Great post here
some excerpts
#2. You start a blog.
Maybe at first it’s on blogspot or livejournal. You start writing about cheese sandwhiches. You use your full name and the full names of your friends that are involved in your occasionally mischievous exploits. These things satisfy you. Hubris starts taking a more significant part of your site as you develop your tiny homestead online. The notion of fleshing out your online personality becomes important.#3. You become a stats whore.
Daily stats/referrals and meme participation for webrings, quizlists, personality profiles, and the occasional sepia toned webcam photo to make you look all “emo†and “sultry†and “sensitive†or at least a little bit thinner. And definitley like a Kpop music video still image. You voraciouslly groom your links list as you build a posse. The wishlist makes it’s initial appearance and creepy strangers start sending you gifts when your birthday comes around. You consider this slightly weird, but hey, then again, you *did* get that Star Wars Box set that you always wanted. You *start* memes just for the additional traffic. Perhaps you even start a webgame of sorts.
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This is pretty hysterical! A lot of it does seem familiar (more so from about two years back).
I have, in an attempt to avoid some of these pitfalls, decided not to look at stats and all. I am trying to let my “natural voice” come through but it has been hard. Mainly becuase I come online at such late hours most of the time (except on my new photoblog) that I just can’t type a coherent thought at times. I don’t want to try and tailor myself to reader reaction etc.
Your blog on the 20six was one that I felt had a true voice. The sense of what I think is “you” comes through. There is a discernable identity in my mind when I read your posts. I love it! I also feel the same way about my original faves… DigiFem, Stevedaq, Ramchi… You are all blessings to me! I have tried turning my writer friend on to all of your blogs because I think you are all inspiring.
So, thanks for making me laugh and making me think!
This is a great post!
lol bernardo
i spent an entire weekend in the 20six days trying to figure out how technorati will appear on my site.
and you are very kind. i loved the community at 20six.
and loved reading yours and stevedaq and dig femme blogs.
hope to see your new site up and running