More thoughts on weblogging from Gothamist. I'm particularly fascinated by guideline #1:
Blogs are made up of posts that have "links + commentary." Commentary, not Joyce-ian stream-of-consciousness.And later:
Pick a real subject or series of subjects and stick to it – if you have to use the word "I" more than once a week, you are doing something very, very wrong. No one cares about you or the things you do (unless you are Paris Hilton, Bazima, or Bennifer – don't believe the weary, B.Lo, keep it comin' strong!), keep it to yourself.I have a few pithy remarks that I could make, but I was afraid I would draw the ire of the Gothamist weblogging team... (or maybe that should be written as, "Adrienne had a few on-topic and relevant comments, but she was concerned that they might be viewed as being not germane to the current posting.").
please, adrienne- we'd love to hear your points. but please please please realize that we only mean about 50% of the stuff that we posted in that piece- the rest is just provocation.
hi jake,
thanks for the comment. i was actually hoping that people would pick up on my sarcasm, which was honestly meant in good humor. obviously, my smartass tendencies don't always translate so well to the web. and, i agree with 99% of your comments - especially given the extreme numbers of people "blogging" about their pet giraffe...or whatever.
I thought folks would stop using the words "Joycean" (that's correct, btw) and "stream-of-consciousness" incorrectly after Creative Writing 201. Where are the teen lesbians on your page?