Comments on: I’ve Lost my Sense of Blog Community http://www.tianevitt.com/2010/02/ive-lost-my-sense-of-blog-community/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Fantasy Author and Blogger Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:31:44 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hagelrat http://www.tianevitt.com/2010/02/ive-lost-my-sense-of-blog-community/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 hagelrat Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:11:40 +0000 http://www.tianevitt.com/?p=662#comment-1353 I have about 450 streams on my google reader too and I find the set up clunky. I don't think there is any efficiency secret it's just spending the time hun. I agree it's a shame people like the Book Swede have dropped it pretty much. I used to love his blog. I have about 450 streams on my google reader too and I find the set up clunky. I don’t think there is any efficiency secret it’s just spending the time hun. I agree it’s a shame people like the Book Swede have dropped it pretty much. I used to love his blog.

]]> By: Anne Elizabeth Baldwin http://www.tianevitt.com/2010/02/ive-lost-my-sense-of-blog-community/comment-page-1/#comment-1347 Anne Elizabeth Baldwin Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:02:42 +0000 http://www.tianevitt.com/?p=662#comment-1347 I believe that if you have an Atom or RSS feed, you can do it. Just put the feed address in the add a subscription box. {Smile} I don't need mroe email either. I'd rather have more to read on the newsreader at this point. {Smile} Anne Elizabeth Baldwin I believe that if you have an Atom or RSS feed, you can do it. Just put the feed address in the add a subscription box. {Smile}

I don’t need mroe email either. I’d rather have more to read on the newsreader at this point. {Smile}

Anne Elizabeth Baldwin

]]> By: Tia Nevitt http://www.tianevitt.com/2010/02/ive-lost-my-sense-of-blog-community/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 Tia Nevitt Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:11:11 +0000 http://www.tianevitt.com/?p=662#comment-1344 That's an interesting idea. I know you can do it with Outlook. Surely, Google will not allow itself to be outdone by Outlook. I bet the groups have an RSS feed and you can subscribe to that. I'd certainly prefer it there than in my inbox. That’s an interesting idea. I know you can do it with Outlook. Surely, Google will not allow itself to be outdone by Outlook. I bet the groups have an RSS feed and you can subscribe to that. I’d certainly prefer it there than in my inbox.

]]> By: Tia Nevitt http://www.tianevitt.com/2010/02/ive-lost-my-sense-of-blog-community/comment-page-1/#comment-1343 Tia Nevitt Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:09:49 +0000 http://www.tianevitt.com/?p=662#comment-1343 Thanks! And I don't know how you do it with your <a href="http://wardrobebysam.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wardrobe by Sam</a> blog! You have all those pictures to post every day or so! Google reader is good but I want something that doesn't remind me of how many unread posts I have! Thanks! And I don’t know how you do it with your Wardrobe by Sam blog! You have all those pictures to post every day or so!

Google reader is good but I want something that doesn’t remind me of how many unread posts I have!

]]> By: Tia Nevitt http://www.tianevitt.com/2010/02/ive-lost-my-sense-of-blog-community/comment-page-1/#comment-1342 Tia Nevitt Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:02:20 +0000 http://www.tianevitt.com/?p=662#comment-1342 Gah! I got so busy last night that I couldn't finish answering these! Anyway, I think you are completely right. I only started attracting audiences when I started commenting on other people's blogs. You have one more activity than I do -- the theater involvement. I am fortunate in that my husband and I share the homeschooling duties, but it did take another bite out of my time, which is why I no longer post daily. (And I don't practice piano or violin regularly anymore :( ) I also don't watch TV. We don't even have cable. (The number of channels you get on digital TV is rather surprising -- triple what we got with analog.) So, that's how I do it. And thank YOU for being part of my very small group blog. It has helped so much. Gah! I got so busy last night that I couldn’t finish answering these! Anyway, I think you are completely right. I only started attracting audiences when I started commenting on other people’s blogs.

You have one more activity than I do — the theater involvement. I am fortunate in that my husband and I share the homeschooling duties, but it did take another bite out of my time, which is why I no longer post daily. (And I don’t practice piano or violin regularly anymore :( ) I also don’t watch TV. We don’t even have cable. (The number of channels you get on digital TV is rather surprising — triple what we got with analog.) So, that’s how I do it.

And thank YOU for being part of my very small group blog. It has helped so much.

