Comments on: The Death of a Blogger http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/death-of-a-blogger/ Mon, 04 May 2009 20:57:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michael http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/death-of-a-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Michael Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:04:08 +0000 http://www.michaelmistretta.com/?p=114#comment-399 I have to disagree with the blogging is just typing statement and that it's all about wanting to be popular. I love blogging when I have the time to, and I love reading blogs. For me, when I blog, I'm doing it partly for myself because I enjoy writing, and also to share, teach etc.. If no one reads my blog, I would probably still keep it online. Your reason for starting something like a blog or podcast should never be to do it only for others, or for popularity. Don't expect to go far in anything if thats the reason you are starting it. Take for instance, my podcast. i always say if we had 1 or 1 million listeners, I would continue doing it, because i started it as a fun project for myself and having fun doing something I enjoy comes first and I didn't start it expecting to have 10,000 subscribers or trying to make money off it. The fact that people think it is worth their time to listen is a bonus. The only way I would ever stop podcasting is if it stopped being fun. I have to disagree with the blogging is just typing statement and that it’s all about wanting to be popular. I love blogging when I have the time to, and I love reading blogs. For me, when I blog, I’m doing it partly for myself because I enjoy writing, and also to share, teach etc.. If no one reads my blog, I would probably still keep it online. Your reason for starting something like a blog or podcast should never be to do it only for others, or for popularity. Don’t expect to go far in anything if thats the reason you are starting it. Take for instance, my podcast. i always say if we had 1 or 1 million listeners, I would continue doing it, because i started it as a fun project for myself and having fun doing something I enjoy comes first and I didn’t start it expecting to have 10,000 subscribers or trying to make money off it. The fact that people think it is worth their time to listen is a bonus. The only way I would ever stop podcasting is if it stopped being fun.

]]> By: Ted Winder http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/death-of-a-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Ted Winder Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:22:56 +0000 http://www.michaelmistretta.com/?p=114#comment-397 Let me start by saying this wasn't aimed directly at you. You are "guilty" of it, in my eyes, but there are a lot of other people at it too. Writing about life and journeys is fine for a blog that only your family will read, but opening it to a wider audience, people begin to look the same and it is very hard to single out individuals who's life is interesting to read about. But I've had enough of it. Thank you for your kind words, even if mine did seem harsh (but true, I hasten to add! :) ) Let me start by saying this wasn’t aimed directly at you. You are “guilty” of it, in my eyes, but there are a lot of other people at it too. Writing about life and journeys is fine for a blog that only your family will read, but opening it to a wider audience, people begin to look the same and it is very hard to single out individuals who’s life is interesting to read about.

But I’ve had enough of it. Thank you for your kind words, even if mine did seem harsh (but true, I hasten to add! :) )

]]> By: Henning http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/death-of-a-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Henning Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:32:06 +0000 http://www.michaelmistretta.com/?p=114#comment-396 Well that's not fair - he left before I could read his stuff. Totally not cool. Well that’s not fair – he left before I could read his stuff. Totally not cool.

]]> By: Mike Cohen http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/death-of-a-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Mike Cohen Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:09:32 +0000 http://www.michaelmistretta.com/?p=114#comment-395 Unless he had some custom themes or plugins, deleting wp-content isn't such a big deal, since he could always just download new copies of the themes & plugins he was using. All of his blog content is safely stored in his SQL database, not in that folder. Unless he had some custom themes or plugins, deleting wp-content isn’t such a big deal, since he could always just download new copies of the themes & plugins he was using. All of his blog content is safely stored in his SQL database, not in that folder.

]]> By: Chad Ohman http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/death-of-a-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Chad Ohman Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:48:43 +0000 http://www.michaelmistretta.com/?p=114#comment-394 And the funny thing is about this, is if he had fired me off an email, I could have gave him his data back. He hosts on my (gs). :P http://img.skitch.com/20080331-n6tqe3ujacpmu5ch6n5s7t12mw.png Oh well, I'll miss his posts, I had a few of them bookmarked because I found them useful. Too bad he had to snipe the blogosphere on his way out. And the funny thing is about this, is if he had fired me off an email, I could have gave him his data back. He hosts on my (gs). :P http://img.skitch.com/20080331-n6tqe3ujacpmu5ch6n5s7t12mw.png

Oh well, I’ll miss his posts, I had a few of them bookmarked because I found them useful. Too bad he had to snipe the blogosphere on his way out.

]]> By: rmaspero http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/death-of-a-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-393 rmaspero Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:29:10 +0000 http://www.michaelmistretta.com/?p=114#comment-393 I saw this too, i totally agree with your replies to his post. I reckon Ted will eventually start blogging again. I can see why he is annoyed I just recently backed up my wordpress. I saw this too, i totally agree with your replies to his post. I reckon Ted will eventually start blogging again. I can see why he is annoyed I just recently backed up my wordpress.

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