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At Unequivocal Notion, blogger Chris mentions a major problem with blogs — “a lot of people 
still don’t read them.” Continues Chris: “Ask 10 random people you know if they know what a blog even is, then to
those who do know what a blog is, ask them if they read any. I bet the
answer will surprise you — it’s never surprised me — for as big as the
internet is, the blogosphere is still pretty small.” North Idaho has a well-developed blogosphere, with most blogs associated in some way or another with Huckleberries Online. We’re a mutual admiration society that learned years ago that we grow our page-counts by promoting one another. We should all be proud that many North Idaho bloggers have celebrated several blogiversaries because blogging is a hard, lonely avocation. Feedback in the form of comments and page-views keeps us going. I’ve tried here to expand our blogosphere to include southern Idaho brethren for two reasons — to encourage their blogging efforts and to expose North Idaho to their thoughts. Now, let’s drop in on Chris again for his bottom line: “What am I asking of you? Simple, just spread the word. If you like what I do here and what other bloggers from around the state do with their blogs, please let some people know. What would be awesome would be if you could email 1, 5 or 10 friends or family and just say something like “Hey, I read these blogs everyday, you might enjoy them … check them out here …” And, of course, don’t forget Huckleberries.
Question (for bloggers): What is the greatest difficulty re: blogging?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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MamaJD on March 12 at 12:01 p.m.
The greatest difficulty? Continuing. Lately I’ve been pondering shutting my blog down. I’m tired and sometimes the people are creepy. Granted, most people who visit are friends and family. Every once and while though, I get a comment that is creepy. And then I wonder, “Why am I doing this?” as I am removing a post that attracted a creepy person. I can manage this contact better through Facebook and I could still comment on HBO. Why do I need my own blog?
JeanieSpokane on March 12 at 12:06 p.m.
What is the greatest difficulty re blogging?
1. Time
2. Convincing my boss that I am doing very important stuff
3. Friends who think blogging is silly and frivolous
4. Time
5. Being taken seriously
6. The reader not having a sense of humor
7. Trying to discuss politics like I know what I’m talking about
8. Entering the cutline contest and winning over John Austin
9. Writing something witty enough to get front paged
10. Time
Sisyphus on March 12 at 1:58 p.m.
Death threats.
Cabbage Boy on March 12 at 2:12 p.m.
“8. Entering the cutline contest and winning over John Austin
9. Writing something witty enough to get front paged”
Good ones sis. The most difficult thing? Me. Seems most of the stuff here that gets front-paged is personal. I don’t like sharing personal info and think it draws me into the narcissistic trap.
So I don’t.
DFO on March 12 at 2:50 p.m.
Sisyphus; have you honestly had a death threat as a result of blogging? Scary.
JeanieSpokane on March 12 at 2:58 p.m.
CB - that was me, not Sis. hmmmm, never thought of being narcissistic - but maybe I am. :) My life is on my sleeve.
Sisyphus on March 12 at 3:05 p.m.
And I’m the nice one. Actually from commenting, but he followed me home to the blog which was actually a good thing cause we were able to get some identifying characteristics as a result. He just wanted attention. Zeb Bell is working up some pretty wicked hatred among his minions though, all three of them. There is some minor concern that our efforts might provoke a Knoxville incident among the more deranged listeners. But whatayagonnado. I’d rather they get pre-occupied with me instead of going out to beat up the first poor schmo coming out of a gay bar.
brandxranch on March 12 at 3:23 p.m.
For this girl, Blogging is a forum, a journal, a diary. It is a way to connect with family and friends, share our day-to-day activities, and to record a bit of our history. I use my blog to sort out thoughts, sort of like talking to a friend. It has been enlightning to read others notes, and I hope you don’t stop MamaJd, I appreciate you alot. Time is an issue. But, making time to read and write have become important to me. Sometimes I write and then discard the whole entry. On the whole, this is an enriching experience. I am better informed, more politically active than I have been since the McGovern campaign, more creative, and my typing skills have dramatically improved.
Friends and family who read the BrandXRanch blog have told me that they now read many others on the HBO Blogsphere.
Escapee on March 13 at 12:03 a.m.
I’m up over 800 postings in the ‘Atmospheric Reductions’ blob…sometimes I feel like I’ve gone as far as I can go with it. My postings aren’t as regular as they used to be, and I feel like I’m repeating myself every so often. “Didn’t I write about this same thing a year and a half ago?”, I find me asking myself more than I’d like to admit.