Week 5 - Professional Blogger

The professional blogger I chose to discuss today is Jeff Jarvis with his personal blog, BuzzMachine. His website was listed in the New York Time's article "Blogs 101" under the technology and media section. Jeff Jarvis is the author of Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live (Simon & Schuster, 2011) and What Would Google Do? (HarperCollins 2009). He blogs about technology, media and the news on his website, BuzzMachine.  He is a professor at the City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism. He consults for media companies. He is a public speaker. Jeff Jarvis is a busy man, from writing on his blog to teaching to being a columnist.

While reading just the first few blog posts, I could already tell that Jeff Jarvis talks about all topics but always manages to incorporate technology into it. He talks about cancer on his most recent blog article, which is from Steve Jobs death from his cancer. I love that in one of his blogs, he gave an snippet from his book, What Would Google Do, with a twist because in this version, he replaced google, with Apple. He discusses how both Apple and Google know how to attract, retain and energize talent. He wrote that Apple understands the power of networks and the successful products are all about connecting. Obviously, Apple and Google are about connection people and technology together. Other topics he discusses are about Wall Street, failure of institutions, review of Public Parts, books that other people, including his friends wrote, his books, and current events.

I think that I can learn a lot from Jeff Jarvis, from his books to his blog. He is talking about real life topics that affect me and my idea for the website. I think I need to follow his advice on how Google and Apple are constantly successful because they are connecting people and technology together. I need a new plan for my website to connect college students in a stronger way with technology and their lives. I think it won't be that hard to do since college students are constantly using the internet and such.