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May 18, 2006

The Show Is in the Comments

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 12:13 pm

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Blogging Is Conversation

I’ve heard it said before that the internet has changed the world of news. That the news used to end when it was put into print, now that’s when the news begins. HART said it first, Half the show is inthe comments. Sometimes it’s more than half. Yesterday, 37signals published a small piece by guest poster Ryan Carson teaching bloggers how to use digg.com to market their articles.

The current 46 comments that follow discuss the pros and cons of self-promotion using digg.com and in some ways overpower the original article. It’s also a great demonstration of how a blogger deals with mixed reviews of a posting.

You can access the whole thing by clicking the title shot below.

37signals Small Biz 101: Digg

One truth about blogging is that you can never know for sure where a post might take you.

Thank Ryan for the well-written post that started a fine discussion — one that we should all think through from every angle.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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4 Comments to “The Show Is in the Comments”

  1. May 19th, 2006 at 4:39 am
    Anthony said

    The commentalicious goodness in great blogs really is why bloggers have the keys to THE nicest car in the media car lot.

  2. May 19th, 2006 at 5:51 am
    ME Strauss said

    What a lovely thing to say Anthony . . . I like your choice of words. :)

  3. May 19th, 2006 at 7:26 am
    Anthony said

    I’m glad you liked it. I spent three days writing that comment. Was waiting for the right post to add it to.

  4. May 19th, 2006 at 7:27 am
    ME Strauss said

    Thank you for the lovely laugh that I am now enjoying. What a great way to start my Friday morning. You are a dear man, Anthony. I’m still waiting to read that next idea.

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