Blogging: It's All the Rage
You see blogs all over our site. Read on to learn why you could benefit from blogging, and how you do it.
I can't speak for every Patch editor, but many of us have had email exchanges similar to this: Reader: Hi, I went to the town meeting last night and have some thoughts about that controversial vote the town took. I've written down some of my thoughts; can you put them on Patch? Well-intentioned Patch editor: Great! I'll get that up for you as a letter to the editor! Reader: Thank you! (Refreshes Patch homepage. Refreshes again. Takes the dog for a walk. Returns, refreshes again.) Reader: Hi, Editor! Do you know when my letter to the editor will run? Well-intentioned Patch editor: (Doesn't respond right away because s/he is getting the police log, or responding to other emails, or on a phone interview, or helping a resident find her lost …