If he can do it, surely I can.
When first given the class assignment to blog I must admit I was one of the students in the room paralyzed by doubt. I know how to use a computer, well the basics like Microsoft Office, email, surfing the Internet, and well of course shopping online. But when faced with the challenge of downloading software and remembering to write everyday I was skeptical about my abilities. Even when I finally got my blog up I still was not sure.
BUT...I have decided that if the 82 year-old former King of Cambodia can do it surely I can!
The CNN.com article "Cambodia's Ex-King has Computer, will Blog" describes how King Norodom Sihanouk has a daily blog where he writes about anything from Cambodian politics to Hollywood stars, gay marriage, and rape. An influential leader for over 50 years, this outspoken royal led his country to independence after taking on the French empire. Now even in his eighties and faced with cancer this man still has the time, will, and most importantly technical skills to share his opinions of the world in his blog. After reading this I feel dumb now!
1 Comments:
I think it will be interesting to see if blogging becomes a necessary skill for a politician to have, like making speeches or raising money. For all his campaign's technological sophistication, Howard Dean himself was a really bad blogger. He spent a week as a guest blogger for Larry Lessig, and Joe Trippi spent the entire time explaining to Lessig's readers that a) yes, that really is Howard blogging, and b) he's kind of new to this blog thing, so give him a break.
We'll have to see how many candidates and elected officials in the U.S. start to have their own blogs, or whether they will always be the territory of staffers.
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