first thing I focused on when I visited your blog today.
ReplyDeleteLorry,
ReplyDeleteThat is a good question and you make a good point.
But thankfully, we as blog publishers have options. You can turn it into a list (What you see is a cloud), and you can pick which labels you want displayed. In fact, that way you can almost use them as categories and links for a way for people to find related topics on your site. For instance, if your blog was about sports and you had multiple posts about the Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons, the labels could help you go right to those posts.
Also, I didn't formally required the labeling list this week (although I probably will in the next assignment). Still, you don't have to have the list this high on your widget rail. You could put it all the way on the bottom if you find it that distracting, but I think if you turn it into a list and make it clear keywords relevant to your site, it will be useful to your reader.
- Chris