http://futurismic.com/2008/08/05/ding-dong-the-blog-is-dead/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://futurismic.com/2008/08/05/ding-dong-the-blog-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-15849 Alüminyum Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:40:33 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3729#comment-15849 The sad part (irony?) is that this post should be read by all library leaders but will not since only a small minority see any value in the blogspace to begin with. The sad part (irony?) is that this post should be read by all library leaders but will not since only a small minority see any value in the blogspace to begin with.

]]> http://futurismic.com/2008/08/05/ding-dong-the-blog-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-15773 Ian Sales Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:27:29 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3729#comment-15773 It's still possible to engage intelligently with a subject, without having "sf's sexiest babes" or content like that. Um, I'm beginning to understand why I don't read SFX... It’s still possible to engage intelligently with a subject, without having “sf’s sexiest babes” or content like that. Um, I’m beginning to understand why I don’t read SFX…

]]> http://futurismic.com/2008/08/05/ding-dong-the-blog-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-15770 Paul Raven Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:58:31 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3729#comment-15770 You're not thinking in terms of keywords and SEO, Ian; actors attract an amount of search traffic orders of magnitude bigger than authors can manage. And so it goes. You’re not thinking in terms of keywords and SEO, Ian; actors attract an amount of search traffic orders of magnitude bigger than authors can manage. And so it goes.

]]> http://futurismic.com/2008/08/05/ding-dong-the-blog-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-15769 Ian Sales Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:29:56 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3729#comment-15769 Pro writers dreamt up that post on American accents by Brit actors? I suspect they're paying them too much... Pro writers dreamt up that post on American accents by Brit actors? I suspect they’re paying them too much…

]]> http://futurismic.com/2008/08/05/ding-dong-the-blog-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-15767 Paul Raven Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:29:42 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3729#comment-15767 They had a pretty decent smattering of literature and writing pieces in the early months, but they just don't pull traffic like the media-sf list fluff, hence the focus on that. That's economics for ya - they have a stable of pro writers on decent salaries to pay, after all. Whereas I can't even pay for <i>Futurismic</i>'s fiction from the site's ad revenue yet, so maybe it's me that's the fool. *shrug* They had a pretty decent smattering of literature and writing pieces in the early months, but they just don’t pull traffic like the media-sf list fluff, hence the focus on that. That’s economics for ya – they have a stable of pro writers on decent salaries to pay, after all. Whereas I can’t even pay for Futurismic‘s fiction from the site’s ad revenue yet, so maybe it’s me that’s the fool. *shrug*

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