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- Majorkerina, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15I find the suggestions rather trite and uninspired. Dugg down.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14Wow..so beyond lame.
- str3ama, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10"How I Use"
I have to say that 'how I use' posts are just a disguised way of telling us what you ate for breakfast. "I use my gmail account to find out that I received no e-mails today, possibly because I just signed up for the account. That is all." - tycho, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9i suspect if you find these blogging tips useful, you will quickly find that you shouldn't be writing a blog
- communicatrix, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8This shouldn't be a post; it should be a meme.
- kingkilr, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6doh, there are like 50 grammar errors in there, sorry.
- svenjick, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6I don't need this list, that's the whole point about blogging: writing what you want. (nobody reads it anyway)
- darnit, on 10/10/2007, -0/+343. My Day Job Versus My Passion
52. Telling My Boss About Social Media
53. Could I Quit My Day Job
I see a trend.... - kindrobot, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3My first instinct was to poo-poo all over the idea that someone was going to tell me what to write about in my blog. But then I realized two things.
1. I don't have one.
2. Most of those suggestions could be twisted into relatively interesting articles if written by a decent writer.
It's ok to be enthusiastic about things once in a while. And we all know you do it in private when no-one is looking anyway. - spyrochaete, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2We don't all blog in such a vapid fashion. Every now and then I write mini reviews of a few complementary PC apps or games, and I explain how it's saved me time and why it's worth the download. Here's an example if you're interested. In my opinion the apps I discuss are very useful.
http://blog.demodulated.com/2007/01/05/why-my-wind ... - picsectionpleez, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2News for Chris: No One Cares About Your Blog. Also please see the attached list from your blog with comments on why you are Gay:
"a quick list of reasons why YOU matter to me." -(from Chris's Blog)
* Because you care about things. --Oh that's a good one. Way to really go out on a limb there dude.
* Because you’re very smart. --Are you trying to compliment your way into popularity?
* Because you use your voice. --Dude what the ***** are you talking about??
* Because you have your eyes open, and are thinking about this all. --Dude. Stop. Just stop it.
* Because your comments and conversations and twitters and connections with me make for a relationship. --OK my Gaydar is going off.
* Because you answer my calls for help all the time. --Dude are you just a gay whiny bitch or what?? Shut the ***** up PLEASE
* Because you will show me how to grow and explore and develop, and re-imagine. --Alright. That's it. I'm calling you an "asstunnel".
* Because you are finding me business. --I feel like such a tool. A tool for a gay blogger.
* Because you care about the people *I* care about, and will reach out to help them. --So you want me to help you AND the people you care about?
* Because your attention and feedback and participation spurs me on to write even better posts, make better media, etc. --Dude you are not "making media". I mean technically you are, but guess what? You're basically typing a diary.
* Because you advise me often. --I advise you to please quit thinking that blogs are important. Unless you're famous I don't give a rat's ass whatever who all you care about, and what you ate for breakfast, why your favorite TV show is American Idol...
* Because you’re the best, and you keep getting better, and that inspires me even more! --Aw shucks! Now shut up. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I wish someone would write a blog entry that teaches me how to write smart Digg comments that'll get hundreds of thumbs up.
- DanAndJenn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Good list. It's really not hard to pick something to write about - go with whatever you're truly passionate about. If you don't love your topic, those daily blog post will drive you nuts pretty fast.
- violentvinyl, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I agree, to an extent. Obviously, not everyone should be blogging (or at least not blogging for an audience), because not everyone is doing something interesting. LiveJournal for instance (that was a cheap shot, there have been some cool things to come out of there, most of the users are an easy target, fortunately, it's easy to ignore content you don't want to read).
The counterpoint of course being that there really is no such thing as TOO MUCH content. It's easy to ignore content that is superfluous or uninteresting, and as long as people are reading and writing SOMETHING, it's a good thing - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2**we understand flying can be stressful.**
- str3ama, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1some blogs get those one hit wonder articles, they'll publish some article that's relatively interesting and after that they'll vanish back into obscurity or they'll go back to blogging about their personal feelings or whatever. The sadder part to all this, is the sheer number of SEO or make money or celebrity blogs that are popping up - a lot of people are trying to cash in on seo or perezhilton type blogs - this is the one case where I'd say they're better off blogging about what they ate.
