To pick up on “Daily Blog Tips” comment, a journalist friend only the other week mentioned that one quality a good journo needs today is some basic html and other internet related skills such as knowing how to ftp, etc.

According to the BBC a little while back, in a decade or so, the newspaper as we know it today will more than likely be a thing of the past. There will be portable “readers” that we will use to log onto the newspaper’s website (probably for a fee) and read the news that way.

To me, the whole reference to the main stream just means that we take what we do seriously, continue to give something of value, as best we can, on a regular basis.

Having fun at what we are doing is still the most important thing to me. Why take on something so time consuming like have a blog that requires regular attention, if you aren’t having fun at it?

I guess if I wanted to get rich, maybe I’d try to look at it differently, or something, but then I probably would have a blog about something else besides Willie Nelson and music.

But, if it’s not fun, why do it?

Thanks again, Darren, you continue to inspire me.

It confirm agian that your blog should at least be one year old to see some good results. There is exception to the rule though.

I really got to do something for the post frequency on my blogs.

I’ve been submitting my support tickets (at least a dozen) for the last six months, regarding two of my blogs cannot be claimed.

Ironically, I still see tons of splogs getting on second or third pages.

Writing to them is worse than talking to an answering machine. At the very least the recipient returns your call. Technorati…flat hope!!! Yeah, Dream on, baby…that’s what Technorati would say to those with problems!

And to quote their auto reply support ticket, ” We hope we may be of service.” What service? This…I so want to know!!!

Boy, am I mad just the mention of Technorati.

Anyone else had experiences with this problem & how to possibly fix it? :)

The statement “About 55% of all blogs are active, which means that they have been updated at least once in the last 3 months.” is a bit misleading. Probably half of the newly created blogs (which is a rather large number) in the past 3 months were only worked on for a week…

Also, Darren, I’d be interested in hearing more about your view of these high authority blogs acting more “like our friends in the mainstream media.” If that means being more diligent, creative, supplying more info and just going at it with more gusto I say it’s not a bad thing.

there’s no real tip or “how to”

This is an interesting trend. Do you think we could say that successful blogs are transforming themselves into mainstream media or the very concept of mainstream media is about to change?