Last week I had a chat with Jason Chow from the National Post (largest national paper in Canada). He’s starting a blog, because he’s trying to get in deep to figure out what blogging is really about.

His new blog is located here.

So drop by, leave some comments, show him how it’s done. Welcome him to our little community. He’s also looking for some other bloggers to interview for his story, so feel free to drop him a line on that.

Some intial tips for Jason (I was going to do this via email, but open and honest is fun too):

- post more
- make everything you post some part of a conversation. Whether you’re asking a question, adding to what someone else has said, or answering a question
- read at leas 10 blogs on a daily basis (hint: use an aggregator like BlogLines or NewsGator). This’ll give you fodder for adding to the conversation.
- be authentic, honest, passionate and authoritative
- don’t be afraid to be yourself
- don’t be afraid to post short entries
- don’t be afraid to post long entries
- don’t be afraid to not read Dave Winer ;-)

Good luck, and welcome to the blogosphere (and sorry this is a few days late)!