Pondering on blogs...

[hellziggy]

There are other blogging systems out there that "real" bloggers use: Blogger, Blogspot, Typepad, etc.
And I follow some blogs regularly that use those other systems. But I've always felt a bit of disconnect. No matter how much I enjoyed reading it there was always a feeling that something was missing.
As I started leaving comments in some I realized what it was. The thing that makes LiveJournal my "home" instead of other blogs.
It's the threaded comments.
You can have a conversation in LJ. You can respond to each person individually.
If I leave a comment on one of my favorite non-LJ blogs, BirdChick, the only way to know if there are any responses to what I've said is to go back to the post and scroll down to see if there are new comments.
No, I don't expect responses every time I say something. But I also don't like the fact that someone could respond and I'd never know.
I'm not going to not read non-LJ blogs because of this, but I will be left feeling that no matter how cool someone is, I will have a hard time establishing the connections that I get with y'all here on LJ.
This is also why I allow anonymous posting. If someone reads my LJ and wants to say something, I don't want them prevented just because they don't have an LJ of their own.
But I really wish they would get one. :)

Comments

[xionin.livejournal.com]

well said!

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

And in a fit of bitter irony, LJ has decided not to email your comment to me! :)

[theseamster.livejournal.com]

I was also having a conversation recently with some friends and we were discussing how shitty the interface is on myspace. It's messy and hard to navigate, really not user-friendly. I didn't know what you were saying here about some of the other systems, as well.

I'm glad I'm a geek who was absorbed into the cult of LJ.

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

Plus, myspace has the EVIL music playing pages!

[empresspatti.livejournal.com]

I love lj because I am to stoopid to figure any other system out. Plus - everyone I care about is here, complete with wicked sense of humor.

Wanted to tell you that I was sorry about the layoff - but it sounds like you have lots o time to figure everything out. Here's hoping that it turns out to be a real opportunity.

Rooting for you in my little corner of the world.

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)
I've not really been stressing about the layoff yet. It's too far away and I have too much homework.
Yes, LJ people are pretty cool, aren't they?