Don't we all need validation in some way? My family wonders about the time Mumsers spends blogging. Bonnet tip to Mom on a Mission who had one of these thing-a-ma-bobs on her site. Dane Carlson of Business Opportunities blog came up with this little monetary blog evaluation ditty. You can put one on your site but I betcha big buckaroos some bloggers will play around to see how they measure up to other bloggers. Cents and $ense and, some would say, non-sense. Advertisers are moving to the online environment (up 37% the first six months of '06 over the same period in '05) and money is the measurement of all things, isn't it.
Play toys, creative joys. New media: not boring. New economy: fluff, not stuff.
Note: Not for sale. No how, no way. Not even for a trillion trillion. Do I even need to tell you that I played with this thingy-bob and the code?
Ha! I believed it. If you're going to play with the code, make it real high, like I did at the old site, where that widget displayed $6 million dollars. Some folks even fell for it!
Posted by: Miss Cellania | October 05, 2006 at 11:51 AM
On the other hand, anything is possible. This is an actual result:
Your blog, boingboing.net/, is worth $11,533,552.20
Posted by: Miss Cellania | October 05, 2006 at 11:52 AM
All things in moderation! Blogging, like a job, working out, yardwork, painting, and playing a guitar, is certainly valuable and can play play many different roles in ones life. It can be a way to earn money, it can be a way to play at a hobby, it can be a creative release, it can be used for the ultimate betterment of all mankind, it can hone skills, it can be a social release. (I am limiting my list to only positive reasons here). That being acknowledged, there is a time to shut it down, and pay proper attention to the other parts of life. Creditor's, for instance, enjoy receiving your checks each month. Eating is right up there on the list. Showing up at events on time is still considered a positive trait. You wouldn't enjoy being called outside to watch someone change the oil in the car, or to sit quietly watching the taxes being prepared while you are completely ignored. I feel that the "off" button on the computer is a great tool that should be used each and every day.
Posted by: ra | October 06, 2006 at 07:46 AM