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Why Blog Lurking is Not Bad

Ari Herzog

Denise Tanton loves lurkers. The BlogHer community manager, a self-confessed lurker, admires people who may be you who prefer to read and lurk than read and comment. In a comment about lurking, she writes : I know the word “lurk&# and thus being a “lurker&# sounds bad but really, it’s not bad at all.

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910 Blog Comments You Wrote Here

Ari Herzog

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. 99 is the number of comments about blog commenting systems as written by Danny Brown, indicating this is a touchy subject among bloggers and readers.

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Approaching Strangers Through Foursquare

Ari Herzog

Comments Comments Related Stories The Death of Blogging: Part 271 Why 84% of Your Facebook Fans are Lurkers Mark Schaefer on The Tao of Twitter. Please continue reading Approaching Strangers Through Foursquare and leave a comment if inspired. Ari Herzog is currently seeking a full time position in social media.

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How to Be Productive on Facebook

Ari Herzog

When you don’t click those options, you are stuck in lurker mode and eventually get bored. Please sign up to receive blog posts by email. Facebook productivity increases when you read a status update from a profile or page and opt to like, comment, or share. It is a misnomer that you need friends to be productive.

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How to Manage Facebook Relationships: Reciprocal Friends and 1-Way Subscriptions

Ari Herzog

What of those I’ve only talked with on the telephone, tweeted with, commented back and forth on their and my blogs, and otherwise know but don’t “know” the way I know my close friends? Subsequent blog posts of mine will introduce other features and aspects how I use Facebook. What about you?

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17 Plugins to Improve Your WordPress Blog

Ari Herzog

The blog platform, as an open source community, is collectively shared by anyone and everyone who contribute code and provide feedback about what works and what needs improvement. With more than 1,300 themes and over 13,000 plugins , the appearance and functionality of any WordPress blog is up to the blog owner’s imagination.

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23 WordPress Plugins I Use: Part 5

Ari Herzog

First: The following plugins only apply for self-hosted WordPress blogs. Second: Some plugins are unique to blogs like mine that run on Thesis ( affiliate link ). In December 2008, I shared 15 plugins used on this blog. Akismet protects my blog from spam. This plugin enables that love.

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