Blog Discussion
Working together using this wiki
Think of this wiki as a shared online whiteboard. Everyone in class can share information about blogs we are reading using this wiki, making your research accessible to everyone. Play around with this wiki as a way to share information and prepare for your group project. Be sure to sign your posts.
Group members
Everyone in English 397 is a member of this group.
Blogs
On this page, list the blogs (with URLs) you are reading and a short note about them. You can use the comment function to post about blogs that other members of the class have listed.
Windsor Blogs
Wiki of Windsor Bloggers
For now the wiki is used mostly for setting up face-to-face meetings. You could certainly think more about the potential for this wiki in the Blogging Windsor Project. Also, think about their Facebook group.
W.E. Speak
Index and almagamator of Windsor/Essex County Blogs. From the About section: "WE Speak is a personal project started with the goal of giving the citizens of Windsor and Essex County an alternative voice - their own." (Dale Jacobs)
International Metropolis
Tagline: "History and Architecture of Windsor and the Border Region." (Dale Jacobs)
Schnurr's Sound Off
Tagline: "Commentary on news and politics in Windsor." (Dale Jacobs)
Here Be Dragons
An eclectic blog by Tom Lucier (from Phog), but often about Windsor. (Dale Jacobs)
Scaledown Windsor
From the About section: "Mission: To promote the cultural identity, social fabric and economic prosperity of Windsor, Ontario through open discussion and grass-roots advocacy." (Dale Jacobs)
Windsor Eats Blog
Winner of the Canadian Blog Award for Best Local Blog in 2007. Covers food in Windsor. (Dale Jacobs)
Windsor City Blog
A local politics blog. (Dale Jacobs)
Other Interesting Blogs
A.V. Club
For those of you doing entertainment blogs (especially those focusing on music and film), the A.V. Club may be a useful resource. There are also blogs on the site. (Dale Jacobs)
Cocktail Party Physics
Tagline: Because physics can be both fun and fascinating -- instead of scary and separate. An interesting science blog from the author of The Physics of the Buffyverse and Black Bodies and Quantum Cats. (Dale Jacobs)
BLDG BLOG -- An interesting architecture blog. (Dale Jacobs)
Tartelette -- A very good food blog with a very comprehensive blogroll. Also, notice the way she links to other blogs within her posts. (Dale Jacobs)
The Weblog Awards -- Check out the lists of winners from the last few years. (Dale Jacobs)
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