Graphjam is fun. More fun on PCs than Macs – for some reason I couldn’t save the ones I made yesterday to graphjam’s servers. Today, on the other hand, I’ve managed to put one there for the world to see.
This is what it looks like.
If the awesomely persuasive power of graphs isn’t enough to get you people commenting, I don’t know what is…
I made a graph. I used GraphJam. It sums up an extraordinary blogging phenomena.
Update: I made a second graph.
Ji Lee is a designer from Google. He’s done some cool stuff, which I’ve written about before.
He’s put together this chart of relational interactions in the modern age.
Sadly, the blog comment does not appear. I’d say it’s about 5.5. Why not take our relationship to a whole new level, and comment a little. I’ll, conversely, try to write some stuff worth commenting on at some point.
Have you ever noticed that when I comment here (and elsewhere) my little avatar thing is an awesome little picture?
Like so…
Well, you can get one too – my site, like many others around the interwebs, uses Gravatar – and setting one up is free and easy.
All you need to do is go to that site and upload an image that will be associated with your email address.
I realise that at times I am stubborn, obstinate even, in discussions on this blog. But I really like to argue.
So this is a bind.
There’s at least one person who has exiled themselves from commenting because I’m arrogant.
And that’s convicting.
I do really like to argue – though I have a habit of divorcing myself from the implications of the argument and just enjoying the progressive development of ideas.
I have, as a way of warning prospective commenters, introduced a disclaimer to this site. You should read it. Though it’s annoyingly written in third person…
If you’d like to suggest anything that should be added – do so in the comments… though I may disagree with you…
You should also check out the discussion I’ve been having with Dave about the ACL, government and all that stuff, for an example of an argument where I don’t really believe exactly what I’m arguing, but also disagree with some of the counter-arguments. Feel free to chime in their too…
Ok, I have heard your feedback (or lack thereof) and turned off the OpenID plugin. I assume that’s what’s stopping all of you commenting. Go crazy. Go nuts. Go crazygonuts. Comment away. To your heart’s content. All barriers to you sharing your feedback (except my scathing critical wit) have been removed.
I have a new design – that’s obvious for those of you visiting – but for the subscribers you should perhaps stop by and check it out.
Robyn doesn’t like it though – so I may have to change it if I want her posting more often.
Also, apparently commenting is difficult for some people (not the general vibe but a specific) – I think it’s got something to do with the OpenID plug-in I’m using. If commenting has been a problem – can you try commenting on this post without including a website in the website field – that will confirm my suspicions if it works.
Oh yeah, feedback on the design/design issues would be more than welcome.
One day, just to make someone feel special, I’m going to stay up late at night and have a multi-comment discussion on somebody else’s blog just so they feel special – until they click the link and read that they’re all from me.
I think I’ll pick someone who compulsively responds to every comment they receive.
Seriously though – I have decided I should comment on other people’s blogs more, perhaps then more people will comment here. I know you’re out there lurkers. Just lurking. In the corners, or a feed reader. You know who you are.
Sometimes when I am a bit bored, or have some spare time up my sleeve, I choke up my browser by opening up people’s blogs and work my way through them commenting on the post at the top of the page. I don’t comment on every blog I open – but most of the comments I make in that vein are pretty vacuous and I don’t tend to return to continue the discussion or see if they’ve been replied to. But I do like you, all the people who write blogs I read. And I appreciate your efforts in distracting me from my sometimes mundane workplace existence. Here’s my blog link list from the left hand column of my page – if you’re a reader and I haven’t listed you – let me know. I have no doubt forgotten somebody…
If you don’t already read some of these people – you should, they’ll no doubt say interesting stuff.
Dear Lurker
Ben is very wise. He says I shouldn’t try to scare you out of hiding. But I’ve always been a little hot headed and impetuous. So I’m going to temporarily ignore his wise advice and try to attract further lurkers out of the shadows.
Over in the comments thread on that post – one Mr Rodeo Clown – informed me that he lurks occasionally but isn’t a regular because he is intimidated by the frequency of posts.
I guess that makes me the Sizzler of the blog world – which is fitting, because this is one of my most popular posts of all time.
What say you, humble lurker, would you read more if I wrote less?
August 18, 2009