- streetstealth, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1This is why I post to my blog once a month or less.
I figure, if I'm actually going to write something and pretend that other people are reading it, it should at least be a really interesting topic, not just some throwaway thing that even I wouldn't read myself. - Waredgo, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Gee, this sounds like such an [*yawn*] exciting blog site.
- picsectionpleez, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Just like masturbating in public!
- picsectionpleez, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1And Chris, here are some topics that YOU might find helpful on your blog:
1 Why no one cares about my blog
2 Why won't my audience embrace me
3 Should My Penis Use Social Media?
4 A Community I Love (me, myself and I)
5 Technology That Empowers My Penis
6 How I Did it Right (and nobody noticed)
7 Somebody Please Comment on My Blog
8 Ways to Pretend You're Important at a Conference
9 How My Penis Tells Me Blogging Ideas
10 Somebody Has to Hear Me
11 Bloggers Do it Differently
12 How My Penis Could Use Social Media
13 The Best Parts of Me
14 Presentation Skills for the Mirror
15 How I Find Time to Masturbate With all This Blogging
16 Bribe Your Best Customers
17 After the Event- Saying the Word Blogosphere With a Straight Face
18 Just Jump Into My Dick- Heres How
19 My Penis and How You Can Engage It
20 Twitter Jaiku Pownce Facebook- And Then Let's Eat a Sandwich
21 Making a Miniseries for a Crowd of 1
22 If I Were a Jelly Filled Donut Today
23 My Mother is My Biggest Fan
24 Does a Big Penis Need You
25 Books I Want at the Dollar Store
26 Serving the Small Crowd- How I Do It
27 How My Penis Uses Social Media
28 A Hard Look at My Masturbation Habits and Blogging - spyrochaete, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I've been blogging for 2 years and in my opinion your comment is the most important advice a person can give. Write for yourself and no one else. If people never visit, no biggie. If people read and don't like it, no biggie. If people read and like it then you've probably got a reader for life.
- emberjohn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1cool and i have added it to my pc list..
- spyrochaete, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2Start one! It's really rewarding!
- WillNg24, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1It is about time Chris made the front page of digg.
- bobcrotch, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I suppose. But then again you have the choice to read the blogs, and I exercise my choice not to read most. Really to me the only blogs worth reading are ones geared towards my interests, say cooking, cycling and technology for example. I personally hold no interest in what a person's day to day life holds or what they think politically. To me that isn't useful or interesting reading, it's just someone looking for an audience.
- ShakataGaNai, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2I think it is a hilarious and awesome idea. So much so that I sat down and wrote #54 and posted it to my blog (which I wont link).
- Spytap, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2He really does. One of the good guys for sure.
- Arkansan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Did I miss "What I did on my summer vacation?" Lame, Lame, Lame. If you need help thinking of something to write, do you really need to be writing?
- kingkilr, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2I should right the "My mom is on facebook one", two of my great aunts signed up in the past week! Lately I've actually been thinking about starting a blog where I take the mundane topics my friends are assigned to write about in school, and then write strong, extreme positions.
- drewolanoff, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1awesome!
- erinspice, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Why do people keep posting "100" lists? You can't get through all the suggestions without wasting your whole morning. Worse, it's only when you do get through that you realize only about 10% of the ideas are original, and the rest repeat each other senselessly.
- luminosity, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0I think that I have already in some offhanded way done many of these things through out the time I have been adding my words. To the multiplicity of words on the internet.
- BarbaraKolbe, on 10/10/2007, -5/+4Woot! and I don't even *have* a blog (but know a number of folks who do... ;-)
- jquig99, on 10/10/2007, -4/+3Chris gives so much to the blogging community. I can't wait to get started.
- linkerjpatrick, on 10/10/2007, -6/+4already got one up Chris at Unravelingtounderstand.com
- winopride, on 10/10/2007, -3/+0Thanks for nothing. And all of the digg critics claim that this "Web 2.0" ***** is only reciprocating the same stupid ***** web pages, often years after the content is relative. Seriously, why even bother? Quit digging yourself, please?
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