Recently I have been reflecting on reflection... At the moment I am tutoring both a How to Blog course and a couple of E-moderating and Online Tutoring courses. In both of the contexts covered by these online courses, although in very different ways, reflection is key.

In the case of a blog, being able to reflect effectively is key to writing thoughtful reflective blog posts on a variety of issues and topics, both those in which you are an expert, and those which you have just encountered. A reflective blog can be one way in which reflection on learning can take place. And for anyone, reflective writing is a skill that can be applied in a variety of contexts from writing business reports to project management, from teaching and learning to training or informal learning.  Read more

There's a new service from Google called Subscribed Links. http://www.google.com/coop/subscribedlinks/

It enables you to create custom search results that you can add to your Google search pages. Users can display links to services for their customers, as well as providing news and status information updated in near-real-time, answering of questions, calculation of useful quantities, and more.

It is interesting how feedback, reviews and comments are playing a larger role in Google's offerings. It won't be long now before customer reviews will influence your Google ranking. That means that how you participate online and manage your online conversations with your customers will become vital to your search profile, and social media and online communities will be even more important for SEO purposes.