tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post5232325649951619271..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Joshua Gans and our Internet communityJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-49221968661838416262008-11-22T08:59:00.000+11:002008-11-22T08:59:00.000+11:00Thank you, Tikno. Much appreciated.Thank you, Tikno. Much appreciated.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-35846019874413259512008-11-21T19:18:00.000+11:002008-11-21T19:18:00.000+11:00I like your blog and have added into my "Friends B...I like your blog and have added into my "Friends Bogroll" list. Just clik it to read your post.Tiknohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05733973438543735098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-27826853073912236152008-11-18T07:41:00.000+11:002008-11-18T07:41:00.000+11:00What a nice compliment, Tikno. All writers like to...What a nice compliment, Tikno. All writers like to think that their past work will not be completely forgotten. And thanks, too, for the translation suggestion. I have already actioned this.<BR/><BR/>I thought that you captured the key blogging elements pretty well in terms of your own response. There are so many blogs that none of can follow even a tiny proportion. I know that I am missing a lot of good writing.<BR/><BR/>From my viewpoint there is a real issue in writing vs reading. The more time I spend writing, the less time I have for reading and contributing to discussion on other people's blogs. <BR/><BR/>Like you, I dislike those who "If you comment, I follow. If not, I'm not too". However, I am also conscious sometimes that my focus on my own writing means that I am not making sufficient contribution to others, because this is central to the development and maintenance of a sense of community.<BR/><BR/>Another thing that I am very conscious of is that I do not know whom my regular readers are. I know some, but not all. It's not a big group, but I do value them.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-66501905396695119972008-11-18T04:16:00.000+11:002008-11-18T04:16:00.000+11:00This is an interesting topic about blogosphere phe...This is an interesting topic about blogosphere phenomena. In this opportunity, let me share my personal observation (feelings), as follows:<BR/><BR/>1) Like what you said in this post, I also seeing most blogger only thinking (very) about their page rank instead of contents.<BR/><BR/>2) Some blogger had the BAD principle like this: "If you comment, I follow. If not, I'm not too".<BR/><BR/>3) Some blogger only do blog-walking from one blog to another continuously and leave its track through Shoutmix widget. With the hope others blog-walking will visiting their blog. I think this is not bad but....??<BR/><BR/>4) Some people blogging for friendship and just fun.<BR/><BR/>5) Some people with the aim to sharing thought and do blogging activity (or browsing) to find another news or idea.<BR/><BR/>However, all depend on each person aim when create a blog.<BR/><BR/>This post adding my comprehension about blogging, and I ask myself of what blogging are for? Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>I'm your regular visitor, although not giving my comment to each post. At each opportunity, I browse this blog archive and read it with the same manner like reading a newspaper. Moreover, I already went to your first post which it posted 2 years ago.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I suggest you to add a widget for translating this blog's contents automatically (it's free). It is not impossible that your reader come from other countries and did not understand English. You may try it at my blog (on upper-right) and see how it works.Tiknohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05733973438543735098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-45192151535447455402008-11-17T17:54:00.000+11:002008-11-17T17:54:00.000+11:00We all write for different reasons, Ramana, and th...We all write for different reasons, Ramana, and that is of course part of the fun. The second phrase I often use to describe the blogging world is the university of blogging because (as I see it) being a blogger is very like going to a university.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-25129157625632493422008-11-17T17:11:00.000+11:002008-11-17T17:11:00.000+11:00I quite like the idea of calling some blog communi...I quite like the idea of calling some blog communities as villages. <BR/><BR/>As the Professor says, economics of reciprocal attention may well influence some kinds of blogs, but I agree with you that there can be other motivating factors, like your blog or mine or Tikno's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com