Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Old content is especially helpful when one sees lots of comments, tweets, and other social sharing metrics reflecting the value of whatever is written. Here is a short list of some older blog articles that are popular for a reason. 90 is the number of comments about blog lurking , illustrating why you choose not to comment.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 27, 2011

The following is a feature article by Jeannie Chan. Having negative comments on your Facebook wall or blog means you’re doing something right! Take those negative comments from your pagans, and address it in a way that talks to your core believers! This may come as a surprise to you, being a reader of a social media blog.

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Ari Herzog

APRIL 11, 2012

With names such as SEO Forum, SEO Outsourcing, and Herbalife, it is pathetic that despite clear instructions that real names are required when adding comments, people continue to leave comments with their company names or other search engine optimized keywords. I wonder if these people are following a manual when commenting.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 12, 2015

For every item posted on Facebook, there are three choices for you to do: like, comment, or share. I am creating a social experiment and starting a new Facebook page called Like, Comment, or Share This. You will see articles, videos, songs, anything that I think you might be inspired to like, comment, or share.

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I love reading your comments. Please continue reading Why You Write Blog Comments and leave a comment if inspired. Related articles you may enjoy: 910 Blog Comments You Wrote Here. 9 Never-Before-Seen Blog Comments. Why You Should Stop Writing Blog Comments. by Ari Herzog I comment for you not me.

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Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 29, 2011

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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Ari Herzog

MARCH 19, 2012

Riffing behind a commenting layout convention by Matt Cutts, such as his latest blog post when he wrote about giving up news consumption for a month, I’ve decided to require every blog comment here be associated with a real name. If you don’t comment with a real name, your comment will not be published.

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Ari Herzog

OCTOBER 17, 2011

There are many reasons for the change back to the default, most notably that many long-time commentators had complained about various functions (or lack of functions and didn’t want to wait until future plugin versions included their wish lists). Marking comments as spam, for instance, required multiple clicks instead of one.

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Ari Herzog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

It goes without saying that people enjoy commenting here, and I enjoy interacting with them. But some comments never make it past my Akismet spam filter. Here are some examples of comments you should never write (with embedded links removed): 1. The vague comment. The misspelled gratifying comment. Very well-done!

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Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Using an assortment of analytical tools, here is an unranked top 10 list of the articles I and other guest authors wrote that received the most number of comments, trackbacks, and/or views between January 1, 2010 and today. How to Enhance Your Blog Comment: Forget the Comment. Got a Facebook Fan Page? Got a Question?

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 24, 2010

In his latest article on blog comments , Dave writes: Why I have comments: I hope I might learn something new from the people who read the blog. Everett disagrees in his latest, also on comments : You might have noticed that I’ve had commenting turned off for the last 4 weeks. Confessing About Commenting.

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Ari Herzog

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

You can see the Foursquare article is responsible for the mountain. Keep in mind that these are overall blog visitors, not specific to the Foursquare article. The article itself, through November 20, received 14,959 total visitors — with 13,748 unique visitors. Note that my visits are excluded in these analytics.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 10, 2012

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. If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit Your Right to Comment Here in your browser. Recent comments Hi Ari, Allow me to quote you from LinkedIn: “I just.

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Ari Herzog

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Before reading anything below, add a comment first. All of the comment fields are optional. But, add that comment first. Scroll to the very bottom of this page and add a comment. If the stereotype is true that everyone reads a blog post before adding a comment, you just failed that stereotype.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 2, 2018

During the years, I strived to publish articles several times a week. Beginning in 2009 and several times since, I invited my blog readers to delurk and add a comment. The idea was people could come out of the shadows, whether or not they followed my blog, to add a comment and say hi. Here’s a look back at why I did it.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 22, 2011

Your fine eye may notice a slight decline in readers which is likely due to a mere 12 articles published here over the past month. If visitors remained near-constant, what of comments? Disregarding the initial article that introduced the comment system, the subsequent 11 articles saw an average 8 comments.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 25, 2012

But reviewing the email submissions from wannabe writers, it is pathetic how frequently people think I will publish anything and it is disappointing they view my blog as a trophy to place on their article marketing case. The 5th reason your email sucks: You confuse guest blogging with article marketing. Article Marketing.

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

I first wrote about Everett Bogue six months ago when I was displeased he turned off the ability for people to comment on his blog. If a blogger wants to turn off comments, so be it. Many blogs will encourage you to ‘join the conversation’ in a place called “The Comments”. Case Study of 2 Blog Commenting Truths.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 23, 2012

Every blogger wants people to visit, read, and comment. Commenting has a stigma of being hard. While it’s easy for you to comment, [.] Please continue reading How Commentluv Premium Promotes Your Blog and leave a comment if inspired. Related articles you may enjoy: How CommentLuv Promotes Your Blog.

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Ari Herzog

OCTOBER 4, 2011

More than two months since Livefyre launched on this blog and replaced the vanilla WordPress commenting system with a more social interface, metrics indicate the number of visitors has essentially remained the same — but the average time you spent on this blog has drastically decreased. Livefyre is to blame for less comments.

