Musings of a Dinosaur is hosting Grand Rounds this week and has asked for submissions on the topic of change. For example, "what's new in your world that you never in your wildest dreams could ever have imagined?"
I'm not always a big fan of themed Grand Rounds, sometimes I just don't feel very knowledgeable about the designated theme. However, I figure we're all pretty much experts on change, as one popular television commercial reminds us, "life comes at you fast."
One big change that's come about in my life over the past two years is blogging. I've always enjoyed writing, but using the electronic medium of Internet blogging to disseminate my musings is a new experience. How has it changed my writing?
The most amazing facet of blogging is the international scope of one's audience. A quick check of this site's statistics reveals that people from 83 nations have visited this blog at some point or another since January 1st. I try to think about that when I write. I try to remember that not everyone reading these words lives in the part of the world in which I live, speaks the language that I speak, or in the case of healthcare administration, works within the regulatory boundaries in which I work.
A recent SitePro Article reminds us that while English is the primary language of the web, it is the native tongue of only 30% of it's users. And even English has its variants as Wikipedia points out.
So Dear Dinosaur, writing for an audience (albeit a small one) in Qatar, Germany, and Japan, is certainly something I couldn't have imagined just a few years ago.
"Our true nationality is mankind." - H.G. Wells
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