Comments on: Why visiting blogs? http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/08/09/why-visiting-blogs/ Listen to the world heart beat Fri, 28 May 2010 23:43:20 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: stetoscope http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/08/09/why-visiting-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-58 stetoscope Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:36:11 +0000 http://stetoscope.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-58 @Meg : Thanks, for your peacefull synthesis. You're certainely right. Hope to see you soon by there. @Meg : Thanks, for your peacefull synthesis. You’re certainely right. Hope to see you soon by there.

]]> By: Meg Roberts http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/08/09/why-visiting-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Meg Roberts Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:56:37 +0000 http://stetoscope.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-57 This is a very interesting debate you have going here. I think both types of blogs are important, and I enjoy writing "how to" posts so I can help others, but I also love writing personal accounts that show how I've learned or grown or experienced something. When it comes to visiting blogs, it completely depends on what I'm looking for at that point in time... whether it's information or a story. Take care! This is a very interesting debate you have going here. I think both types of blogs are important, and I enjoy writing “how to” posts so I can help others, but I also love writing personal accounts that show how I’ve learned or grown or experienced something. When it comes to visiting blogs, it completely depends on what I’m looking for at that point in time… whether it’s information or a story.

Take care!

]]> By: stetoscope http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/08/09/why-visiting-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-56 stetoscope Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:20:30 +0000 http://stetoscope.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-56 @Steve : may be we could call this discussion a de-bait. ;-) I agree with you all the point is in what we call general and what we call a niche. For example techcrunch could be seen as general because of its large audience, or as a niche because of its start-up focus line... As I see things Techcrunch is a niche with a strong and large community. There are many interactions between readers and writers, comments, events, etc. And I agree with you on the RSS feed point... it does not activate an active reading. PS : I'll think about the "subscribe to thread" plugin @Steve : may be we could call this discussion a de-bait. ;-)
I agree with you all the point is in what we call general and what we call a niche. For example techcrunch could be seen as general because of its large audience, or as a niche because of its start-up focus line…

As I see things Techcrunch is a niche with a strong and large community. There are many interactions between readers and writers, comments, events, etc.

And I agree with you on the RSS feed point… it does not activate an active reading.

PS : I’ll think about the “subscribe to thread” plugin

]]> By: Steve McGrath http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/08/09/why-visiting-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Steve McGrath Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:50:58 +0000 http://stetoscope.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-55 Nice Bait! :D "but on the activity of the community." It's being done with very, very niche blogs. An advertiser, if they know their market, will know that their product/service is not for the masses thus will factor that fact. You may have 10 buying readers(very niche blogs) vs 1000s non buying readers(general blog) Btw, readers will register to high RSS feed so it's not only advertiser that's doing it. That's why I show my small RSS feed. I'm going against the norm on my blog. I started that with 30 RSS. Tip: You should had the Subscribe to Thread plugin so that commenters know that you responded. Otherwise, they might forget they commented on you blog. Nice Bait! :D

“but on the activity of the community.”
It’s being done with very, very niche blogs. An advertiser, if they know their market, will know that their product/service is not for the masses thus will factor that fact. You may have 10 buying readers(very niche blogs) vs 1000s non buying readers(general blog)

Btw, readers will register to high RSS feed so it’s not only advertiser that’s doing it. That’s why I show my small RSS feed. I’m going against the norm on my blog. I started that with 30 RSS.

Tip: You should had the Subscribe to Thread plugin so that commenters know that you responded. Otherwise, they might forget they commented on you blog.

]]> By: stetoscope http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/08/09/why-visiting-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-54 stetoscope Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:47:11 +0000 http://stetoscope.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-54 @Steve : Yes I do want traffic to get any chance to discuss with someone. I put your link on this post because I was hoping you would come here to continue or discussion (thanks for that by the way ;-)) I am not against the idea of earning money with blogs, I think people are free to put some ads or not. I have worked in an ad agency and I love ads so that is not my point. My point is the Internet, which blogs are part of, works in a different way than traditional media. Traditional media works like a pyramid, few people broadcast and the bulk read, listen, watch... On the Internet everybody broadcast and everybody is reading, watching, listenning. So there are symetrical relationships between people. That means Internet activity are more about giving life to a community dialogue than managing to get a high number of visitor. The interesting point would be that advertising should be indexed not on the number of visitors but on the activity of the community. But all the ad industry still lives on traditionnal media system. @Steve : Yes I do want traffic to get any chance to discuss with someone. I put your link on this post because I was hoping you would come here to continue or discussion (thanks for that by the way ;-) )
I am not against the idea of earning money with blogs, I think people are free to put some ads or not. I have worked in an ad agency and I love ads so that is not my point.
My point is the Internet, which blogs are part of, works in a different way than traditional media. Traditional media works like a pyramid, few people broadcast and the bulk read, listen, watch…
On the Internet everybody broadcast and everybody is reading, watching, listenning. So there are symetrical relationships between people. That means Internet activity are more about giving life to a community dialogue than managing to get a high number of visitor.
The interesting point would be that advertising should be indexed not on the number of visitors but on the activity of the community. But all the ad industry still lives on traditionnal media system.

]]> By: Steve McGrath http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/08/09/why-visiting-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Steve McGrath Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:23:53 +0000 http://stetoscope.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-53 Even subconsciously, you want traffic by linking to my post or you would had just link to my blog or not at all. ;) My blog does not generate that much money even if I would like that. So, even if I write "how-to", post funny video(rare) or product reviews/services, I do it because I still like blogging. No, it's not a personal blog but I do share my experiences so it's more of a "sharing" blog. The time I spend on it does not compensate for the money I earn from it at the end of the month. Remember that most bloggers only last 3 months before stopping(personal or not). In your case, you are a rare minority since you don't even have ads and it's okay too considering your background. I don't have a problem with that. But in the end, you still "share" on your blog otherwise an old fashioned diary would had been fine. So, why visiting blogs? Because the main subject or a single post does attract the reader that search for information or have a common passion. Even subconsciously, you want traffic by linking to my post or you would had just link to my blog or not at all. ;)

My blog does not generate that much money even if I would like that. So, even if I write “how-to”, post funny video(rare) or product reviews/services, I do it because I still like blogging. No, it’s not a personal blog but I do share my experiences so it’s more of a “sharing” blog. The time I spend on it does not compensate for the money I earn from it at the end of the month.

Remember that most bloggers only last 3 months before stopping(personal or not).

In your case, you are a rare minority since you don’t even have ads and it’s okay too considering your background. I don’t have a problem with that. But in the end, you still “share” on your blog otherwise an old fashioned diary would had been fine.

So, why visiting blogs?
Because the main subject or a single post does attract the reader that search for information or have a common passion.

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