Information Overload
Welcome to early 21st century, the age of digital renaissance where almost every human being on the planet can tap into Earth's nervous system and be connected to one another. The internet is blazing in its prime. Blogging was one of the first web 2.0 that allowed users to interact with the information that are from the web, and it has grown be much more dynamic ever since. Today's blogs are often used as a frame to hold other multimedia rich contents such as animations, audio and videos.
I shuffle through many historian blogs and social-media sites, many seemed to be trailing behind when it comes to spicing patrons' interest. Blogs that are from academic institutions seem like fossils of the early days of the world wide web. Private economical historians, however, are very good at luring visitors and keeping their guests entertained.
One of my favorite sources to learn history is the History Channel from A&E Networks Corp. (http://www.history.com/topics). They keep their blogs and posts interesting with the aid of multimedia, such as appealing graphics and videos. They treat their contents with many considerations such as visual appeal and length. They break long and complex historical chapters to bite-size chunks, and each of those chunks would be filled with flavors. Most of their posts are short and brief, sprinkled with catchy and inspirational phrases, and almost always, topped with high quality photos or videos.
Not all great sources to learn history have to be from big multi-million-dollar studios. Some history hobbyists also produce great contents, and many of my favorites are on Youtube such as CrashCourse (http://youtube.com/crashcourse/) and Gaming Historian (http://youtube.com/mcfrosticles). Youtube is very much like a blog, but delivered in video format. Understandably, not all Youtubers are credible; those such as CrashCourse and Gaming Historian often back their information with credible sources. In contrast with academic institutions, who are in an authoritative position when it comes to delivering information (you are given the order to learn or be punished with bad marks), videos from Youtubers are often designed with entertainment in mind so their contents are naturally more fun and interesting to watch.
The sea of the internet is filled with both good and bad information. Despite the fact that information from academically sources are raw and lack of decorative dressing, they are still the most reliable sources of information. If you are interested in blogs within the realm of academia, I would suggest visiting the War Historian blog by Mark Grimsley, a military historian at Ohio State University. There, you will find many interesting articles relating to military and war.
Toodle-loo and have a safe browsing!
I shuffle through many historian blogs and social-media sites, many seemed to be trailing behind when it comes to spicing patrons' interest. Blogs that are from academic institutions seem like fossils of the early days of the world wide web. Private economical historians, however, are very good at luring visitors and keeping their guests entertained.
One of my favorite sources to learn history is the History Channel from A&E Networks Corp. (http://www.history.com/topics). They keep their blogs and posts interesting with the aid of multimedia, such as appealing graphics and videos. They treat their contents with many considerations such as visual appeal and length. They break long and complex historical chapters to bite-size chunks, and each of those chunks would be filled with flavors. Most of their posts are short and brief, sprinkled with catchy and inspirational phrases, and almost always, topped with high quality photos or videos.
Not all great sources to learn history have to be from big multi-million-dollar studios. Some history hobbyists also produce great contents, and many of my favorites are on Youtube such as CrashCourse (http://youtube.com/crashcourse/) and Gaming Historian (http://youtube.com/mcfrosticles). Youtube is very much like a blog, but delivered in video format. Understandably, not all Youtubers are credible; those such as CrashCourse and Gaming Historian often back their information with credible sources. In contrast with academic institutions, who are in an authoritative position when it comes to delivering information (you are given the order to learn or be punished with bad marks), videos from Youtubers are often designed with entertainment in mind so their contents are naturally more fun and interesting to watch.
The sea of the internet is filled with both good and bad information. Despite the fact that information from academically sources are raw and lack of decorative dressing, they are still the most reliable sources of information. If you are interested in blogs within the realm of academia, I would suggest visiting the War Historian blog by Mark Grimsley, a military historian at Ohio State University. There, you will find many interesting articles relating to military and war.
Toodle-loo and have a safe browsing!
One thing that I notice is that you named a bunch of very deep pocket authors for blogs and materials (History Channel and Crash Courses). There i a lot more variety of different blog uses out there than what you mention here.
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