WHAT
THE BLOGOSPHERE WANTS MORE OF
Blog readers
want to
see
more:
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- original
research,
surveys etc.
- original,
well-crafted
fiction
- great
finds: resources,
blogs,
essays, artistic works
- news
not found anywhere
else
- category
killers:
aggregators that
capture the best
of
many blogs/feeds, so they need not be read individually
- clever,
concise
political opinion
(most readers
prefer these consistent with their own views)
- benchmarks,
quantitative analysis
- personal
stories,
experiences,
lessons learned
- first-hand
accounts
- live
reports from events
- insight:
leading-edge thinking
&
novel
perspectives
- short
educational pieces
- relevant
"aha" graphics
- great
photos
- useful
tools and
checklists
- précis,
summaries, reviews and
other
time-savers
- fun
stuff: quizzes,
self-evaluations,
other
interactive content
|
Blog writers
want to
see
more:
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- constructive
criticism,
reaction,
feedback
- 'thank
you' comments,
and why readers liked their
post
- requests
for future
posts on specific
subjects
- foundation
articles:
posts that
writers can build on,
on their own blogs
- reading
lists/aggregations of
material on specific,
leading-edge subjects that writers can use as resource material
- wonderful
examples of
writing of a
particular genre,
that they can learn from
- comments
that engender
lively
discussion
- guidance on
how to write in
the
strange world of
weblogs
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