Comments on: Dear Scott, http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/12/dear-scott/ “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:57:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jon Becker http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/12/dear-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Jon Becker Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:26:22 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-144 You don't like the pop ups? I'm mixed myself. They do prevent me from following a broken link, but that's about it. I'm thinking of disabling them. You don’t like the pop ups? I’m mixed myself. They do prevent me from following a broken link, but that’s about it. I’m thinking of disabling them.

]]> By: John Hendron http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/12/dear-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-143 John Hendron Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:49:21 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-143 I'd be one to visit more often if the new "SnapShots" pop ups went away. I don't think they are terribly "usable", in a web-design kind of way. I’d be one to visit more often if the new “SnapShots” pop ups went away. I don’t think they are terribly “usable”, in a web-design kind of way.

]]> By: Gilbert http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/12/dear-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Gilbert Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:15:54 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-135 I think the debate has become polarised between a false dichotomy. Either working like a Van Gogh to be discover postmortem (or at least RIP in the blogscape) to the ‘American Idol - now that you’ve won what are you going to do’ model. Recognition is needed to motivate and should not be seen as some betrayal of values. I think this has been a great riff Jon and has inspired me to post up my thoughts 4WIW. Intelligent or Unintelligent design? A blogger’s conundrum. I offer my own dichotomy hopefully a good one – Stephen Jay Gould in one of his books said dichotomies were powerful because of the synthesis of their adversarial relationship, providing you were comparing the correct opposites points of view Gilbert I think the debate has become polarised between a false dichotomy. Either working like a Van Gogh to be discover postmortem (or at least RIP in the blogscape) to the ‘American Idol – now that you’ve won what are you going to do’ model. Recognition is needed to motivate and should not be seen as some betrayal of values.

I think this has been a great riff Jon and has inspired me to post up my thoughts 4WIW.

Intelligent or Unintelligent design? A blogger’s conundrum.

I offer my own dichotomy hopefully a good one – Stephen Jay Gould in one of his books said dichotomies were powerful because of the synthesis of their adversarial relationship, providing you were comparing the correct opposites points of view

Gilbert

]]> By: Jon Becker http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/12/dear-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Jon Becker Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:50:12 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-136 Not only is my technorati rating up, but my "Reflections..." post has been viewed 621 times as of now. Gotta go figure out how to keep my stock up! Not only is my technorati rating up, but my “Reflections…” post has been viewed 621 times as of now.

Gotta go figure out how to keep my stock up!

]]> By: Colette Cassinelli http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/12/dear-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Colette Cassinelli Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:38:29 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-137 Hey Jon - Your technorati rating jumped 10 points in 2 days - I'm buying stock!!! :) Seriously, Being a fairly new <a href="http://edtechvision.org" rel="nofollow">blogger</a> myself I'm glad you opened this can of worms. It has made me evaluate why I blog and my connection to the edublogosphere. For me it's all about L-E-A-R-N-I-N-G and absorbing as much as I can from any resource that is available. Good luck and happy blogging! Hey Jon – Your technorati rating jumped 10 points in 2 days – I’m buying stock!!! :)

Seriously, Being a fairly new blogger myself I’m glad you opened this can of worms. It has made me evaluate why I blog and my connection to the edublogosphere. For me it’s all about L-E-A-R-N-I-N-G and absorbing as much as I can from any resource that is available.

Good luck and happy blogging!

