Very interesting post.. highlights something that us bloggers sometimes seem to take for granted, and that other people tend to glom us together into larger categories.
You've inspired me to re-assess the information I have on my about tab, and add a more precise summary of what I actually cover (and will cover) in my blog.
Robert Scoble
· 1 year ago
You totally nailed why I read more than 600 bloggers in Google Reader: I learn something different from each one.
Francine hardaway
· 1 year ago
Totally. You are s social media consultant: you recommend things. Robert just finds them :-)
Chris Clarke
· 1 year ago
Totally true, Chris! You all write about the web, but it's far more complex than that. A newspaper would probably lump the bunch of you together as "tech".
Stu Mark
· 1 year ago
I do see an upside to any reader calling out any writer. Even if the call-out shows a lack of familiarity with the author's intended purpose, it also shows a snapshot of the readership. I would argue that every writer has a noticeable percentage of readers who are casual, and therefore not connected with the core of the writer's being. If the writer doesn't care and writes as an artform, great, no big deal. But if the writer wants to attract more readers, comments that call-out a perceived deficiency are hard currency, far more valuable than the readers who get you so well that the only comments they make are fan-based.
Rick Wolff
· 1 year ago
If anyone does exactly what I do, but differentiates in an indirect factor—say, he's more personable—he wipes the floor with me. So you're darned right I'm different. I'd better be!
Brad Singleton
· 1 year ago
I'm a newcomer to the social circus that is chrisbrogan.com, but you piqued my curiosity when you mentioned a pastor. Which pastor's blog do you read?
chrisbrogan
· 1 year ago
Hi Brad- I read Jon Swanson's Levite blog. We met online through comments on a productivity site, but have since met three times in person in various parts of the world. We're personal friends now, though at first, it was about the mssage.
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You've inspired me to re-assess the information I have on my about tab, and add a more precise summary of what I actually cover (and will cover) in my blog.