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Source: WikipediaTodd noted today that he tends to post less frequently when he’s doing the more interesting things.

It seems to me that the really great bloggers (and successful self-promoters) do the opposite of this interest to post inversion pattern. The more interesting things are in their lives, the more these people take the time to share their excitement and good fortune with others.

Wise words from the big man. Otherwise, you end up with posts like this one. Sadly, I don’t see my behavior changing any time soon, as I’m addicted to work and have more highly prioritized spending time with Jen and the kids, seeing shows, learning the bass, dieting and getting into shape. Might I suggest following my Twitter feed?

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Between March 6th and today, I:

• Sat on a panel and then spoke about MyBlogLog at TechStars (with laryngitis)
• Spent six days in Austin @ SXSW (with laryngitis)
• Lost a shoe (temporarily)
• Danced with Heather and Jon (look to your right)
• Heard an absolutely killer mix by Flosstradamus at the People-Powered Party
• Celebrated Jen’s birthday at the local pub
• Brought on a founding CTO
• Closed funding on my new venture, Gnip
• Recovered from laryngitis
• Twittered 75 times

It’s not an excuse, just an explanation.

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Best title ever: Zemanta Will Sex Up Your Blog.

Email me if you’d like to get into the private beta next month.

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Groundhog Day writer Danny Rubin responded to my earlier story, pointing me to a wonderful post from last year in which he discusses the cycle of enlightenment and our perception based upon where a story (artificially?) ends. A must read for anyone who saw the movie.

Additionally, I take this as some validation for what I’m attempting to do with my blog. One hundred words often isn’t enough to do more than formulate an argument and take a basic position. I am dependent upon others to carry on the conversation (or bring me into the loop, as in this case).

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Wow, that took a lot longer than expected, but the blog lives again on a new server with an upgraded WP 2.3.3 backend, thus the new plugins in the sidebar. Still some stuff to sort out, like the ID comments not working quite right, but all in all, I’m chuffed.

And the scary thing? I missed blogging. OMG, I’m becoming one of them!

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I’m so excited about blogging again that I’m considering a second blog, dedicated to widgets. I’ve got a lot of thoughts about the subject and it would be great to write a couple of longer pieces each week, a combination of reviews and knowledge droppin’

But here’s the rub…

I get mentally exhausted every time I think about writing my first piece. 100 words = piece of cake. 750 words = scared shitless. I think I’ll give myself a 250-word cap and attempt to write a few posts before committing to anything.

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So it’s been three weeks and I’m still here. In fact, my posting frequency is accelerating. I’m still figuring out what content works best for me, but the 100-word limit is a surefire winner for me:

• I write 90 words, realize I haven’t made my point, delete everything and start with the point.
• My writing gets tighter when I’m forced to pare six superfluous words.
• I don’t have to spend four hours researching an idea.
• I’m not obsessed with proving I’ve thought out every angle.
• I can still cheat when absolutely necessary

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I love seeing who’s visiting the site and get the biggest thrill when I see someone come back a couple of times in one week. It means a lot to me.

To the MBL team: we really built something great, guys. You rock.

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In the last year or it seems that most sites have stopped publishing trackback addresses.

What do people do now to get themselves involved in the “global conversation”? At MyBlogLog it was practically impossible to get someone to update a blog post with factual corrections; what are chances someone will manually add a link to your followup story to their post?

Seriously, the trackback was one of the coolest parts of the blogosphere. Without them, I’m at a bit of a loss on building readership. Drop some knowledge on a man?

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Bijan Sabet gave me some link love today, and in his post asks that I consider Tumbr next time. I nearly chose Tumblr over Wordpress, and my my thinking lined up like this:

WORDPRESS
Pros: Complete layout control. Loads of third party plug-ins.
Cons: Technologically complex.

TUMBLR
Pros: Simple to use. Built to aggregate lifestream from the ground up.
Cons: Unstructured data + limited layout control = ugly.

I chose Pain In The Ass over Ugly. But hey, the first time I met Om, he said he loved MyBlogLog but wouldn’t use it because it was “too fucking ugly.”

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