Comments on: Whatever Happened To…? http://www.blogminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/ File under 'blogging', 'money' and 'WTF?' Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:14:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: arnold http://www.blogminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 arnold Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:33:45 +0000 http://www.richminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/#comment-1331 I am a new blogger. I find the blogs left on this webpage fascinating. Who would have thought that an online based communication system could have caused many to have an undying affinity for expression on the web? The blog is dead when those who love it most leave it behind. The blog is dead when YOU say it is. I am a new blogger. I find the blogs left on this webpage fascinating. Who would have thought that an online based communication system could have caused many to have an undying affinity for expression on the web? The blog is dead when those who love it most leave it behind. The blog is dead when YOU say it is.

]]> By: Kirsty http://www.blogminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1322 Kirsty Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:52:08 +0000 http://www.richminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/#comment-1322 What ever happened to the Rich Minx??? Come back! What ever happened to the Rich Minx??? Come back!

]]> By: 2ThePoint http://www.blogminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1318 2ThePoint Sun, 18 May 2008 11:05:56 +0000 http://www.richminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/#comment-1318 Hi RichMinx I must say: I do miss CashQuests.com when it was owned by Kumiko. I also miss worldofangel.com. But I guess it's part of the natural flow of things. I have a couple of dormant blogs myself. Funnily enough, it was the one blog that I set up on a whim that seems to be chugging along nicely. take care... Hi RichMinx

I must say: I do miss CashQuests.com when it was owned by Kumiko. I also miss worldofangel.com. But I guess it’s part of the natural flow of things. I have a couple of dormant blogs myself. Funnily enough, it was the one blog that I set up on a whim that seems to be chugging along nicely.

take care…

]]> By: July Bucks http://www.blogminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 July Bucks Thu, 08 May 2008 14:09:59 +0000 http://www.richminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/#comment-1316 Don't dramatize this much and be more enthusiastic! :) Lots of blogs appear and disappear for tons of reasons. Blog is a kind of community which is always pity to loss. Don’t dramatize this much and be more enthusiastic! :) Lots of blogs appear and disappear for tons of reasons. Blog is a kind of community which is always pity to loss.

]]> By: Jack @ The Tech Teapot http://www.blogminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 Jack @ The Tech Teapot Tue, 06 May 2008 09:18:29 +0000 http://www.richminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/#comment-1315 $100 per week...wow you must live cheap! $100 per week…wow you must live cheap!

]]> By: Emma http://www.blogminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 Emma Sun, 04 May 2008 18:55:20 +0000 http://www.richminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/#comment-1314 I get a little sad when I notice a blog left unattended for a long time. One of those was Marco Richter, this guy came out like gang busters. He published a top 100 list of blogs about blogging. I was on his list and one of the factors used for ranking was subscriber numbers. I never really cared about subscribers and had around 60. But just so I would rank better I threw a subscriber contest. I passed the coveted 100 mark. Just to rank better on his list. Then he abandoned the site. I always wondered what happened? Did he just get bored? Did he wake up with amnesia and forget he had a blog? Is he alright? I guess I like finality. I'd like a good bye or a dear blog letter. I get a little sad when I notice a blog left unattended for a long time. One of those was Marco Richter, this guy came out like gang busters. He published a top 100 list of blogs about blogging. I was on his list and one of the factors used for ranking was subscriber numbers. I never really cared about subscribers and had around 60. But just so I would rank better I threw a subscriber contest. I passed the coveted 100 mark. Just to rank better on his list. Then he abandoned the site. I always wondered what happened? Did he just get bored? Did he wake up with amnesia and forget he had a blog? Is he alright? I guess I like finality. I’d like a good bye or a dear blog letter.

]]> By: Ling http://www.blogminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 Ling Sun, 04 May 2008 14:48:03 +0000 http://www.richminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/#comment-1313 People being afraid of death is ok, and normal. But if you're starting to feel scared about your blog dying, you need to see a therapist. Like now. People being afraid of death is ok, and normal. But if you’re starting to feel scared about your blog dying, you need to see a therapist. Like now.

]]> By: Beat the Bank http://www.blogminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 Beat the Bank Sun, 04 May 2008 08:08:10 +0000 http://www.richminx.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to/#comment-1312 It is true that blogs disapear, like all things there is a natural attrition rate, the same darwinian concepts that apply to biology apply to the web as well it seems. But the one thing that stands out among the failed blogs that litter cyberspace like space junk litters space is that those bloggers that try to make money normally loose heart while those that truly love their subject do not, even if they only post once a week, or once a month. As an aside the concept of being able to sell a blog seems vaguely wrong, a blog is a communication, a converation via electronic media between the author and the readers and between the readers themselves. You can't sell a conversation in the real world, why can it be done online? Its like a new actor taking over a much loved tv character, it just doesn't feel right. It is true that blogs disapear, like all things there is a natural attrition rate, the same darwinian concepts that apply to biology apply to the web as well it seems. But the one thing that stands out among the failed blogs that litter cyberspace like space junk litters space is that those bloggers that try to make money normally loose heart while those that truly love their subject do not, even if they only post once a week, or once a month.

As an aside the concept of being able to sell a blog seems vaguely wrong, a blog is a communication, a converation via electronic media between the author and the readers and between the readers themselves. You can’t sell a conversation in the real world, why can it be done online? Its like a new actor taking over a much loved tv character, it just doesn’t feel right.

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