There was a study a while back that showed that early adoption was one of the main keys to success in social media like blogging and podcasting. Because of the ‘linked’ nature of these ecologies, your readership inevitably snowballs as the technology propogates itself. So Kottke can continue to do posts about his new doormat if he likes, he has enough links in the blogosphere that there’s almost nothing he can do to destroy his readership.

I have a healthy readership – but I blog primarily to entertain myself and I reserve the right to be boring – otherwise what the hell’s the point? The Google Ads hardly pay me enought to blog about anything that doesn’t interest me.

I’m really tired of A-list blogger bitching about other peoples business models and how it often gets pretty personal. You don’t see the head of FOX calling the head of NBC an idiot even if they have different marketing plans. Calacanis has done this on a number of occasions.

JCs tirates on the whole payperpost stuff really pisses me off too.

“The A-listers got to where they are in terms of traffic and advertising because they had HIGH ethics and DIDN’T sell out.”- Calacanis

This kind of comes off like the Sultan of Zutan saying it’s tough to be poor but that it builds character. It’s just another form of advertising. Think of it as product placement.

sorry a little off topic.

ps you need more photos of you in your blog, sucka.