Covering Dr. Hochenauer.

Dr. Hochenauer started blogging in 2004 because he believed there was a deep need for Liberal commentary in Oklahoma. He has experience with politics and journalism for over 30 years. Hochenauer discussed how his blog did not generate any revenue, but that he had been offered numerous advertisements.  I think that the most beneficial topic that I gained for my blog was that it is really easy to gain readership and revenue.  According to his speech posting popular pictures can be one simply way to get people to view your blog. Another important thing I learned from his speech was that social media has had a major effect on the blogs. Hochenauer discussed how he gets more hits or “likes” from making an insignificant statement on his facebook page than relevant topics on his blog.  At this point in time social media is one of the things that can keep up with the way that people want their news. Concise, to the point, and easy to read it the way that people in this day and age like to get their information.  The average person attention span is about 15 seconds due to all of the smart phone apps and social media used.  After listening to Hochenauer spoke about this issue it made me think about the future of my blog and how I want it to come across.  In order gain and keep readers I think posts should be as social media posts are, concise and to the point.