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Re: Twitter Fail (or How NOT to Lead an Industry Online)

kpwerker — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:56:05 -0000

It couldn't have, because I don't follow them so they couldn't have DMed me
initially.

But yes. It honestly didn't occur to me till I read your comment that the
whole thing shouldn't have been public. Then again, I don't mind at all that
it was, if for no other reason than it kicked me in the ass to write
something like this.

Re: Twitter Fail (or How NOT to Lead an Industry Online)

kpwerker — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:52:46 -0000

I agree about ignorance. Which is why I wrote this post the way I did. I
think it would be an intense benefit to the industry (and not just to this
one) if its trade organization learned about this stuff so they can help to
educate their businesses about it.

I don't at all think their failure to understand Twitter is related to a
desire not to adapt or change.

Re: Kim Werker

kpwerker — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:33:41 -0000

Oh yeah. That's another thing I hadn't though about. The eating factor...

Re: Kim Werker

kpwerker — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:08:20 -0000

Ooh, I hadn't thought about neighbourhood prestige. You're right. *I* need the duck, too.

Re: Writing a Novel in a Month (and Other Fun Stuff)

kpwerker — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:21:02 -0000

Right on. I just sent you an invite. Go, GIANT things!

Re: Whatcom Weavers Guild, Here I Come!

kpwerker — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:25:08 -0000

Oh, it's lovely! Thank you so much for sharing your link. :)

Re: Kim Werker

kpwerker — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:02:36 -0000

I'm kpwerker. Fun!

Re: Gary Vaynerchuk - This is a pretty big deal for me, I was walking...

kpwerker — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:22:52 -0000

Hey, that's awesome! Congratulations! And welcome to Canada. :)

Re: I Want That on a T-Shirt : I am the state.

kpwerker — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:42:14 -0000

Yeah. We weren't quoting, more like riffing.

Re: Kim Werker

kpwerker — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:27:48 -0000

Oh, man, Lee. You're the best!

Re: Whatcom Weavers Guild, Here I Come!

kpwerker — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:08:16 -0000

Hi Kate. No, the potholders I posted on the CrochetMe.com blog were simply a
photo I found inspiring. People in the comments over there mentioned a
pattern, but so far nobody's said where it's from.

(There are organic cotton washcloths in Crocheted Gifts, but they're homey
and cozy as opposed to the bright and vibrant potholders.)

Re: What’s a Blogger?

kpwerker — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:00:06 -0000

Hm. This is a great thing to bring up. Discussions online are certainly more
and more distributed, and I don't in any way think that's a bad thing.
There's certainly less overhead to conversing via Facebook or Twitter versus
a blog, but as could be shown by the discussion in the comments of this
post, alone, people still find some value in leaving their thoughts on the
actual post.

Come to think of it, in many ways I think blog comments contribute to a
great degree to the value of the post itself. Even if some or even most of
the discussion happens off-site.

Food for thought...

Re: What’s a Blogger?

kpwerker — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:57:57 -0000

Hm. I've never thought of myself as a commercial blogger. (Not with this
blog, anyway. It was different when I was writing the CrochetMe.com blog.)
But I can see why you think I am one. Really, I blog because I like to, and
I love the conversations that ensue both with people I know and with those I
don't know (yet). But aside from the posts I write that explicitly push my
books or events or whatever, I don't write posts with a goal in mind of
making sales. There are actually few things I've ever done with the explicit
goal of making sales. Selling things makes me queasy.

That said, I recognize I owe my career to the things I've written and
created online. In that sense, yes, I can't divorce myself from the
awareness that what's posted online can have significant work/financial
impact.

Still, I'm not convinced that a blog without comments is still a blog. The
posts might be widely read or narrowly focused or serve some other very
specific purpose very well, but without conversation, it's not a blog.

I suppose what I mean is that I think a blog, in a very contemporary way, is
very specifically a website that has (loosely defined) frequently posted new
content and houses (at least the potential for) conversation. This is very
consciously contrasted with "old" media that simply provided fodder for
thought or for discussions elsewhere, letters to the editor notwithstanding.

Re: What’s a Blogger?

kpwerker — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:50:04 -0000

I don't think people leaving comments is what makes a blog, but more the
writer's openness to them. In other words, a blog that allows comments but
doesn't get any is still a blog. A website that has writing but no
commenting is not a blog. And in fact, I think openness to comments is the
only thing that defines a blog.

On closing comments after a certain period of time, I have no opinion.
Closing comments doesn't negate blogness; having comments open for any
significant time ensures blogness.

(I love that we disagree on this. It's like a crazy thing!)

Re: What’s a Blogger?

kpwerker — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:41:50 -0000

We were just considering this for the LexPublica blog. My preference,
especially for a new blog that people are discovering all the time, is to
keep comments open indefinitely so new visitors feel welcome to join into
the conversation.

Re: What’s a Blogger?

kpwerker — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:01:50 -0000

I haven't seen your inbox, but I can imagine it. :)

I don't think participating in conversation needs to mean "reply to every
comment." (And I don't think that's what you're implying, either.) As a
blogger gets more known and their blog more popular, it becomes harder and
harder to stay connected to everyone who joins in on the conversation. That
just means the blogger's way of participating needs to evolve.

Re: Kim Werker

kpwerker — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:47:28 -0000

I bet we could ask Casey for those stats...

Re: Advice For the Weekend

kpwerker — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:38:09 -0000

Oh, yay! Thanks so much for letting me know. I'm glad the neighbourhood has
more good people in it, now. :) I've just started working full-time again (a
total craziness!), but I'll certainly come by for some new fall threads and
to say hello.

Re: A Return to Moonlighting

twitter-38184917 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:42:57 -0000

(blushes) thank you so much, Kim! :)

Re: A Return to Moonlighting

kpwerker — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:24:19 -0000

A treasure trove of amazing advice! Thank you!

Re: » About

kpwerker — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:32:12 -0000

I'm using Manos del Uruguay yarn; the main variegated one is colour 109.

Re: What’s a Real Job, Anyway?

kpwerker — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:30:46 -0000

The contracts we'll be working on first will be very simple; as such, there
shouldn't be jurisdictional issues in most English-speaking countries. It's
something the drafting teams will keep in mind, though, and also something
users might want to discuss with a lawyer if they know there's a local quirk
that's different from most places.

As we get going, this is certainly a topic we'll blog about.

Re: A Return to Moonlighting

kpwerker — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:58:25 -0000

That's such good advice! I've been monitoring my me-time, too, and trying to
make sure I get an evening or two a week that I can spend in pajamas not
doing much of anything, including answering the phone (I hate the phone most
days). I fought hard for it over the last fifteen years, and my
self-awareness is something I value almost any other thing. It's certainly
making this massive transition less painful than it could be. That and
talking lots with my partner about it, since it's a big change for him, too.

Re: Nobody Puts Pancreatic Cancer in the Corner

kpwerker — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:34:40 -0000

It's certainly not a preferred surgery. I doubt they would have considered it had she not had such regular screenings, and therefore a lot of information about what the normal state of her pancreas was before it started to change. Living as an insulin-dependent diabetic is no small change!

Yes, it was wonderful to be there. :)

Re: Breaking the Silence

kpwerker — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:28:09 -0000

Ramble on! And good luck with all the new adventures you're embarking on.