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Disqus Metrics Comments WordPress 107

Ari Herzog

MAY 13, 2020

I scroll through the newsfeed and click like on this and comment on that, but I find more value in psychographic groups. Comments I got Facebook early on out of curiosity and I'm still trying. Comments I got Facebook early on out of curiosity and I'm still trying. by Dana K Another really interesting article, Ari!

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 2, 2012

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. Add a comment. Put your inspiration down in a comment and share it with the world.

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Comments Newsletter LinkedIn Questions 129

Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 14, 2011

What are your favorite articles to write? All you have to do is scroll to the comment section below, fill in your real name and email address, and type in the URL to your blog. If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit Share Your Blog Here in your browser. How to Identify Spam in Blog Comments.

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URL Newsletter Blogger Mobile 142

Ari Herzog

JANUARY 28, 2011

Using yesterday’s blog article as an example of the type of Facebook buttons you see on many websites and blogs enabling you to click and like or click and share content with your friends, you can see 12 people clicked the Facebook Share button (in the bottom right of the accompanying screen shot). Someone at Facebook HQ goofed up.

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Bookmarklet Facebook Case Study Metrics 177

Ari Herzog

MAY 24, 2012

You can expect to read more articles specific to small- and medium-sized business. You can expect to win free prizes by liking and commenting in the Facebook community. Please continue reading Happy 5th Birthday to My Blog and leave a comment if inspired. Discover more articles on new and emerging media.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 24, 2020

A 2017 article about the $400 billion online reviewing industry indicated that 50% of shoppers relied on Amazon for reviews. Comments Amazon wants to control the world, I don’t use it unless. If one product has fewer reviews than another product, I buy the item with more reviews. I’m not alone. by Lois Martin.

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Ari Herzog

JUNE 29, 2011

Daily newspaper articles such as this example shine a light into why municipal officials around the country dread new articles appearing in their online community newspapers. Their complaints are less with the actual content and more with anonymous comments that portray spite toward other readers and other commentators.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 2, 2012

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. If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit Why I Want You to De-Lurk Again in your browser. Recent comments Hi,I'm Joey. I waited [.]

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 5, 2012

If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit FUN: Are You a Nerd, Geek, or Dork? Visit the blog archive to read more articles on new and emerging media. Recent comments Recent comments. in your browser. Ari Herzog is a new media explorer.

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Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 28, 2011

To everyone who visited, subscribed, read, shared, commented, and otherwise enjoyed the content of AriWriter over the past 12 months, I thank you. Thank you for visiting my articles. Thank you for commenting. Gleaned from the Top Commentators plugin, their names — your names — are below. Recent comments Recent comments.

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Ari Herzog

APRIL 24, 2012

It seems that every month there is a newspaper article about the death of blogging. Please continue reading The Death of Blogging: Part 271 and leave a comment if inspired. Related articles you may enjoy: Why Blogging is Still Not Dying. Recent comments Recent comments. Editors talk. ” As if.

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Alltop Blogosphere Trends Report 154

Ari Herzog

MARCH 12, 2011

Related articles you may enjoy: Looking Back at the Super Bowl. Recent comments Recent comments Related articles Stop Producing Noise 11 People Share Why They Follow My Tweets Reply Frequency Among 11 Twitter Users. . -- Thanks for reading Deciphering @CharlieSheen and his #fastball by Ari Herzog.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 17, 2012

You comment and share. With a decrease in posts there is a correlated decrease in comments. The Ides of March serve as a marker for me to write more articles for you to read and be inspired to comment and share. Please continue reading Exploring the Web of New and Emerging Media and leave a comment if inspired.

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LinkedIn Comments Publishing Communities 121

Ari Herzog

AUGUST 4, 2011

I hope these blog article links inspire you on Friday and every other day of the week. 1) My Most Beautiful Article. How can you not appreciate a heartfelt article about the death of a dog? 2) My Most Popular Article. 3) My Most Controversial Article. 4) My Most Helpful Article. 6) My Most Lonely Article.

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Ari Herzog

OCTOBER 25, 2011

It doesn’t matter what you write on your blog or how often you schedule new articles to be published because your readers will always be there, complementing and critiquing you. If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit Stop Worrying What to Do Online in your browser. Thank you for reading!

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Ari Herzog

APRIL 10, 2012

Enjoy and learn : Please continue reading How to Find People on LinkedIn and leave a comment if inspired. Related articles you may enjoy: Diverse Summaries of 13 LinkedIn Users. Recent comments Recent comments. Ari Herzog is currently seeking a full time position in social media. Connect on LinkedIn today.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 6, 2012

Veteran and amateur writers sent me proposals and I worked with them to publish articles that inspired you to read, comment, like, and share. How to Choose the Best Comment System by Danny Brown. Why Negative Blog Comments are Needed by Jeannie Chan. Musing About Mobile Networking by Rob the Web Guy. Got a question?

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