Comments on: The evolution of a blogger’s ego

By: Jason Alba (al – buh)» Blog Archive » Choosing a Social Media Consultant, in reponse to Kyle Lacy

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:29:26 +0000

[...] With regard to no comments, I mostly agree there, also… although getting comments on blogs has gotten increasingly difficult because some people might comment on Twitter or Facebook or other places and that might now show up on the blog post… more on that here. [...]

By: Princess Clark-Wendel

Princess Clark-Wendel — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:54:16 +0000

Blogs are not dying, but surely our need for “what’s hot” now is seen currently in our tweets and on Facebook.

When the flavor of the day was Myspace, people flocked there. I guess, bloggers, as well as internetpreneurs must do as the people do and go where they are to get their messages spread among the masses. I just hope truly interested parties get the real message and not the ones that have been sifted across networks and changed exhibiting a differently meaning and purpose.

By: JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Please Do Not Comment On My Facebook Posts - Comment On The Blog

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:33:54 +0000

[...] recently wrote a blog post titled “The evolution of a Blogger’s Ego” on my Jason Alba blog. I wrote about a change I’ve seen in the last three years [...]

By: Lit

Lit — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:34:59 +0000

I agree the conversation is fragmented and does not allow following commenters to build on previous comments.

At the end of the day, the blog’s feedback does reach the author which is crucial about a blog. What might lack is the tools that would enable all comments to appear into your blog (like the first commenter has suggested).

Plus, the other side of the equation is that when you consider the fact that we as humans want things cognitively easier for us, tweets and facebook wall posts seem like friendlier options to pass comments than to pass intellectual discussions (although some academic faculty may consider doing that).

And, reading all the comments posted on a blog post for the average reader seems like a huge tradeoff. The tradeoff is that I can read more blog posts by skipping the comments section of one blog and read other blogs than I can spend my time reading one blog and it’s comments.

I suppose you will find some people who will comment and care about reading all the comments because that specific blog post has struck a chord with them and they choose to be involved even more in the discussion.

By: Network Security Blog » Saturday morning reading for 06/20/09

Network Security Blog » Saturday morning reading for 06/20/09 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:09:17 +0000

[...] last story is “the evolution of a blogger’s ego” by Jason Alba. Any blogger who says they don’t have a fair amount of ego tied to [...]

By: demetrius

demetrius — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:23:08 +0000

I think it’s just about finding and keeping passion about what you everyday.

You have loyal readers and followers (I’m definitely one of them). The Internet is just ever evolving.

From AOL – Friendster – Myspace – Facebook – Twitter , people follow each other to share, discuss, learn and create.

Personally, I think it’s exciting thinking about possibilities of what this medium will become! BUT, it can be daunting, so I understand how you feel.

Also, it’s all about CONTENT (as evident from this blog posting! Always good stuff!!)!

You have a following Jason. You pour your heart into your business, there are no doubts about it!

By: Allan

Allan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:26:29 +0000

Great insight Jason. This is interesting especially from the standpoint of big bloggers who are deliberately staying off Twitter or other channels, folks like Seth. Interested in why you think blogging will stay relevant.

By: Brenda Young

Brenda Young — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:12:39 +0000

Depending on the site, I still see a lot of discussion and interaction. I think sometimes when I read a post I don’t have anything to add but, if I think it’s worth sharing, I will add it as a post on Twitter.

The problem is that a few years ago, we only had blogs to go and discuss things. I have found that people will respond to a Tweet or FB comment anywhere I “hang out” on the Internet and the conversation can start one place and jump around from site to site.

I’ve been sending blog and Twitter feeds to several readers, but that can be overwhelmning. I recently started to investigate using Yahoo! Pipes to collect and filter information. Do you think this is a viable option for bloggers?

p.s., Love your posts even when I don’t comment.

By: Chris Brogan...

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:10:06 +0000

In a way, you buried the lead here. I’d say that you’ve got a great point about how conversations disperse to the far corners these days. However, as you started it as a piece about egos, then went into how you don’t get comments, and how that impacts one’s ego, with that frame I can say that I feel for you. Not getting comments stinks.

I pour my heart out into my blog all the time. I find that some of my posts get traction and others don’t. Hell, I wrote a 5 word post the other day and got more comments than the one that took me an hour to write.

I feel for you. But it comes out. Sometimes.

By: Ash Buckles

Ash Buckles — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:48:55 +0000

You could always install the TweetBacks Plugin from Yoast:

http://yoast.com/wordpress/tweetbacks/

That will at least help with displaying tweets about your post.