Ed Kohler of Technology Evangelist wrote a quick post about “what not to blog about”. Some of the items on his list grabbed my curiosity…
He lists down 4 things that bloggers should avoid writing about on their blogs:
1) Self Promotional Posts - isn’t blogging also about promoting oneself?
2) Copying Trademarked Content - obviously, no argument there.
3) Negative Posts - err… blogging is not always goodie-good all the time. It’s like the real world too. Just look at the Senate.
4) Legal Advice - this is the one that got my attention. But I often see people on TV and on radio giving legal advice, why not on blogs? I know legal matters are a sensitive topic and giving out advice publicly on a blog can spell trouble to those who take them to heart.
In that case, there are other things that bloggers should try to avoid writing about:
Advice on Health & Medicine. Unless you’re the attending physician or know the medical records of a person, blogging about drugs & medicine could get people searching online into health problems.
Advice on Accounting & Taxation. Unless you’re a licensed CPA or something but… it could still get someone into trouble with the BIR.
. And I’m not just talking about that controversial blog about the Gucci Gang. I have read of stories before of people committing suicide because their secret private lives were exposed online.
What do you think? Are these really no-no topics on blogging?
Well, of course there’s the stuff about violence, racism, discrimination, terrorism, etc.
Which brings me, what if Malu Fernandez would start a blog and put all her columns there?
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Blogging about something you know nothing about is the worst thing in the world. So yeah, don’t blog about that, or, you can fake it, just make sure you get away with it.
I do think you should brag about new gadgets that you buy. Who agrees with me on this one?
hmm? Legal and medical advises are sometime generic enoough be blog about just not about the on going trials.. You can give legal advise naman diba plus you can use a nickname if you don’t want everyone to know who you are..
I disagree with this and it’s really annoying for people to preach about what not and what not to blog about.
Blog whatever. It’s a blog.
Critical reading and thinking - it applies to all formats, be it a blog, newspaper, or book.
Stupid readers will look for weather forecasts on blogs, sensible ones to go a news site.
Leave blogs alone! Focus on readers (not just of blogs) developing their critical thinking skills!