2000 Bloggers
I don’t know that this is in any way special, but my friend Angela Parker mentioned the 2000 Bloggers project during her seminar last week and … I’m in it!
Interesting, without doubt, but how to analyze the significance? To see your face mixed in with all those others is fun. To see your site traffic build is always good, but what are we all doing other than clicking around with no rhyme or reason?
One participant Steve Aitchison is conducting an experiment on the way visitors respond to the project. He says: “For this little experiment I am trying to find out what features would make you click on a photo to find out more information about that person’s blog,” and Steve says if he gets enough replies he will compile some graphs and charts revealing people’s reasons for clicking.
The more I blog, the less time I spend in the physical presence of others. How about you? This project makes me think about those I want to check in with over coffee or a hike or a spirited business discussion, and even those I haven’t seen in years.
So… cool idea Tino. Let’s see where it leads but not forget to connect in person, too!
Comment // February 13th, 2007 // 12:31 pm
This is me, commenting on the news that the project was halted, taken down, etc. several days ago by Tino, as a response to Technorati’s dim view of the results of the project: that being bloated traffic.
I experienced that, but also found a few new blogs to follow and correspond with (no where near 2000). I think the effect of the project and Technorati’s reaction will simply lead to more discussion on what we learned from the experience. Somewhat like what happened with “A Million Little Pieces,” but far less notorious.
If you just post the mosaic and don’t even talk to the participants, any of them, well of course that’s not right. If the project extended your online community in some meaningful way, that’s awesome.
I’m keeping my eye on Tino to see what he does next AND wonder how far Steve Aichison, mentioned above, got with his research?