Blog it, Toledo arrives!

I've discovered writing a web column is a different experience than blogging. The anticipation of seeing what Stacy Kess was going to write about the debut of this exclusive online content had me staying up late waiting for the release of this week's edition of the Toledo Free Press to come out. (Thank you Stacy!) Then of course I couldn't wait to see how everything looked on the Toledo Free Press website.

Blogging is instant and not permanent like a print column. If you later decide you don't like the way something is worded or discover after numerous proofings you made a spelling error, you just go back in and edit. Or if you really feel you messed up, you merely hit that delete button and if you are lucky enough that that page was not cached? It's gone forever.

While I love blogging there is still something awesome about holding the news in your hand, it's more permanent, it says to me "We were here". Seeing my name in print via the PDF format of the Toledo Free Press made me feel proud as well as smile, as I'm sure it will tomorrow when I run to the nearest Krogers to pick up a copy. This may sound odd but I don't forsee the end of the print media as the internet continues to grow. I think both the blogs and the print media can have a mutually beneficial partnership where each one compliments the other. So thank you Toledo Free Press and especially Michael Miller for making this possible. While you are visiting the Toledo Free Press website, don't forget to check out Steve Hartman and Ernie Berry's online exclusive articles.

Now, let's Blog!

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