Comments on: Am I evil? The dark side of the web… http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/am-i-evil-the-dark-side-of-the-web/ Digital Content, Marketing and Disruptive Technology Consultancy Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:14:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: make money online http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/am-i-evil-the-dark-side-of-the-web/#comment-222 make money online Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:48:38 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=304#comment-222 <strong>make money online...</strong> Great content. I'll keep coming back for similar posts which I cannot wait to read.... make money online…

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]]> By: TheWayoftheWeb » The strange case of the hitchiking slug… http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/am-i-evil-the-dark-side-of-the-web/#comment-220 TheWayoftheWeb » The strange case of the hitchiking slug… Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:12:17 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=304#comment-220 [...] our very fluffy black cat wandered in as I was doing some work on the laptop (I think it was my Am I Evil? post). Taking a quick look at him, and removing some stray foliage he’d picked up, I noticed [...] [...] our very fluffy black cat wandered in as I was doing some work on the laptop (I think it was my Am I Evil? post). Taking a quick look at him, and removing some stray foliage he’d picked up, I noticed [...]

]]> By: Gennefer Snowfield http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/am-i-evil-the-dark-side-of-the-web/#comment-219 Gennefer Snowfield Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:02:19 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=304#comment-219 Excellent post, and you bring some important insights to light regarding the changing motives of bloggers and the market conditions that have prompted some of those changes such as increased competition, oversaturation, and the ability to propagate your message to the masses. My main criteria when determining if a blog is 'quality' is if it made me think. Even if I don't necessarily agree with the author's stance, if it offered a clear point of view, and shared <i>something</i> it's worth a read. You can tell when a blogger is personally invested in their content vs. just trying to slap up a post for fame or 'fortune,' but if you are trying to get rich blogging, a) you miss the point, b) you rob your readers and c) you contribute to the decline of the web community. The fact is that there are thousands upon thousands of excellent blogs out there, harnessing the technology to forward thinking and advance knowldge, but at the heart of it, it's about sharing. And if those are your motives, I say 'blog on and prosper!' Excellent post, and you bring some important insights to light regarding the changing motives of bloggers and the market conditions that have prompted some of those changes such as increased competition, oversaturation, and the ability to propagate your message to the masses. My main criteria when determining if a blog is ‘quality’ is if it made me think. Even if I don’t necessarily agree with the author’s stance, if it offered a clear point of view, and shared something it’s worth a read. You can tell when a blogger is personally invested in their content vs. just trying to slap up a post for fame or ‘fortune,’ but if you are trying to get rich blogging, a) you miss the point, b) you rob your readers and c) you contribute to the decline of the web community. The fact is that there are thousands upon thousands of excellent blogs out there, harnessing the technology to forward thinking and advance knowldge, but at the heart of it, it’s about sharing. And if those are your motives, I say ‘blog on and prosper!’

]]> By: Gennefer Snowfield http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/am-i-evil-the-dark-side-of-the-web/#comment-5614 Gennefer Snowfield Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:02:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=304#comment-5614 Excellent post, and you bring some important insights to light regarding the changing motives of bloggers and the market conditions that have prompted some of those changes such as increased competition, oversaturation, and the ability to propagate your message to the masses. My main criteria when determining if a blog is 'quality' is if it made me think. Even if I don't necessarily agree with the author's stance, if it offered a clear point of view, and shared <i>something</i> it's worth a read. You can tell when a blogger is personally invested in their content vs. just trying to slap up a post for fame or 'fortune,' but if you are trying to get rich blogging, a) you miss the point, b) you rob your readers and c) you contribute to the decline of the web community. The fact is that there are thousands upon thousands of excellent blogs out there, harnessing the technology to forward thinking and advance knowldge, but at the heart of it, it's about sharing. And if those are your motives, I say 'blog on and prosper!' Excellent post, and you bring some important insights to light regarding the changing motives of bloggers and the market conditions that have prompted some of those changes such as increased competition, oversaturation, and the ability to propagate your message to the masses. My main criteria when determining if a blog is ‘quality’ is if it made me think. Even if I don’t necessarily agree with the author’s stance, if it offered a clear point of view, and shared something it’s worth a read. You can tell when a blogger is personally invested in their content vs. just trying to slap up a post for fame or ‘fortune,’ but if you are trying to get rich blogging, a) you miss the point, b) you rob your readers and c) you contribute to the decline of the web community. The fact is that there are thousands upon thousands of excellent blogs out there, harnessing the technology to forward thinking and advance knowldge, but at the heart of it, it’s about sharing. And if those are your motives, I say ‘blog on and prosper!’

]]> By: Descartes http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/am-i-evil-the-dark-side-of-the-web/#comment-218 Descartes Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:57:17 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=304#comment-218 I have seen a few blogs which have gone so far as to create a No Ads banner to show how virtuous they are-which has to be at least as bad as bragging about how many Twitter followers you have. I have blogged both for money and for the joy of the craft of writing and I must admit that I don't make that much money and still enjoy the writing. So why bother with the ads and such? Well, why not? Ten bucks is ten bucks. I am as mad about my stats as any other blogger, and I know a few who study each visitor and track them back a couple of pages to see where they came from. These are blogs with twenty hits a day. I just love the raw numbers. Anyway, good post- I have seen a few blogs which have gone so far as to create a No Ads banner to show how virtuous they are-which has to be at least as bad as bragging about how many Twitter followers you have.

I have blogged both for money and for the joy of the craft of writing and I must admit that I don’t make that much money and still enjoy the writing. So why bother with the ads and such? Well, why not? Ten bucks is ten bucks.

I am as mad about my stats as any other blogger, and I know a few who study each visitor and track them back a couple of pages to see where they came from. These are blogs with twenty hits a day. I just love the raw numbers.

Anyway, good post-

]]> By: Descartes http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/am-i-evil-the-dark-side-of-the-web/#comment-5613 Descartes Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:57:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=304#comment-5613 I have seen a few blogs which have gone so far as to create a No Ads banner to show how virtuous they are-which has to be at least as bad as bragging about how many Twitter followers you have. I have blogged both for money and for the joy of the craft of writing and I must admit that I don't make that much money and still enjoy the writing. So why bother with the ads and such? Well, why not? Ten bucks is ten bucks. I am as mad about my stats as any other blogger, and I know a few who study each visitor and track them back a couple of pages to see where they came from. These are blogs with twenty hits a day. I just love the raw numbers. Anyway, good post- I have seen a few blogs which have gone so far as to create a No Ads banner to show how virtuous they are-which has to be at least as bad as bragging about how many Twitter followers you have.

I have blogged both for money and for the joy of the craft of writing and I must admit that I don’t make that much money and still enjoy the writing. So why bother with the ads and such? Well, why not? Ten bucks is ten bucks.

I am as mad about my stats as any other blogger, and I know a few who study each visitor and track them back a couple of pages to see where they came from. These are blogs with twenty hits a day. I just love the raw numbers.

Anyway, good post-

]]> By: Am I evil? The dark side of the web… http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/am-i-evil-the-dark-side-of-the-web/#comment-217 Am I evil? The dark side of the web… Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:16:29 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=304#comment-217 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt [...] [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt [...]

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