(that’s pronounced “Meeemed, like “The Twins Creamed the Red Sox”)
This is the “Why Do You Blog Meme.” I have been nominated by Sterling W. Chip Camden, an independent software developer, as one of five lucky winners ( Alyx, Max, Greg, Eastwood, and Edward) to address this question.
I’ve decided to treat this like a list, a list of reasons why I blog:
- 1) Was I blogging? I thought this was a a new email program… You mean people can see this???
- 2) It’s like teaching, and I love teaching, but its better because I can’t tell when people are reading the newspaper, sleeping, making out, or just staring at me and giggling.
- 3) I blog because I love my readers. Every one of them. Especially the moronic yahoos and the miscreants
- 4) It’s the only legitimate medium in which I can use my favorite iconic image, the smiley face.
- 5) And most of all, I blog because I love being meemed, and I love meeming others.
And so, I nominate the following five bloggers to give us their version of an answer to the question:
Why do you blog?
Coturnix, why do you blog?
Dariana, why do you blog?
10,000 bird people, why do you’all blog?
Laelaps, why do you blog?
Trinifar, why do you blog?
Sarda, why do you blog?
Don, why do you blog?
(There are seven bloogers bloggers on the list because I’m using trackbacks and I can’t be sure that will reach all of them. And if five bloggers don’t take up the meme, something bad happens to everyone linked to on this post!)
History of the meme:
Chip passed it on to Alyx, Max, Me, Eastwood, and Edward.
Chip got it from Randy Morin, who also sent it to these folks:
… and originally, it came from somewhere around here:
- http://www.rexblog.com/2007/03/29/16719/
- http://artsycatsy.blogspot.com/2007/03/five-reasons-why-i-blog.html
- http://www.micropersuasion.com/2007/03/the_value_why_i.html
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Wow, being memed by someone for the first time is sort of like being back at your place at the end of a first date. Do you say good bye at the door or ask them in for a nightcap?
Well, lucky for both of us (perhaps!) I’ve got just the answer: http://trinifar.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/why-i-blog/
But since you been such a gentleman and I have a good time here at gregladen.com I’ll write a new post partially inspired by Chris http://faultline.org/index.php.....ing_blogs/
The important thing Trinifar is to include as many links as possible… Notice how many links my post had? Lots of links! Like a zillion of them…
I’m on my way out but I’ll look at your posts a bit later. Looking forward to it!
G.
That’s great, Greg! (looks up from the newspaper) Wow, you sure spread the link-love around!
Everyone loves a miscreant, right?
My reponse (to the meme, not the miscreat question) is coming soon!
So far, this is the best summary of a blog meme I’ve seen:
Randy Charles Morin
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This is from:
http://www.soloseo.com/why-blog-meme.html
those are great reasons! And I love number 2!! LOL
I just saw this. I will put up a response tonight.
5XQMQT
While the time I blog, I learn and I pass on the knowledge to my readers. I do believe I have limited brain storage. Hence, that’s why people do web log! Remember?