by Philip on March 22, 2007
I don’t think there are an unlimited number of original topics a blogger can write about. At some point, all bloggers repeat something that has, in essence, been previously said. But the really great bloggers are the ones that are able to take a topic that has been previously discussed and recycle it in such a way that the delivery is entirely original.
by Philip on March 20, 2007
From time to time I see comments on this and other blogs that indicate concern amongst bloggers that linking out too much is bad. The nature of the concern is two pronged. One, some feel that linking out too much results you sending traffic away and reducing the stickiness of one’s own blog. Two, some feel that linking out too much will have a negative effect for search engine rankings. I don’t think either should be a concern for the quality blogger.
by Philip on March 18, 2007
I don’t know if Tony Hung did it on purpose or not but he got himself some real attention by baiting Jason Calacanis to respond to Tony’s blue collar blogging post. Good for him for creating some buzz around an issue that may or may not have ever existed. Tony set up the bait and Jason bit it.
by Philip on March 18, 2007
Maki over at Dosh Dosh very kindly tagged me with a meme as to why I would/would not display my feed subscriber count. I think high subscriber counts give legitimacy to a blog. It says, “Hey, there are people who read my blog. Why aren’t you?” Personally, I would only display the subscriber count if [...]
by Philip on March 12, 2007
Bloggers are a diverse bunch. Those of us in North America rarely think twice about sharing our thoughts on everything under the sun. Political blogs are amongst the most popular of all blogs here. But, in other places, blogging about politics or government activities can get you jailed.