]]> By: Anne Elizabeth Baldwin http://www.tianevitt.com/2010/02/ive-lost-my-sense-of-blog-community/comment-page-1/#comment-1340 Anne Elizabeth Baldwin Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:37:21 +0000 http://www.tianevitt.com/?p=662#comment-1340 LiveJournal has its advantages. Still, I probably wouldn't have gotten into it if I'd been looking for a blog. I got into it years ago because I got to know a couple of folks who kept one, and having my own account looked like a good way to keep in touch with them. That turned out to be true as I added more friends. Now it's a convenient way to keep in touch with quite a few friends. {Smile} I like the time-sorted posts, I like the threading, and I like how easily you can set up a "community" which can be a second journal, a sort of group-journal like a group blog, or much more open. Still, in spite of their pushing Open ID, it isn't nearly as friendly to non-LJ folks. {Lop-sided Smile} Anne Elizabeth Baldwin LiveJournal has its advantages. Still, I probably wouldn’t have gotten into it if I’d been looking for a blog. I got into it years ago because I got to know a couple of folks who kept one, and having my own account looked like a good way to keep in touch with them. That turned out to be true as I added more friends. Now it’s a convenient way to keep in touch with quite a few friends. {Smile}

I like the time-sorted posts, I like the threading, and I like how easily you can set up a “community” which can be a second journal, a sort of group-journal like a group blog, or much more open. Still, in spite of their pushing Open ID, it isn’t nearly as friendly to non-LJ folks. {Lop-sided Smile}

Anne Elizabeth Baldwin

]]> By: Tia Nevitt http://www.tianevitt.com/2010/02/ive-lost-my-sense-of-blog-community/comment-page-1/#comment-1335 Tia Nevitt Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:57:35 +0000 http://www.tianevitt.com/?p=662#comment-1335 Forums are tough to start and keep interest alive. That's why I think a Google Group works better. Forums are tough to start and keep interest alive. That’s why I think a Google Group works better.

]]> By: Anne Elizabeth Baldwin http://www.tianevitt.com/2010/02/ive-lost-my-sense-of-blog-community/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Anne Elizabeth Baldwin Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:45:20 +0000 http://www.tianevitt.com/?p=662#comment-1334 {lost in thought} Does anyone know of a way to set up a group that could be read thru a newesreader? Not a group blog, but a more egalitarian group where folks are more concerned with conversation than attracting readers? I know LiveJournal has groups that ought to ought to work with blog readers, but I'm not sure folks who don't have an account with them could post anything beyond comments. Wordpress might have a similar arrangement, but I'd really prefer something open to folks from different blog hosts. {Smile} It's just... Mihai, Neth, and Superwench got me thinking. I don't feel I have time to add another stop to my regular rounds on the net. However, my blog reader isn't as full as Tia's and Maria's, and it's already a regular stop. I should be able to add a group or two to what my blog reader picks up without feeling stressed. {Smile} Anne Elizabeth Baldwin {lost in thought}

Does anyone know of a way to set up a group that could be read thru a newesreader? Not a group blog, but a more egalitarian group where folks are more concerned with conversation than attracting readers? I know LiveJournal has groups that ought to ought to work with blog readers, but I’m not sure folks who don’t have an account with them could post anything beyond comments. WordPress might have a similar arrangement, but I’d really prefer something open to folks from different blog hosts. {Smile}

It’s just… Mihai, Neth, and Superwench got me thinking. I don’t feel I have time to add another stop to my regular rounds on the net. However, my blog reader isn’t as full as Tia’s and Maria’s, and it’s already a regular stop. I should be able to add a group or two to what my blog reader picks up without feeling stressed. {Smile}

Anne Elizabeth Baldwin

]]> By: Tia Nevitt http://www.tianevitt.com/2010/02/ive-lost-my-sense-of-blog-community/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Tia Nevitt Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:34:10 +0000 http://www.tianevitt.com/?p=662#comment-1333 Did you see my post a few weeks ago about a convention in New York? I know that doesn't help you, but maybe you can start a Europe-based one. It has to start with someone! Did you see my post a few weeks ago about a convention in New York? I know that doesn’t help you, but maybe you can start a Europe-based one. It has to start with someone!

]]> By: Tia Nevitt http://www.tianevitt.com/2010/02/ive-lost-my-sense-of-blog-community/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 Tia Nevitt Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:33:09 +0000 http://www.tianevitt.com/?p=662#comment-1332 I'll send you an invitation. I’ll send you an invitation.

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