eNetworking 101: The Blog: Article: Parents Work the Web

The Post-Standard published an article yesterday on what are generically called "mommy blogs".

The Web has long been a source of expert advice for people, including parents. But increasingly, parents are turning to blogs and social-networking sites to meet other parents, feel part of a community or get advice from other parents who have faced the same problem, rather than the experts.

I was among those quoted in the article:

When you work in a business, you go down to the coffee pot during the day, and there’s always a conversation going on. With the online tools, it’s like going to the coffee pot.

What was interesting to me were the number of people in the article with a connection to the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University including myself, David Lankes, and Jen Liddy. I was also thrilled to see them introduce a new blog on the Syracuse.com web site authored by Peggy Liuzzi called Child Care Matters. I've known Peggy for several years and she is a very knowledgeable woman who is passionate about good child care.

Oh...so...is the fact that parents are using online tools to connect and learn from other parents shocking? Nope. I would find it more surprising if they weren't doing that.