David Rothman
TeleRead
“Try to reward readers for the time spent visiting your blog.”
David H. Rothman might be thought of as a televangelist, in the sense that he has a cause and promotes it through electronic media. And he is as dedicated to his cause as any fire-and-brimstone preacher ever was. But don’t worry: you won’t find him pushing religion or calling for offerings. Rothman promotes e-books, e-book standards, and digital libraries. His medium is the Internet, and his podium is the TeleRead blog (www.teleread.org/blog), a nonprofit operation that accepts neither donations nor advertising. It has been online in one form or another since 1993, when it began on CompuServe.
David Rothman’s dedication is sincere, as evidenced by the energy and time he puts into TeleRead and his other projects. It also shows in the depth and quality of TeleBlog’s posts and comments. The success of TeleBlog is largely due to that dedication, along with these considerations:
Combining news with one’s personal background and perspective can make for more interesting blog posts.
An important role of bloggers is to raise questions and encourage others to provide answers in a group setting.
Give readers something extra in the way of information as a reward for visiting your blog.
TeleRead
“Try to reward readers for the time spent visiting your blog.”
David H. Rothman might be thought of as a televangelist, in the sense that he has a cause and promotes it through electronic media. And he is as dedicated to his cause as any fire-and-brimstone preacher ever was. But don’t worry: you won’t find him pushing religion or calling for offerings. Rothman promotes e-books, e-book standards, and digital libraries. His medium is the Internet, and his podium is the TeleRead blog (www.teleread.org/blog), a nonprofit operation that accepts neither donations nor advertising. It has been online in one form or another since 1993, when it began on CompuServe.
David Rothman’s dedication is sincere, as evidenced by the energy and time he puts into TeleRead and his other projects. It also shows in the depth and quality of TeleBlog’s posts and comments. The success of TeleBlog is largely due to that dedication, along with these considerations:
Combining news with one’s personal background and perspective can make for more interesting blog posts.
An important role of bloggers is to raise questions and encourage others to provide answers in a group setting.
Give readers something extra in the way of information as a reward for visiting your blog.