Blogs 'n Books

The flyer is now out for our next MC101 field trip, a Saturday afternoon at Glendale's historic Alex Theater. Details will be provided in class.

Apparently, there are at least a few bloggers who have attracted book contracts via their online writing. According to a recent Yahoo! News/Reuters article, the success of these books has been mixed. However, some major publishers are beginning to take notice of the better-written blogs.

One blog-turned-book success story is "Blood, Sweat & Tea," which is based on the blog of Tom Reynolds, a London ambulance worker.

MC101s talked about whether blogs had a place in their education. Several students said they have classes (besides MC101) that are augmented by blogs.

Are you a MC101 student? Do you have a blog? Email me and I'll post the link on Club MediaNote.