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At 6:37pm on January 19, 2008, Simon Thomas said…: Hi Kate. I think I'm being a bit slow, I can't find any way to send you a message, so i've sent you a friend request. I'm more than happy to help.

At 6:32pm on January 19, 2008, Kate Foy said…: Right. There's no fool like an old fool they say, and I'm feeling pretty foolish right now, or maybe just out of my depth.

Anyone out there can assist me with a 'fatal error' I'm getting as I try to start up a new Wordpress org. theme installation on my new domain site? I've been through the Wordpress help forums but they don't do it for me. If this all sounds scary stuff ... it is! Some of us never learn, eh?

At 7:24am on November 4, 2007, Kate Foy said…: I'm putting the finishing touches to my blog which is now hosted on Wordpress. It was an easy birth ... just migrated across from Blogger. You can find me now at

http:// www. dramagirl.wordpress.com

At 9:46pm on September 15, 2007, Kate Foy said…: I've just been reading a few posts and comments from here and there noting how many Aussie bloggers there were in the small 31 Days challenge community originated by Michele Martin.

From the earliest days of Australian European colonial settlement, there has been a consciousness of being way 'down under' from the population hubs of the old world, coupled with the 'tyranny of distance' factor. This led to Australians throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries being noted by historians as great readers and letter-writers. Latterly, SMS messaging or 'texting' as it is know, has become extremely popular here. I wonder whether blogging is part of this Aussie 'stay in touch' phenomenon?

How important is the 'staying in touch' factor to your blogging? You don't have to be an Aussie to answer this one, but I'm curious how high this notion rates in your personal or professional rationale for blogging.

Maybe I'm drawing a long bow here ...

At 5:04pm on September 14, 2007, Kate Foy said…: I've been reading the post from Cammy about the potential to 'expand the office walls' via blogging, surely one of the best social-learning applications. I've always been a time-poor academic, and conscious of the fact that I do not publish enough ... not enough time to write. This year, since I have been blogging on a regular basis, I have managed to get two papers published, and I know it's because I've written a little every day or so. That little expands a lot over time, and the cutting, pasting, and shaping into the paper that results seems to take far less time. Plus I've had 'peer-review' all along the way, and support. I'm smiling!

At 4:28pm on September 14, 2007, Kate Foy said…: You know, much as I hate formulaic stuff, it's true that outrageous headlines, clever 'punny' headlines, and just plain different headlines grab attention. Once upon a time, newspaper banner-headlines were in the business of attracting readers this way.

Touching base half way in this week's challenge, I've tried to do a couple of question headlines, 'How to's' to keep the traffic incoming as the business types suggest, whilst balancing with other kinds. So working backwards from today, it's

How Digitally-Native are Gen-Y? (an open question)
How I Keep Blogging: Make it a Habit. (a question and an answer)
Power of the Personal: Mena Trott on Blogging (a catch-phrase with a real person in the title ... thanks Mena)
and I'm cheating here because it was last Saturday's post
The Proverbial Can (maybe not lyrical but catchy again)

So I'm going to keep trying out variations for the next few days.
This is fun Michele.

At 3:29pm on September 5, 2007, April Groves said…: Hello Kate - many of the new friends I have met in the bloggy universe are from Australia...I really need to buy a plane ticket :)

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Hometown:: Toowoomba Queensland Australia and NOT Sydney. I just like the obviously Oz page design!

About Me:: I am an academic, actor, and director. I've had a Mac since 1984 and wouldn't touch anything else.

My Birthday (year is optional): November 20

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Power of the Personal: Mena Trott on Blogging

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