Comments on: 5 reasons why probloggers remain probloggers

By: Jim (roboRobert)

Jim (roboRobert) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:23:33 +0000

I agree the robo-prefix in our names is a semi miraculous coincidence! we should start a club!

By: robojiannis

robojiannis — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:12:55 +0000

@Terry
after I’m done with the thesis, first thing I’ll do is clean up my subscriptions. I’ll stay devoted to my small network ;), which I hope to develop into more collaborative projects.
I’m open to suggestions and I’ll keep you posted!

By: Terry Heath

Terry Heath — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:39:30 +0000

I knew you were working on your master’s thesis, and could see it was obvious you read many blogs, but I hadn’t put it all together. I just thought you were a super-dedicated blog groupie or something, I guess.

I hope I don’t lose the honor of your insightful comments on my own blog when you finish your thesis.

Terry

By: robojiannis

robojiannis — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:58:40 +0000

I totally agree, that scanning the headline/content is the key to get past “useless” posts.

By: Paul M. Banas

Paul M. Banas — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:21:51 +0000

Google Reader has a great tool for getting through repetitive blog blogging posts: the J key.

Which is why one of the best pieces of blogging advice I’ve heard is to spend as much time on your headlines as you do on the body copy. When I’m reading 100+ new posts per sitting, I spend about a 1/2 second scanning per post.

All that said, reading 37 blog bloggers at a time is a truly an exercise in patience and concentration. I think my head would explode.

PMB

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:15:34 +0000

I have unsubscribed from probloggers. Ever notice how each one will write about the same thing withing days of each other? I picked my favorite and dropped the others. They sometimes can give you ideas to write on, especially when you know they are wrong. John Chow and Agloco for example. Was he wrong about that one or what.

By: robojiannis

robojiannis — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:17:53 +0000

hehe, I know it’s too much. But I’m a special case…
It’s my master thesis to study the structure and connectivity of social networks.

By: RT Cunningham

RT Cunningham — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:12:57 +0000

That depends on what you call a problog. There’s 3 or 4 blogs that I read pretty much daily that probably fall in that category, but that’s about it. 37? I wouldn’t have any time to do anything else.

By: robojiannis

robojiannis — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:05:58 +0000

@RT Cunningham
Are these two the only problogs you were following? You’re my hero.

By: RT Cunningham

RT Cunningham — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:23:20 +0000

I unsubscribed from John Chow a long time ago and Lifehacker before that, so I guess I’m not a problogger groupie.