<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | Do we own the blogs – or do the blogs own us? | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/feed/</link> <description>Do we own the blogs – or do the blogs own us? - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging</description> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:17:00 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-3210</guid><title><![CDATA[Abigail Gorton replied to the forum topic Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-3210</link> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:53:50 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/abigailgorton/" title="Abigail Gorton" rel="nofollow">Abigail Gorton</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/" rel="nofollow">Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> I would make this statement about everything having to do with owning a business. I do hire out some of it, but when it comes down to it 'everything' just has to be dealt with and maintaining a blog - from [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-3205</guid><title><![CDATA[Nica Mandigma replied to the forum topic Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-3205</link> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:48:26 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/nicamandigma/" title="Nica Mandigma" rel="nofollow">Nica Mandigma</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/" rel="nofollow">Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/' rel="nofollow">@paulcolligan</a>&#160;<div></div><div>I have tried different blogging platforms: Blogger, Tumblr, Wordpress. I like the flexibility of Wordpress and how I can do pretty much anything with it. I don't believe that I'd ever jump ship as [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-1303</guid><title><![CDATA[Susan Wright-Boucher replied to the forum topic Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-1303</link> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:36:24 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/swrightboucher/" title="Susan Wright-Boucher" rel="nofollow">Susan Wright-Boucher</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/" rel="nofollow">Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/' rel="nofollow">@paulcolligan</a> I hear you.&#160; I don't host my site (I use Wordpress.com).&#160; I have none of the worries you mentioned however there are trade offs.&#160; I don't have total control over how the site functions or looks.&#160; [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-1222</guid><title><![CDATA[Diane Coville replied to the forum topic Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-1222</link> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:06:36 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/" title="Diane Coville" rel="nofollow">Diane Coville</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/" rel="nofollow">Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/' rel="nofollow">@paulcolligan</a>&#160; I, too, dread the updates "just in case" they create issues but when I converted my old static website designed by a web designer to a Wordpress site, I suddenly could create my own customized [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-1009</guid><title><![CDATA[Eugen Oprea replied to the forum topic Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us? in the group Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-1009</link> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:44:16 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/" title="Eugen Oprea" rel="nofollow">Eugen Oprea</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/" rel="nofollow">Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us?</a> in the group <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a class="mention" href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/" title="Mention Paul Colligan" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/' rel="nofollow">@paulcolligan</a>&#160;you can always find someone at a reasonable price to do all that stuff for you.<div></div><div>That way, you can still have a solid platform and focus only on writing.</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-907</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/#post-907</link> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:04:25 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/" title="Kristi Hines" rel="nofollow">Kristi Hines</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/do-we-own-the-blogs-or-do-the-blogs-own-us/" rel="nofollow">Do we own the blogs - or do the blogs own us?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/paulcolligan/' rel="nofollow">@paulcolligan</a> It really depends on what you are comfortable with. &#160;I am not a fan of the things you listed - nothing fills me with more dread than the major updates.<div></div><div>What you have to ask yourself is if it is worth [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>