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Re: The Long Tail of Commenting: Never Blog Alone

Thunk Different — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:04:28 -0000

Thanks big guy! i will post 'em on my blog.

-Americo.

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cogmios — Wed, 23 May 2007 17:22:01 -0000

I tried your Technorati Plugin, first it gave me a failure but I realized that I need to upgrade to php5... I did... especially for the plugin and now it works. GREAT PLUGIN! thanks!!!!!

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cogmios — Wed, 23 May 2007 17:08:34 -0000

I wanted to try out your Technorati WordPress Plugin since it seems a very cool gadget for my blog. However it gives me the error "
Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: simplexmlelement in /home/.jericho/edelwater/cogmios.nl/wp-content/plugi... on line 94"

Are there any pre-reqs before installing it? (yes I did input the technorati key).

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Douglas Karr — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:06:28 -0000

Every bit counts! Thank-you!!!

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TechZ — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:20:59 -0000

Thanks for the link back Doug, 15 hits from me, not bad, but could be better ;)

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JTPratt Media — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:43:25 -0000

This was a great post, the stats are really telling. Your participation in other blogs has really paid off, not only in traffic - but it looks like also in your reputation (and PR). I will definitely be coming back to read your regular posts.

I linked to you in my article about blog optimization tips at search optimization school.

Keep up the good work!

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Rick Cockrum — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:32:24 -0000

Hi Doug!

This is the first time I've seen a quantitative measurement of the number of referrals you can get from commenting on other blogs. The numbers are amazing.

Your reasons for commenting are even more important, though:

I don’t do it thinking that it’s going to help my blog; rather, I do it to correct information I think is wrong, encourage folks who I think are doing a great job, and add supporting material to arguments that others make.

Participating in a conversation because you have something to add rather than because of what you'll get out of it is what makes blogging fun and worthwhile.

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Eric — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:07:34 -0000

hey - always great content. Thanks for posting this and keeping up the good writing. I think having an open forum and open comments always leads to better conversation and feedback.

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Sterling Camden — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:31:53 -0000

You're welcome, Doug -- and thanks for all the clicks you've sent my way!

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Douglas Karr — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:21:35 -0000

Martin,

It appears that your site and littmagi.com are served from the same server. I'm not sure how the analytics package captures the source... perhaps a reverse IP of some sort. It is interesting!

Doug

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Martin Weiss — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:06:59 -0000

Just saw that my companie`s website-in-progress (littmagi.com) is represented with 34 links. And that site isn`t even launched. And no single comment.
Weird... The mystics of the internet ;)

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Carolyn Manning — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:06:05 -0000

Well, Doug, it looks like I'm in some good company but I'd better get on the ball if I want to raise your ratings a little more :)

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Guy Pelletier — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:03:26 -0000

Blogging as a communication requires a two way conversation. The comments are key to that principle. When you start to comment on other blogs, people are going to validate your comments by what you say in your own yard.

Good post.

Guy

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Chris Moore — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:18:36 -0000

You know, as often as I give people this very same advice, I never seem to follow it myself.

It's just so easy to get caught up in actually posting and trying to sift through your feeds and make sense of all the info out there, that it's so easy to forget the whole point of what blogs are about: discussion.

Thanks for the reminder, Doug!!!

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Javier — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:06:18 -0000

A million of thanks for link!

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kelvin newman — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:51:00 -0000

Came through from Marketing Pilgrim, its really interesting to see how a few comments here and there can really add up to some discernable traffic. I must try and comment on posts more often!

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Roberta Rosenberg — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:02:18 -0000

Terrific post and glad to do my small part!

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Josh Colter — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:46:06 -0000

Doug,

Thanks for the heads up about correct spelling. Erin from marketing also brought it to my attention today. It's safe to assume that I have learned the error of my ways.

Do you have a "forward to a friend" option on your blog? I want a friend to read your latest post.

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engtech — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:34:56 -0000

Cool stats, what is the time period? (hits since the blog started?)

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Martin Weiss — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:58:11 -0000

Hey, I made the top 50% :)

Seriously though, Doug, thanks for all you insight, and willigness to share and help - both in blogsphere and e-mailsphere.

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Heather D — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:57:38 -0000

Hi Doug -- I have been a part of the Web experience since 1996 and what is amazing to me, ten years later, I finally feel truly connected to the whole. Thanks to blogs and commenting, we are able to extend out the conversation far beyond our market niche, our local/regional business and professional network and any other traditional social network we had before. What's equally profound to me is how the Web feels so much more tied-in now -- there is a great connection almost at every corner.

With the beauty of RSS feeds, we can keep up with what everyone's discussing today -- what's on the minds of our extended network now and helps us keep engaged.

Commenting has truly made us feel connected and allowed us to participate in the larger conversation.

The long tail of commenting is a beautiful way of identifying what's going on here. There's the freedom to engage as often as you like whenever you can or want to. Blogging allows the conversation to continue, evolve and for us, it often spurs new ideas for blog posts.

Great post and we value the "connection" we've made with you!
Keep up the great work!

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Becky Carroll — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:51:37 -0000

Doug,

Glad to see that CustomersRock! is sending links your way, as you have been sending folks to me as well.
Through the Z-list, I have entered a whole new community of like-minded people, and it has been great to
learn from them, including you! I will do some of my own referral analysis (easier, as my blog is
relatively new) and do some reporting soon. Thanks for the idea.

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Andy Beal — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:14:30 -0000

Great post Doug, I've used it as an example over at Marketing Pilgrim. Glad we could send some traffic and thanks for reading!

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Chris Kieff — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:13:00 -0000

Doug,

Thanks for including Unconventional Thinking in your thoughts and the list. Also thanks for visiting and commenting about Mark's article in Forbes.com. We're sure your book will be a great success.

I've been leaving this quote all over the place; but she said it far better than I ever could:
“Never underestimate the power of a small group of dedicated people to change the world. Indeed, it’s all that ever have.”
by Margaret Mead

Best of Luck,
Chris

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Liz Strauss — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:37:34 -0000

What a great post, Doug, for the values you outline here -- not just for the wonderful list. I only recently discovered your blog, but I'm so enjoying it every time I visit. Thank you for the love, but even moreso. Thank you for the continuous great content!