Learning Circuits asks readers to reflect on the year gone by and share what they learned in 2008.
I learned to shed my inhibition and fear of the online world (identify theft, spam, and most importantly, what will others think) and create a real digital presence on the web.
I learned how to make friends using the social web, through channels like blogs and social networking sites (Facebook and LinkedIn).
I learned to blog and interact with fellow bloggers.
I learned that it is not easy to get participation in online communities (not sure why I was surprised, having tried it in different avatars in the past).
I learned that it is great feeling when people I meet for the first time tell me that they read my blog.
I learned to shed my inhibitions to attend conferences on blogging and welcome opportunities to actually speak in conferences. I learned to blog about what I hear in conferences.
I learned how easy it is get a domain name and set up a website.
I learned to reflect and share my learning through my blog.
I learned about social and viral marketing and managed to generate a better response this year for my unofficial salary survey.
I learned from my fellow blogger how to gracefully agree to disagree.
Finally I learned that there is so much more to learn, and the more I learn the more I realize how little I know.
Kia ora Manish
An interesting fan of links you have given here – thanks for those, they cover a fascinating spectrum of topics on blogging and what learning was important to you.
About learning, I couldn’t agree more. It seems there is an exponential relationship between what’s learnt and what’s still to be learnt, no matter how much is learnt – if you catch my twitter.
A nice sweep of a year’s study.
Best wishes
from Middle-earth