Most mornings I skim bloglines, (I still miss google reader), and think, 'why do I even bother?'
Most of the blogs in my reader are about fashion, interior design and food, because there aren't many remaining personal blogs that I enjoy reading; identifying just this morning that personal blogs are what I most enjoy.
I have my long time favorites, thankfully they're still writing, and I keep the handful of others that haven't shut their blog down completely, in hopes that they'll begin again.
When I started, it was only personal blogs. Monetizing, marketing...it just wasn't happening back then, and I liked it like that. It was community building in a way that's very different now.
There is value for me in both formats and it's why I've continued to write personally here, (or there), for as long as I have. Whether people read is almost irrelevant, although I do love that all of you still come here and read, (I see you), I know I write here for me. To mark time and place, to capture little moments that feel big, and big moments that aren't big to anyone but me.
I write differently here than I do in my journal. The instances captured here seem like a record of our daily lives, a more personalized glimpse into what has been happening in my daily world. My choice of words a map to a period of time, perhaps cryptic, always telling if you read in between.
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I know that coming here is me seeking connection. The irony isn't lost as there are very few comments or interactions happening; I think I'm holding onto what was.
I know that coming here is me seeking connection. The irony isn't lost as there are very few comments or interactions happening; I think I'm holding onto what was.
i miss google reader, too. it just felt so familiar. now i use feedly, which is as similar as i could find. i've noticed my own blog reading often consists of reading the few i still read (and rarely, rarely commenting) or just plain clicking 'mark all as read' so i can feel like i've accomplished something. i have a feeling i'm doing it wrong. :-)
ReplyDeleteI mourn Google reader daily. Nothing else feels right. But anyway, I'm glad you still write here. I'm glad there are still personal blogs written by people who are not using them for marketing. There are some really great ones that do, sure, and I still read and even love them but oh how it does my heart good to sometimes see a blog that doesn't have a 'Subscribe to my newsletter!' form in the sidebar : )
ReplyDeleteI too find personal blogs most appealing. Luckily there are still some beauties out there in the midst of all the noise.
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