Written on December 28th, 2007 at 05:12 am by Darren Rowse
Blogging is Like….
Earlier in the week I posted Blogging is Like Watching Grass Grow - a video post about the early days of blogging. I’ve had some nice feedback from it and this morning on a whim decided to do a search on Google to find out what other people thought ‘Blogging is Like’.
The variety of posts that I found containing metaphors for blogging was quite amazing (and at times amusing).
As we’re winding down for the year - I thought I’d post some of the results that I found.
Here’s what blogging is like (42 links in all):
- Blogging is Like Alcohol
- Blogging is Like Dating
- Blogging is Like Exercise
- Blogging is Like a Box of Chocolates
- Blogging is Like a Conga Line
- Blogging is Like Opera
- Blogging is Like Golf
- Blogging is Like Golf
- Blogging is Like Bridge Building
- Blogging is Like a Sales Meeting
- Blogging is Like Copywriting
- Blogging is Like Life
- Blogging is Like Football
- Blogging is Like a Country Fair
- Blogging is Like Fishing
- Blogging is Like Sex
- Blogging is Like Sex
- Blogging is Like Sex
- Blogging is Like Sex
- Blogging is Like Sex
- Blogging is Like Sex
- Blogging is Like Bull Riding
- Blogging is Like Cooking
- Blogging is Like Being Married
- Blogging Is Like Catching Dreams and Setting Them Free
- Blogging is Like Going to the Gym
- Blogging is Like Breathing
- Blogging is Like Baking a Cake
- Blogging is Like Traveling
- Blogging is Like Courting a Girl
- Blogging is Like Making Pizzas
- Blogging is Like Expressionistic Art
- Blogging is Like Crack for Academics
- Blogging is Like Flossing
- Blogging is Like Baseball
- Blogging is Like a Traditional Indian Meal
- Blogging is Like Bodybuilding
- Blogging is Like Jogging
- Blogging is Like a Slumber Party
- Blogging is Like Standup Comedy
- Blogging is Like Singing a Song
- Blogging is Like a Tapestry
By the way - after surfing through most of these I realized that some of them were connected through Successful Blog’s Blogging Metaphor project.
27 Responses to “Blogging is Like….”
Nick
December 28th, 2007 5:57 am
Hey Darren,
Great set of posts there
Mark Laymon
December 28th, 2007 6:02 am
You have too much time on your hands.
That’s a good thing!
Happy Holidays!
Famous Quotes
December 28th, 2007 6:11 am
Quite a list you got there. What will they think of next?
Lipton
December 28th, 2007 6:14 am
This is my fav of the Bloggin is like sex series:
http://www.kuanhoong.com/2007/08/29/10-reasons-why-blogging-is-like-sex/
Dereks
December 28th, 2007 6:22 am
From that I conclude, that sex is like making pizza, and slumber party is like bull riding)))))
Roberto Villegas
December 28th, 2007 6:33 am
I’m just surprised the number happens to be 42. I’m hoping it to be just coincidence.
Climbing Narcissist
December 28th, 2007 6:34 am
Wow. Who would have thought that blogging could be so many things at one time…
A Blog about Nothing
December 28th, 2007 6:45 am
Thanks for the link, appreciate it.
Joe
December 28th, 2007 7:07 am
I guess there are quite a few people who compare blogging to sex out there…
Laura
December 28th, 2007 7:08 am
Hi Darren,
I’m glad you enjoyed my blogging metaphor. (Yes, it was part of Successful Blog’s Group Writing Project.)
For some reason, that post remains one of my favorites. I look forward to reading the other blogging metaphors.
Wayne Smallman
December 28th, 2007 7:13 am
Hi Darren, thanks for the mention. Always appreciated…
Chileno
December 28th, 2007 7:34 am
Blogging is like…confusing a metaphor for a simile.
Dr. Chetan
December 28th, 2007 8:00 am
Good list there :)
Traditional indian meal image is just perfectly made :D
Complete Geek
December 28th, 2007 8:06 am
Hmmm…42. Coincidence I think not. Pretty cool post.
Justin Dupre
December 28th, 2007 8:17 am
Blogging is like sex… people sure like sex…
Haha
Justin Dupre
Brandon J
December 28th, 2007 9:26 am
I think that making money while blogging is like watching grass grow. I used to check my Google Adsense every 25 minutes hoping for something magical to happen. I was hoping to see a $15,000 month just like a blogger that I read often. It’s been a year and a half and I still haven’t stopped checking my Google Adsense every day but it’s been fun.
Brandon J
Money for Military
Chris
December 28th, 2007 9:31 am
I have always felt blogging is like playing Simcity. The population is visitors and your funds are the results of ads. The more poeple you get to your site/city, the more taxes you get. Slow and steady progress will see your city grow over time.
There are a lot of changes you can make to make your city more pleasing on the eye which encourages growth. Land which was once popular, needs to be regularly tweaked to keep the land valuable. The city has to offer plenty of fun things for people to hang around. Hopefully in 2008, I can afford to put in an airport.
Finally, VisitorVille software will help you see your stats in Simcity mode. I haven’t used it yet but it looks like fun.
Sean
December 28th, 2007 12:49 pm
Man…blogging is like a lot of things…nice post, thoughtful.
Small Business Marketing
December 28th, 2007 10:16 pm
When do the withdrawal symptoms begin?
Randa Clay
December 29th, 2007 12:35 am
Thanks for the mention Darren - interesting list! I wrote my Blogging is like Opera post as part of Liz’s metaphor project- definitely one of the most in interesting group writing projects of the year.
Robert Hruzek
December 29th, 2007 1:22 am
Interesting that 6% of these have to do with food…
But then again, 21% have to do with sex, while 31% have to do with sports/leisure activities.
At least you know where are minds are!
Sangesh
December 29th, 2007 2:14 am
Sometimes you get some really weird stats.
Good to know it all.
Charles Lau
December 29th, 2007 4:13 am
Hi Darren, thanks for sharing my thoughts about Blogging Is Like Courting a Girl. Just had this idea while chasing a girl who is now my girlfriend… :)
I just find them so similar…
John Harrigan
December 29th, 2007 7:53 am
Darren, I love your Blog for both its design and content. But I think you’ve got a list of “similies” and not a list of “metaphors.”
A similie and a metaphor are similar creatures but distinctly different. A similie is a comparison using “like” or “as.” Metaphors often us the word, “is.” Wikipedia explains the difference between the two under the content area for “metaphor.”
Best wishes for a wonderful new year of blogging.
Paul Evans
December 29th, 2007 11:31 am
I’d like to add my own analogy:
Blogging is like losing your sanity!!
I only say this because my first two weeks of setting up my blog has been one big headache. But I think it gets easier from now on??
Thanks for all the tips Darren. If I hadn’t read your post ‘Blogging is like watching grass grow’ I think I might have given up after my first few days!
tantan hilyatana
December 30th, 2007 4:31 am
wow, so blogging is like 42 kinds of sense….
personally, blogging is like playing guitar ;)
Suburban Oblivion
December 30th, 2007 4:40 am
Totally opposite the previous poster, I tend to say blogging is like therapy, but a hell of a lot cheaper! ;)
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