DISQUS

I dig OV Wright. He was Al Green before Al Green was Al Green. Don't Let My Baby Ride is one of my favorite songs of the era.

Love Evernote, but it would be a lot better if we could have sub-folders (or sub-notebooks). Any chance for that feature?

Great song. I wanted to name my second daughter Loretta after that song (my first is named after a Grateful Dead song), but my wife wouldn't go for it.

I'd be interested in talking a look if you have a spare invite. Thanks

"We like information, we like sharing that information, and we like the feedback that comes from knowing someone else is reading the information that we are sharing."

Amen. Great definition.

And we also want the information we share to be judged on its merits, not by who our friends are or are not.

There is nothing more discouraging than putting a ton of effort into thoughtful posts, linking to other bloggers' thoughts on the issue, publishing it and...nothing.

What the in-crowd doesn't realize (or at least is in denial about) is that blogging is still a niche, nerdy endeavor to most of the real world. At the very time these "pioneers" should be encouraging more people to join the club, they are acting in ways that are very exclusionary.

It's rude to the newbies and self-defeating for the so called elite. Like the birds who are so busy chasing other birds aways from the kill that they fail to notice the lion carrying it away.

I would add one more to your list of solutions:

Find and nurture a list of compatible bloggers who will converse with you, engage in regular and substantive cross-blog communication with them, eagerly welcome other compatible bloggers into the caravan and, if you get lucky and become an A-Lister, remember where you came from and don't start believing your own BS. If enough of us would do that, we could change the blogosphere for the better.

I'd never let my kids watch the Saw movies (though I thought they were reasonably good).

The current trend in video games, like the current trend in entertainment generally, is clearly towards more excessive sex, profanity and violence compared to 20 or even 10 years ago. The rating is simply a rating. Anyone who wanted to give that game to their kids could buy it and do it. They couldn't come to my house, but they could do it.

Should kids be allowed to buy beer, cigarettes, guns, etc. Of course not. Why are games any different?

I am as guilty of this as anyone, but why are we talking about this guy? He should be ignored like the other trolls we pass on the way to and fro.

Would love one if you have enough.

That name (Weblo) reminds me of a restaurant in downtown Houston called Fu Kim.

You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Take care buddy, we'll be waiting for you when you get back.

I do agree about believing in your content. Belief creates passion, one of Steve Rubel's Four P's.

I also agree that referring to prior posts is a good way to generate conversation and develop your themes. I do that all the time.

Where I get bored (and loss my belief/passion) is when I have to go dig around to find something I care about writing on. For example, I was completely uninterested in the ATT/Bellsouth thing until I read that some consumers groups were going to "fight" the merger. Then I had something to say.

Although I am a huge fan and follower of Amy's theories on blog building, I don't know that I agree on posting less. I understand the logic of it, but there's also the argument that posting less could result in a loss of mindshare. It's something I need to think more about.

I guess the real story is that a lot of bloggers (me included) are afraid to blog less. Sort of like sky jumping- it may work once you jump, but if it doesn't it's too late to go back.

People read Dave because he is Dave (that's not a slight; he deserves it). He could write in pig latin and he'd still get a lot of traffic.

While the memory leak issues are a problem, I agree with Marc that extensions are what give FF the insurmountable lead over IE in the feature race. But I'm glad IE is covering some ground because a two horse race is better for the consumers.

I think this is a neat idea and am also going to give it a try, which is of course what I am doing here for the first time.

Great post. I totally missed this discussion, even though I too have had issues with Plaxo emails. I added a link and my take here.

One point of clarification. I started this recent talk of the closed blogosphere with this post, which was the one before the one Squash is talking about today:

http://www.newsome.org/2006/01/why-its-impossib...

And in that post I made a point to say:

"Yes, there are exceptions. Scoble and JKOnTheRun being two that come to mind. Both seem to be really good guys and both seem to be doing the blog thing for reasons other than the prospect of a dollar."

Scoble, you've done way more than your share to give exposure to new blogs, so I didn't want you to think I was talking about you.

Peace,
Kent

That is a really neat story and great photos. It reminds me of the way I felt several years ago when I found myself in Gene Cernan's house talking to him about being on the moon. It's one of those pinch yourself moments.

It would have been truly amazing to have been around when all of that stuff was being conceived of and invented. I hope Doug starts a blog.

I'm with Michael. I think the X41 is the best laptop and the best tablet on the market
http://www.newsome.org/2005/12/more-good-review...

The Duke frenzy has more to do with the hoops program than the academic program. There are a lot of great schools out there, but you don't see many people running around in Columbia hats.

Disclaimer: I am a Wake Forest alum and hate the Blue Devils, so I may be talking my position.