I read the thing 7 resource 10 techniques to get more comments on your blog and I came across the interesting statistic and definition that "Jakob Nielsen’s latest study finds that 90% of online community users are lurkers (read or observe without contributing)". Are you all lurkers out there?
Part of my obligations related to completing thing 7 are to write about my experiences contributing to discussions on other blogs and having people comment on my blog. I can only provide feedback related to the former because my comments remain an unfortunate cyberspace wasteland, without any contributions.
I have also read that I should be humble, be gracious and make it easy to leave comments, be open ended and set boundaries, amongst other things. So here goes...
1. Invite comments - You are more than welcome to leave a comment on Sylvester's 23 antics blog. In fact it would be very much appreciated;
2. Ask questions - Could you please leave a comment on Sylvester's 23 antics blog?
3. Interact with comments left - Sylvester promises to respond to all comments in a polite, engaging and prompt fashion.
My experience contributing comments to posts on other blogs has been straight forward. Thinking of something witty, entertaining and worthwhile to type has been more challenging!
Thanking you in anticipation... Sylvester the cat whom aspires to be humble and gracious!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Create an RSS reader account...
Not much to this -
I did as was requested of me and created an RSS reader account using the Bloglines option. Since then I have been playing, speed reading through varied subject areas of feeds; adding, deleting, as well as modifying bits and pieces.
Thing 6: Subscribe to blogs led me to add many random; and objectively selected feeds. I had a little hurdle to import Jason's OPML computer readable list of feeds, but when that was accomplished there was no looking back. I now peruse all of the Library folders and readily look out for the orange symbol (or similar icons) when I have found a new web page with potentially interesting feeds.
I did as was requested of me and created an RSS reader account using the Bloglines option. Since then I have been playing, speed reading through varied subject areas of feeds; adding, deleting, as well as modifying bits and pieces.
Thing 6: Subscribe to blogs led me to add many random; and objectively selected feeds. I had a little hurdle to import Jason's OPML computer readable list of feeds, but when that was accomplished there was no looking back. I now peruse all of the Library folders and readily look out for the orange symbol (or similar icons) when I have found a new web page with potentially interesting feeds.
Monday, May 19, 2008
An interesting blog...
Take a moment to have a look at a blog which I perused during the weekend...
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2243509.htm
The ABC Unleashed blog describes itself as "present[ing] diverse and robust opinion about politics, society, belief and behaviour".
The post related to the greeting "How are you?" (including its genuine meaning and disputed aptness during busy, contemporary times). It generated lively comments and extensive banter.
Many of us routinely state "How are you?" when we assist students and other library users, I wonder if the gesture causes angst for many individuals?
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2243509.htm
The ABC Unleashed blog describes itself as "present[ing] diverse and robust opinion about politics, society, belief and behaviour".
The post related to the greeting "How are you?" (including its genuine meaning and disputed aptness during busy, contemporary times). It generated lively comments and extensive banter.
Many of us routinely state "How are you?" when we assist students and other library users, I wonder if the gesture causes angst for many individuals?
Plugins & extensions...
Thing 2: Extending your browser with search plug-ins and extensions created visual imagery related to a jumbled pile of electricity cables, GPOs and power adapters!
Both techniques for making browsers more efficient/effective are straightforward to implement, but enable web searching to be much more savvy...
Despite being a person that doesn't consume tea or coffee, I have become an overnight convert of Mozilla Firefox's Morning Coffee! The tool with a quirky name will become a daily fixture in the workplace; and at home.
Both techniques for making browsers more efficient/effective are straightforward to implement, but enable web searching to be much more savvy...
Despite being a person that doesn't consume tea or coffee, I have become an overnight convert of Mozilla Firefox's Morning Coffee! The tool with a quirky name will become a daily fixture in the workplace; and at home.
Create a blog & post to it...
How exciting, I now potentially have a greater web presence... This is a brief test... I'm slow off the mark, but I resolve to work diligently with regard to each of the 23 things, from this point forth...
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