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Are Blog Comments Dead? | Justin Levy

Justin Levy

Written on July 30, 2010 by Justin Levy in blog , community , facebook , interactions , social media , twitter 23 Comments - Leave a comment! As engagement and sharing on Twitter, Facebook and other social tools continues to increase, many bloggers are noticing a sharp decrease in comments on their blogs. Both are great.

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With 4 Days Before Blogger Social, I Bring You the 4×4 Meme

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

You could call me a blogger of many hats or a social media maven or Internet marketing consultant. Prior to Austin (where I had to go outside the city in order to get Kosher food for SXSW), the last time I ate Indian food was in 2003. Building my first online community 4. What is it, then, that I do now? Hiring some help 3.

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How I Quit My Day Job and Became a Blogger

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I remember, in the early days of building a business around my blogs, being given the sage advice, “don’t give up your day job&# when I told friends or family members about my dreams of becoming a full-time blogger. The key is to start developing your voice, to start building community, to start putting your thoughts out there.

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The Complete Solo Build It! Review - An Insider’s Perspective

The Social Media Hat

suite of tools, training and community so that I could review everything. As I sifted through the community discussions I found thousands of SBI! members who had diligently followed the prescribed process and created the kind of online success for themselves that so many bloggers seek. No joke: I was floored. It's a funny thing.

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When DIY Blogging isn’t for You: 5 Alternatives to Self-Hosted WordPress

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But for some bloggers, self-hosted WordPress might not be the best choice. Blogger (where the basic plan is free). WordPress launched in 2003, and the company is not only well established but also well regarded in the blogging world. If you want to set up a simple blog quickly, Blogger might be the best choice.

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The Changing State Of Blogs

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In the early days of blogging (I started Six Pixels of Separation in 2003), I defined blogs as a personal publishing platform that enabled anyone to write something, hit the publish button, and instantly have it distributed to the world for free (and fast). It was the ability for readers/community members to "subscribe" to a blog feed.

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Journalism and Wikipedia – Wanky Balls

Laurel Papworth

No wonder newspapers hate us (by us I mean “readers&# , otherwise known as wikipedians, bloggers, social media creators/distributors). Originally a broadsheet newspaper, since 2003 it has been published in a tabloid format. Send us the clippings, of course. Click for full size. WOMMA – wrong (0).