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Thank You to 1,183 Commentators in 2011

Ari Herzog

Who could have predicted that 1,183 distinct names wrote comments here over the past 12 months? Many names belong to the same person, such as writing “John” on some comments and “John Smith” on others, but each name represents a person who was voluntarily inspired to take moments out of their day and share thoughts. [.]

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Your Right to Comment Here

Ari Herzog

You can say it in the comment section below or you can say it on your own blog. You can visit an internet newspaper and comment there too. Reviewing my year-old thoughts on anonymity , I questioned whether anonymity/pseudonymity was anachronistic. With the jury out , I am reminded of a 2011 ruling protecting you.

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1 Word to Describe 2010 and 2011

Ari Herzog

Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you? Through my questions in blog posts and your answers in blog comments, each of us gained insights. My word for 2011 is endeavor. What are yours? -- Thank you for reading 1 Word to Describe 2010 and 2011 at AriWriter.

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Signals and Noise

Ari Herzog

P.S. This is a revision of an earlier blog post from 2011. Comments By: Questioning Why I Still Use Twitter | Ari Herzog by Questioning Why I Still Use Twitter | Ari Herzog In reply to Wes Towers. Is that a question? In other words, be unique and don’t echo. by Wes Towers In reply to Ari Herzog.

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Stop Producing Noise

Ari Herzog

Mike Beauchamp elaborated this in 2011 : I think a major issue going forward for Facebook, and other social sites, will be finding a better way to sift out relevant posts from noise. I think his comment is as valuable today as it was then. This an edited version of a 2011 blog post. We know it’s a difficult task.

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Why Livefyre is Here Again

Ari Herzog

I installed Livefyre on my blog in July 2011. The comment system remained for three months. How to comment with Livefyre. Write your comment inside the box at the bottom of every post. Post your comment. You will initially see a “Post comment as” button. Got a question? Give it a try.

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Why I Want You to De-Lurk Again

Ari Herzog

On January 3, 2009, I challenged the shy and introverted to write comments. I mused how many people would return to read more and write more comments. I waited and waited — and 61 comments spoke to the success of de-lurking. You did it again in 2010 and one more time in 2011. Add a comment. Where do you live?

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