Comments on: the half-life of a blog comment etc. http://gapingvoid.com/2005/12/12/the-half-life-of-a-blog-comment-etc/ "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:03:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: carey http://gapingvoid.com/2005/12/12/the-half-life-of-a-blog-comment-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-8727 carey Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:10:48 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1895#comment-8727 my question is, what is the appropriate size cluster to achieve "wonderful"? Is it the readership of The Guardian? The people in my city or town? My neighborhood? my question is, what is the appropriate size cluster to achieve “wonderful”? Is it the readership of The Guardian? The people in my city or town? My neighborhood?

]]> By: frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger http://gapingvoid.com/2005/12/12/the-half-life-of-a-blog-comment-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-8728 frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger Tue, 13 Dec 2005 03:07:40 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1895#comment-8728 <strong>The Microsoft Unlimted Potential (UP) Community Conference and Me</strong> I was invited to attend and speak at the Unlimited Potential Community Conference. This event allows... The Microsoft Unlimted Potential (UP) Community Conference and Me

I was invited to attend and speak at the Unlimited Potential Community Conference.
This event allows…

]]> By: frosty http://gapingvoid.com/2005/12/12/the-half-life-of-a-blog-comment-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-8726 frosty Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:00:58 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1895#comment-8726 Afterthought: "ads that are worthy of browsing on their own merits" ...isn't that exactly what EnglishCut is? Afterthought:
“ads that are worthy of browsing on their own merits”
…isn’t that exactly what EnglishCut is?

]]> By: frosty http://gapingvoid.com/2005/12/12/the-half-life-of-a-blog-comment-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-8725 frosty Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:59:26 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1895#comment-8725 Hmm, it sounds like on the one hand he thinks all media are more or less equal (a reader is a reader is...) but on the other hand it sounds like he thinks dead-tree publishing is Bad. The "high cost of having to produce paper" (or print on it anyway) is not something you're "saddled with" -- unless you have a product that's actually more effective in a pure-online form. In many cases that cost is simply what you pay to have the pysical presence your readers want (as demonstrated by their willingness to pay for it). Not all publishing is best in its cheapest possible form. Here's a thought: should advertising rates have something to do with production values? Should I pay more for a pair of eyes in GQ because it costs more to produce than GapingVoid does, or should I pay the same for the eyes? GQ has some big advantages: the eyes paid to be there (and thus are more likely to linger), and the ads (if done well) are things to browse in themselves. That part would be nice to see online, especially in blogville: ads that are worthy of browsing on their own merits. Hmm, it sounds like on the one hand he thinks all media are more or less equal (a reader is a reader is…) but on the other hand it sounds like he thinks dead-tree publishing is Bad.
The “high cost of having to produce paper” (or print on it anyway) is not something you’re “saddled with” — unless you have a product that’s actually more effective in a pure-online form.
In many cases that cost is simply what you pay to have the pysical presence your readers want (as demonstrated by their willingness to pay for it). Not all publishing is best in its cheapest possible form.
Here’s a thought: should advertising rates have something to do with production values? Should I pay more for a pair of eyes in GQ because it costs more to produce than GapingVoid does, or should I pay the same for the eyes?
GQ has some big advantages: the eyes paid to be there (and thus are more likely to linger), and the ads (if done well) are things to browse in themselves. That part would be nice to see online, especially in blogville: ads that are worthy of browsing on their own merits.

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