By far, my biggest source of spam comes from being listed on WHOIS. There are protector and privacy services available, but not for .CA domains (or other country codes).
So, right now, I’m looking into a new domain name. Unfortunately, “Ilias” is also a first name in Greek, and the name of an open source project for teaching tools; so when I did a lookup of ilias domains, what do I get:
I’m exploring my options.
My apologies to everyone who has sent me website feedback in the past month. As you may know, my previous computer (specifically the motherboard) broke down, and I had to get a new one. Getting all info back, and setting things back to normal has taken some time; but I’m now getting around to website feedback, and updating my site.
You may have noticed that my blog template has been changing. I’m still fiddling around with it, trying to find what I like, without a drastic contrast to ilias.ca.
This being my first blog post, it begs the question, “Why blog?”
CNN and The Daily Show have been making a big deal about blogging; but I still don’t understand what the big deal is. When Homer Simpson was building his infamous MrX website, Lisa told him, “you have to offer people something.” What’s ironic is I want to know what the ability to blog offers me. (forgive me, I’m a Generation Xer)
From what I’ve seen of other blogs, it’s easily something that can already be done. Other methods to voice one’s opinion, publish news, or keep an online journal, are:
– create a website
– post to a newsgroup, web forum, or mailing list
What makes someone prefer a blog?
Most of my participation on the internet has been in the form of Mozilla and Netscape user support, which is usually done in a ‘forum’ format, not a blog. Heck, even my website is simply a resource of information to help people use Mozilla or Netscape. There doesn’t seem like much need for a blog. What, amongst what I can offer, is best suited for a blog? Now that I have a blog, what would I offer people with it?
I don’t have the answers just yet; but I do have a blog.