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Is it just me?
Posted by shagnast2100 • 10/21/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blogs, creativity, discussions
Or is there a severe lack of creativity here? All I see is a plethora of "get rich quick with a barrage of google ads and meaningless tweets" blogs.
Can someone explain this to me?
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Misread your statement.
There are plenty of great blogs out there, you just have to know how to search for them. -
When you say "all you see", where do you mean, exactly? Since there are more than 100,000 blogs in the directly (actually, I believe it's closer to 200,000, but I'm not sure), that seems unlikely.-
well these discussions are littered with blogs that are pretty much meaningless who can respect the written word as way of truely communicated any certain of meaningful message. And these ad riddled blogs and how to crocks are the norm with everyone asking for feedback
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Hm. These discussions only account for a tiny fraction of the members who have blogs listed here, but I haven't found what you say here to be accurate at all. Offhand, Theresa111, Alcomum, Melindaville, Libdrone, Norski, ThriftShopRomantic, Clioandme and many others who are very active in discussions have very good non-commercial blogs. There are many others, so please, don't read anything in if I've left you out!
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Take a look at my blog... no ads, no tweets... just some words about life.-
He said creative... not dreadfully boring. ;p
Kidding... sort of -
LOL!! Is that how you would describe my blog to others? "dreadfully boring"... has a nice ring to it!
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Poetry isn't my thing, so yes.
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Mine isn't one of those! But I do agree. The quality is hard to find! -
CLick on my avatar and visit my skdd site. There isn't any lack of which you are speaking. So what if I am tooting my own horn. Beep Beep. -
You just have to surf and take your chances. I come across new artistic and creative blogs everyday. -
creativa-what? -
This issue comes up often. No discernible solutions it seems. When I first joined BC I clicked "Groups", found 2 or 3 related to "Art" and posted my first comments there. Very little activity. Minimal responses. I followed the groups for a couple of weeks. Discouraged, I started clicking "Discuss" and have basically been here every since. Yes, frustration shared with others in topic discussions like this, but I don't see any answers.
I just looked at the first art group I connected with back then. The last post a month ago. The other two art groups had posts a day ago - but scant activity.
I don't know...?-
This is a different complaint. USUALLY it's that our discussions are boring. Today it seems to be that our blogs are.
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Further add to my comment above. (w/cynicism writ large) If generating comments/responses to my post were the primary goal, I should not ask questions that interest me - as "Is there a period in which you feel your creativity peaked? Do you know why?" but instead post something like the following:
How many vowels in your first name?
Were you given a nickname? What? and Why?
Given $10 extra receiving change, do you correct teller?
Are polar bears by-polar?
Would you have eaten Eve's apple?
Do all snakes coil when sleeping?
Do you use "LOL" often?
etc., etc. groan. At least it'd generate traffic. -
great now I am pondering whether snakes do or do not coil when they sleep. Also do they sleep?
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dude...you are from Jersey...
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I have a feed reader full of creative blogs that post wonderfully creative stuff.
It seems that some people want an awful lot from these discussions and if people aren't singing to their tune, then they get slammed for lack of creativity and/or intelligence. -
I have deligated the creativity to others, I don't have the time, too busy, poof off a go -
Shag, you might be going about this search the wrong way.
Let us say you are interested in history blogs. Take a handful of blogs you know to be of high quality and free of financial concerns eg The History Blog, the Victorian era, EdwardianPromenade and English Buildings. Read which blogs those four cite, check their own Followers List and then see who follows them. Build up a network of blogs that you trust and enjoy. Add to it from time to time, as you link into new quality blogs.
You have to kiss a lot of warty frogs, but you will find your prince(ss). -
There are thousands of blogs, most of their owners are rarely seen in the forums and those who are don't tend to slam their blogs in people's faces. Take a look through listed blogs not just blogs belonging to those who participate in the forums. -
That's what happen to BC today. There's too many spammers here. -
I hope you check out my blog....all it is is pure creativity. I write, therefor I am. -
Yeah - it can be annoying to filter through the ad-laden, "make money" blogs. I avoid those myself.
But there are lots of great (creative, funny, interesting) blogs out there.
Personally, I hope/believe my blog is in the latter category.
At any rate, directories are usually better sources than boards, but some good ones here too. -
Huh. Neither of my blogs is about getting rich quick. If they are, I want to know where my money is! -
hi dear lz vivit dis..for latest english music albums -
Hmmm... I do have ads. I have a PR 3 on one of those blogs decent traffic so I wouldn't say I'm boring. I do tweet but not on my blog. I will tweet about my blog. No, I don't do get rich. I'm more of an activist, community service type.
Maybe, if you use the search up at the top you'll find something appealing. -
I think some people get what they look for. I look for interesting blogs and find them. Every pone of my "friends" has something interesting to say.-
E.T. pone home.
Sorry, couldn't resist. -
LOL Good catch!
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It can very easily explained. You haven't visited my blog yet.
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