The Health Bloggers' Blog
This past week, I had an interesting blogging experience because, well, I jetted off to Texas for a week-long datecation with a guy I’d never met. I had hoped it wouldn’t be a big deal but when I casually mentioned this on my blog it sort of blew up and my readers wanted to know [...]
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“Cybermedia will make every man his own editor, which in turn makes every writer a fool. The Internet will transmit misinformation very efficiently. We will miss the gatekeepers.” — Neal B. Freeman, National Review, Dec. 11, 1995 I’m 25 years old, and I blog, but I’m a little old-fashioned when it comes to media. I [...]
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This afternoon we’re answering a question from a reader! She writes…”I’d like to see a post about ‘how much is too much’ to share. Bloggers share intimate details of weddings and funerals that might be inappropriate for a healthy living blog. What are your thoughts on this? I know you’ve written about lifecasting before, but [...]
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Fact: health blogging is not the most lucrative industry. Sure there’s a bit of free swag here, a few pennies from advertising there, but I’m pretty sure that American Express doesn’t take “IOU’s” and when you fuck with Comcast, they fuck with you right back (trust me). So while hanging out in the health blogosphere [...]
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Many blogs today are journals that are visible for the entire world to see. A blog is a great place to express one’s feelings, share amazing experiences, talk up great restaurant finds, etc. But how do we, as bloggers, draw a fine line between sharing our experiences with others and sharing our entire life story [...]
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As writers, we all know that tone is extremely important. It’s never just about what you say – it’s also about how you say it. As bloggers, we should also know that we have to be accountable for the impact that the language we use to convey our messages can have on our online health [...]
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