Until recently it looked like there was a lot happening on my blog but I can assure you, there hasn’t been much! My time and effort have been diverted to YegNews.com, mainly.

It was time to spruce up my blog though, so I took a little time to install a new WordPress theme and to take my automatic Twitter posts off the front page (found a plugin to help with that). Perhaps this will force me to blog a little more so I don’t seem like just another lazy blogger.

I have had some comments that people like having a look through my Twitter stream, which is nice. If you’re inclined to do the same, you’d better keep in mind that I like to think I have a sense of humour, so what might seem strange may just be an attempt to be funny.

If you think it’s offensive, look at it through the humour lens. If you still think it’s offensive, you ought to relax. You’re going to die of a heart attack.

The process of change has been good for my blog and hopefully you’ll agree. With so much happening out there in the world, I have been wanting to comment, believe me!

It still looks a little hellish because of this blog template. It’s not your run of the mill free template though. I purchased the full package of Revolution blog themes before they changed up how they did things there. They’re powerful templates; probably too much for what I’m doing, so it’ll take a bit to figure it out and make it look pretty.

So, if you can be patient while I figure it all out, that would be great! Any tips on how to make it look better or get it working are certainly appreciated.

The future of journalism

The future of the fourth estate has been in doubt lately as media organizations have been folding, closing, laying off and generally suffering through the recession.

It’s a serious situation and it’s one I am concerned about. Keep an eye out for my take on what’s happening and how the journalism business might consider changing. I think if it goes the way I think it may, it would be a good thing for everyone.

I think it’d be best to just do a series of articles instead of a giant essay.

I’ll let you know now that blogging and social media such as Twitter will NOT be replacing the mainstream media, so get that out of your head right now. They’ll be part of it, but won’t replace it.