Over the summer, southern California was graced with multiple consecutive shark sightings! According to the KTLA 5 news website, Great Whites are using SoCal waters as a "nursery of sorts," swimming around Santa Monica Bay, Dana Point, and Ventura (Moreno, 13). Researchers are considering why juvenile sharks keep coming back to these areas. Could it be due to the shallow waters and easy access to prey? Could it be that the waters are calmer than the choppy open ocean, making learning to hunt easier for young sharks? Maybe they are just curious, and want to see what all the splashing is about. They are too young to know the danger that humans bring to the ocean, and have strong predator instincts that motivate them to investigate any unusual patterns in the water, such as swimmers splashing, in hopes that they'll be led to lunch! Share your thoughts, and keep an eye out for these shark babies!
http://ktla.com/2013/09/01/researchers-study-young-sharks-along-socal-coastline/#axzz2gXoJDKge

Blog Tip #4

To design an effective blog, a writer must know his/her audience. Questions to ask before beginning a blog are “To whom are you writing? What message will you send?” (Nelson, 2013). Additionally, a writer must know him/herself (Nelson, 2013).
http://www.howto.gov/social-media/blogs/need

Blog Tip #3

A blogger must edit his/her image appropriately in order to create the right personal ‘brand’ for him/herself. “Use privacy settings to restrict access to images/personal information,” (Barnett, 2010).
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/spj/quill_20100304/index.php?startid=23

Blog Tip #2

When formatting your blog, organize content by “subject, task/service, audience, location,” or a combo of these (Davidson & Sigritz, 2013). Make popular info easy to access.
http://www.howto.gov/web-content/manage/categorize/audience-needs

Blog Tip #1

Blogging: it’s wise to “write how you talk” to succinctly convey useful information (Short, 2010). Audiences generally look for info on a specific topic with which they can connect.
SHORT, K. (2010). Let's hear it for the blog!. Accounting Today, 24(3), 22.

Podcasting

This howcast video is great for newbies because it walks viewers through podcasting with both audio instructions and visual modeling. It’s particularly helpful to Mac users.
http://www.howcast.com/videos/412158-How-to-Produce-a-Podcast

https://www.facebook.com/sharksarethecoolest

This link will lead to my Microblog on Facebook...go here for news, photos, commentary, local sightings, and information on sharks, especially Great Whites!