Short Sell
Yes, I too am excited about Blogshares, which allows you to invest $500 imaginary dollars in the weblogs of your choice. Weblog values rise and fall based on how many links you throw out and on who links to you.
It looks fun but I worry this is yet another way to obsess over the popularity of WTS on a minute-by-minute basis. Sitemeter is bad enough. My friend Scott has a weblog worth about 90 bazillion dollars, according to Blogshares. Why? Why him and not me? Is it my big ears?
Eh, who needs it? Three people have bought stock in this here blog and I’m thrilled. Of course, I’d be more thrilled if many more did. But that’s where the madness lives.
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Blogshares seems a bit silly – not to discredit your interest in your ‘ratings’ – but how important are your ratings, really? I guess if you were a TV show you would care about the Neilsons, but blogging seems to be less about media reception to what you have to say and more about having a medium to say what you want without having to have the numbers to validate it – does that make sense?
Blogshares seems a bit silly – not to discredit your interest in your ‘ratings’ – but how important are your ratings, really? I guess if you were a TV show you would care about the Neilsons, but blogging seems to be less about media reception to what you have to say and more about having a medium to say what you want without having to have the numbers to validate it – does that make sense?
Totally Matt. I think the idea of seeking weblog popularity is an ultimately fruitless one. That said, it still stokes my all too human. flawed curiousity.
Totally Matt. I think the idea of seeking weblog popularity is an ultimately fruitless one. That said, it still stokes my all too human. flawed curiousity.
I’m reminded of that immortal moment when William Shatner guest starred on Saturday Night Live and told a convention of obsessed Trekkies to “get a life!”
The most interesting bloggers are interesting people- period. If you have that much time to obsess over blog ratings, Mr. Shatner needs to set you straight.
I’m reminded of that immortal moment when William Shatner guest starred on Saturday Night Live and told a convention of obsessed Trekkies to “get a life!”
The most interesting bloggers are interesting people- period. If you have that much time to obsess over blog ratings, Mr. Shatner needs to set you straight.
True. Doesn’t stop me from doing it though. I’m not made of stone.
True. Doesn’t stop me from doing it though. I’m not made of stone.
Stop carping, Mr. Smokler! You are now a CEO and I expect you to be spending your time working on ways to provide me with good return on my investment!
Stop carping, Mr. Smokler! You are now a CEO and I expect you to be spending your time working on ways to provide me with good return on my investment!
Well, I guess it was only a matter of time before I heard from an angry stockholder. Expect my quarterly report this summer, Mr. McNally.
Well, I guess it was only a matter of time before I heard from an angry stockholder. Expect my quarterly report this summer, Mr. McNally.