Comments on: Third Goal is Born http://www.thirdgoal.com/jasonpearce/2005/02/24/third-goal-is-born/ Peace Corps Stories and Photos Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:07:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jason Pearce http://www.thirdgoal.com/jasonpearce/2005/02/24/third-goal-is-born/#comment-8 Jason Pearce Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:19:00 +0000 http://www.thirdgoal.com/?p=2#comment-8 <p>Clem, using Third Goal as your blog has many advantages and disadvantages. Since this is a new project that I have opened to the Peace Corps volunteer community, there are unknowns. But here is my two cents.</p> <p>Advantages: 1. It is free (as in cost and in freedom) 2. You can remain anonymous (just a username and region of the world) or as transparent as you'd like 3. Your blog will is among friends; other Peace Corps volunteers who are sharing similar stories and challenges 4. Likewise, readers of your blog will likely read the stories of others in your area of the world, and vice versa. By aggreating several Peace Corps blogs to a single site, you'll share your story with more people (e.g. the Peace Corps' third goal).</p> <p>Disadvantages: 1. It's not your very own website, so you should abide by the rules of this site's community of users 2. Because it not your website, you are also stuck with this site's design 3. I'm a returned Peace Corps volunteer who has created Third Goal and pays for Third Goal out of the kindness of my heart. I'm not a big company with a big support department.</p> <p>With that said, I wouldn't have created Third Goal if I didn't care about its sustainability. I created my blog as a volunteer back in 2002, and it still is one of the most visited sections of my personal website. So I hope you will use Third Goal to create your blog, and enjoy it for years to come.</p> Clem, using Third Goal as your blog has many advantages and disadvantages. Since this is a new project that I have opened to the Peace Corps volunteer community, there are unknowns. But here is my two cents.

Advantages:
1. It is free (as in cost and in freedom)
2. You can remain anonymous (just a username and region of the world) or as transparent as you’d like
3. Your blog will is among friends; other Peace Corps volunteers who are sharing similar stories and challenges
4. Likewise, readers of your blog will likely read the stories of others in your area of the world, and vice versa. By aggreating several Peace Corps blogs to a single site, you’ll share your story with more people (e.g. the Peace Corps’ third goal).

Disadvantages:
1. It’s not your very own website, so you should abide by the rules of this site’s community of users
2. Because it not your website, you are also stuck with this site’s design
3. I’m a returned Peace Corps volunteer who has created Third Goal and pays for Third Goal out of the kindness of my heart. I’m not a big company with a big support department.

With that said, I wouldn’t have created Third Goal if I didn’t care about its sustainability. I created my blog as a volunteer back in 2002, and it still is one of the most visited sections of my personal website. So I hope you will use Third Goal to create your blog, and enjoy it for years to come.

]]> By: Clem http://www.thirdgoal.com/jasonpearce/2005/02/24/third-goal-is-born/#comment-6 Clem Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:16:28 +0000 http://www.thirdgoal.com/?p=2#comment-6 <p>Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p> <p>By the way, what's the difference (advantage/disadvantage) of doing the same thing on/at a traditional Web page/Web site as opposed to these Web logs/blogging feature? Am I making sense/asking an intelligent question?</p> Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way, what’s the difference (advantage/disadvantage) of doing the same thing on/at a traditional Web page/Web site as opposed to these Web logs/blogging feature? Am I making sense/asking an intelligent question?

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