I played with the poll I posted a few days ago. First I have to thank you for partaking it. 44 participants helped me to get a slightly better insight about how people see their own blogs and what they like/don't like when it comes to dealing with the content on their f-list. I made a little Excel table, put in the results and then did some calculating. Some facts - the ones coming from original answers - are pretty obvious, I just wanted to see the correlation of some "insight" to "turn offs".
So, here are obvious conclusuions:
- Getting to know people and sharing ideas - two major blogging reasons; 81,8 and 86,4 percent respectively.
- Lack of content/relevance is the main reason to stay indifferent to replying/commenting: 48,7 percent.
- Understandably, 47,37 of those who want to get to know people better are put off by lack of content in other people's blog.
- A clear 25 percent of those who feel that blogs bring sharing ideas don't like posts with too many words and pictures.
- Only 2,27 percent of those who need ego boosting and who are feeling better in BlogWorld loathe other people's Egotrips.
- Only 4,55 percent of people like to vent and don't like other bloggers doing it (and whining).
- Nudity is hardly ever a reason for not replying.
- Politics is not a big turn off (17,9 percent), but it's a rather stand alone reason. It's OFF politics, ON anything else.
So, here's a tip that can be scratched out of all that:
Try to write happy, cheerful posts, but keep it light when it comes to verbal diarrhoea; don't post all your pictures and you can easily throw in some nudity for good measure. Oh and changing username/handle does seem to chime in with a need for ego boosting.
And here's a shot of my pretty table. :)
And now sue me.
- Location:Home
- Mood:
silly - Music:Normalities - Pink Skyscraper
...because my days are on a slightly wilder side, hence a crappy mobile picture.
Oh, and this, yesterday when Iggy and I tried to sort out some banking business and all the counsellors alreaday left. A sweet, kind blonde lady in neckbreaking golden stilettos tried to helped us a but. She gave us two business cards.
"Oh, I'll give you two contacts. First one is lady and the other one is (...a short pause with a radiant little smile...) gentleman. And then you can decide."
I was about to burst in laughter and utter one of those closeted gay Derek (from The Catherine Tate Show) sentences like "I beg pardon? What on Earth are you insinuating?" :))))))))))))))
Totally made my day.
- Location:Office
- Mood:
silly - Music:Miaow - Lentement
And discuss, please.
Poll #1480263 It's all about blogging.
This poll is closed.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 44
I keep my blog alive just because... - click all that apply.
...I am waiting for my new partner to appear.![]()
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1 (2.3%)
...I think it's kinda cool to share ideas.![]()
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36 (81.8%)
...I just need to vent somewhere.![]()
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18 (40.9%)
...I am a person that like communication.![]()
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30 (68.2%)
...it's a sort of my report/update approach to life.![]()
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26 (59.1%)
...I need more ego boosting.![]()
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10 (22.7%)
...I love getting to know people better.![]()
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38 (86.4%)
...I feel better in BlogWorld that in real World.![]()
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6 (13.6%)
I am staying "in touch" with my f-list...
...using LJ notifications.![]()
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2 (4.5%)
...by browsing Friends Page.![]()
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19 (43.2%)
...based on you-reply-I-reply approach.![]()
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0 (0.0%)
...a combination of that all.![]()
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23 (52.3%)
What's the main turn OFF when it comes to commenting/replying?
Politics![]()
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7 (17.9%)
Nudity![]()
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1 (2.6%)
Whining![]()
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15 (38.5%)
Venting![]()
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3 (7.7%)
Too many pictures![]()
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3 (7.7%)
Egotrips![]()
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15 (38.5%)
Long, words posts![]()
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9 (23.1%)
Lack of relevance/content![]()
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19 (48.7%)
How many times have you changed your username/handle?
Ok, I need some quidance here. Should I continue...
Language Lessons![]()
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26 (65.0%)
F-Blogs![]()
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31 (77.5%)
FYFF/WBW/GST you name it![]()
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32 (80.0%)
30 part Story![]()
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16 (40.0%)
- Location:Office
- Mood:
silly - Music:John Legend - PDA (We Just Don't Care)
Bastards. :)
Original images are here, the animated gif morph is HERE. I am not that fat, right?
- Location:Home
- Mood:
silly - Music:Juanes - Ne creo en el jamas
( Foggies. )
- Location:Office
- Mood:
happy - Music:Siddharta - Tria
The Dragon Bridge. Well, not the complete bridge. :)
( Cut. )
- Location:Home
- Mood:
happy - Music:Claude Challe - Carmenita Lounging
- Location:Home
- Mood:
silly - Music:En Vogue - Whatever
San Francisco's People. Canon 5DmkII 24p from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.
- Location:Home
- Mood:
ecstatic - Music:Bernard Hermann - Taxi Driver Theme
That is all.
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Autumnal symmetry.
Colours.
Even cold metal looks nicer in warm afternoon sun.
And Jaka, trying to escape from my cam. Again. :)
- Location:Office
- Mood:
silly - Music:Universal Being - Size Of An Elephant
Got It Good - My Story in Stills from Tomaz Celestina on Vimeo.
Summer09 from Tomaz Celestina on Vimeo.
- Location:Office
- Mood:
thankful - Music:Paula Cole - Autumn Leaves
Top Commenters on
- Location:Home
- Mood:
silly - Music:Radio
Grazie per tutto, belli, e a presto!
(Yes, they even made me molest my shitty Italian.... but it was about time someone did it. LOL)
Antonino and Rinaldo.
( Good people in my life... )
- Location:Home
- Mood:
happy - Music:Skye Edwards - Jamaica Days
"Do you know why?" asked Mitja.
"..."
"Because you always talk too much."
LOL Thanks, guys!!!
- Location:Office
- Mood:
silly - Music:Art Of Noise - Approximate Mood Swing No. 2
( Click for colours. )
- Location:Home
- Music:Massive Attack - Psyche
- Location:Home
- Mood:
happy - Music:Iggy singing to birds.......
I didn't manage to reply anything to that because we were suddenly too busy kissing. I was absolutely lost, busy dissolving into a puddle of sweat and desire. The feel of his hand on the back of my head, clutching me, fingers entwined in my hair, pulling my head backwards, leaving my neck exposed to him, open prey to his lips, his teeth if he so chose.
- Location:Home
- Mood:
happy - Music:Radio
Any more questions? :)
- Location:Office
- Mood:
happy - Music:Beyonce - Deja Vu
- Location:Office
- Mood:
happy - Music:Bossa Nostra - Kontaminazione II
- Location:Office
- Mood:
silly - Music:Quindon Tarver - When Dovers Cry
We have it all. LOL No, I am joking. Well, I am not. I finally managed to put back together the 12th part of our story and I have to say that I do have some tough time sometimes. My imagination and language skills just lack the push and drive of the stuff you contribute, so I need to work really hard to keep up. And I have to say you really added some good material for The Day As It Was - part 12. And the whole story is --- HERE. Enjoy! :)
- Location:Office
- Mood:
happy - Music:The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Chemical Brothers Remix)