]]> By: Scott McLeod http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/12/dear-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Scott McLeod Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:36:39 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-138 They'll only come - and maybe stay - if you do the things in #3 consistently. And they'll also leave, and maybe never come back. If you want your traffic to increase - and obviously many don't care about that - then all you can do is hope you gain more than you lose. But most of all, it does NOT happen in 3.5 months. It may not happen in a year. But I'm guessing that you'll have more readers in 18 months than you do now. 'Cause you're blogging good stuff. Which is why I said get back to me then. So now it comes down to what Ric Murry said (see http://snipurl.com/becker): "You now have an audience. Many of the people whose names you included in your post have responded, and in doing so, they have given you an audience (that's how I found you). Now for the hard part: What will you provide to keep us coming back? You have invited yourself to the buffet. You have knocked on the door to the inner circle. You have made your presence known. You have said, as all of us have, 'I am somebody. I am important in the conversation.' What will your role in the conversation be?" We eagerly await - over the next many months - your answer. They’ll only come – and maybe stay – if you do the things in #3 consistently. And they’ll also leave, and maybe never come back. If you want your traffic to increase – and obviously many don’t care about that – then all you can do is hope you gain more than you lose. But most of all, it does NOT happen in 3.5 months. It may not happen in a year. But I’m guessing that you’ll have more readers in 18 months than you do now. ‘Cause you’re blogging good stuff. Which is why I said get back to me then.

So now it comes down to what Ric Murry said (see http://snipurl.com/becker): “You now have an audience. Many of the people whose names you included in your post have responded, and in doing so, they have given you an audience (that’s how I found you). Now for the hard part: What will you provide to keep us coming back? You have invited yourself to the buffet. You have knocked on the door to the inner circle. You have made your presence known. You have said, as all of us have, ‘I am somebody. I am important in the conversation.’ What will your role in the conversation be?”

We eagerly await – over the next many months – your answer.

]]> By: Jon Becker http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/12/dear-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Jon Becker Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:33:55 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-139 Yes, thanks Stephen and Vicki. Believe it or not, I wrote the post reasonably quickly before leaving for a...get this...cocktail party (actually, more like a chili party), and spent a large part of the time rhuminating over the realization that I hadn't linked back to Scott's letter/post. My bad, Scott et al. Yes, thanks Stephen and Vicki. Believe it or not, I wrote the post reasonably quickly before leaving for a…get this…cocktail party (actually, more like a chili party), and spent a large part of the time rhuminating over the realization that I hadn’t linked back to Scott’s letter/post. My bad, Scott et al.

]]> By: Vicki Davis http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/12/dear-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Vicki Davis Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:10:23 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-141 I agree -- you should link to Scott's post -- it is not good netiquette. In fact, the very first time I posted the item about yours, I had forgotten to link to yours and figured it out pretty quickly and rectified it. We all make mistakes, however, just link back. Think of all of the FREE press and links you and Scott are getting. However, I think it is time to move on and talk about education. Although some won't see all of this until Monday, it is important to put the bulk of our energies towards what is most important...teaching our students. None of us teach for ego (I don't think.) Neither should we edublog for that reason. Welcome to the edublogosphere... catch you later. I agree — you should link to Scott’s post — it is not good netiquette. In fact, the very first time I posted the item about yours, I had forgotten to link to yours and figured it out pretty quickly and rectified it. We all make mistakes, however, just link back.

Think of all of the FREE press and links you and Scott are getting. However, I think it is time to move on and talk about education. Although some won’t see all of this until Monday, it is important to put the bulk of our energies towards what is most important…teaching our students.

None of us teach for ego (I don’t think.) Neither should we edublog for that reason.

Welcome to the edublogosphere… catch you later.

]]> By: Stephen Downes http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/12/dear-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Stephen Downes Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:41:10 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-140 If you respond directly to someone's post, please link to it, so we don't have to guess what it might be on the basis of a first name. If you respond directly to someone’s post, please link to it, so we don’t have to guess what it might be on the basis of a first name.

]]> By: Cathy Nelson http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/12/dear-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Cathy Nelson Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:57:50 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-142 Aw c'mon, revel in your popularity today. Show us some more stats. I'd LOVE to see today's spike. Vicky Davis has asked for it too, hasn't she? Aw c’mon, revel in your popularity today. Show us some more stats. I’d LOVE to see today’s spike. Vicky Davis has asked for it too, hasn’t she?

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