Never start blogging under the impression that you are going to become famous. You aren’t. A rare few become “internet famous,” but not a damn one thus far has become truly famous. Fame is not what blogs are for.
All that said, you should act like fame is in your near future. Because, if you don’t prepare for over-exposure, you will be sorry.
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I would be curious to know what led you think this.
Ah, but I’m gonna become famous. ;)
I’m pretty sure fame is overrated anyways.
Blogebrity is the worst of both worlds: all the over-exposure, but none of the cash and hookers.
I’m beginning to think that the blogging wave is starting to run out of momentum. I find more and more people who are disinterested in the blogosphere because of the grade-school mentality that is disaplyed all too often. I’m still a blogger and I love to write so I’m not going anywhere whether I become famous or not, but I definitely think that the “wow!” phase of the blogosphere is over, and what’s left can be extremely distasteful at times.
Of course, you can throw all that out the window once we get close to the next election. Then everyone in the blogosphere will be important again!
Hoo ray!
I can think of a few exceptions to that statement. Eklund comes to mind. But even then i guess he is famous only within a certain group (albeit a group millions of people in size).
What about famous in Japan? Can I be famous in Japan?
Eklund? Never heard of him. That is what I mean by “internet famous.”
Eklund isn’t (just) internet famous, he’s hockey famous. So outside of your realm, but famous none the less.
His site gets slightly less traffic than NHL.com at this point. He is the source for breaking news and rumors about anything related to hockey. He’s a former insider that started an anonymous blog (still goes out of his way to protect his identity) and does nothing but blog about hockey all day. Most every sports news agency (ESPN, Fox Sports, etc) gets hockey news from him first.
Not totally invalidating your point. I agree with what you are saying for the most part. But there is at least that one notable exception. Probably several in the political realm as well, i just don’t know the names. People in politics who know blogger so-and-so is, even if they’ve never read their blog, they know they have impact on polling outcomes, etc.
Well, obviously, fame is relative.
I think maybe more to your point, you aren’t going to get famous just because you write a blog and everyone thinks you have amazing insights into life, or are that entertaining. You have to have something else that in the “real world” you would have been famous for too. But there is nothing (these days) that keeps a blog from being the platform from which to launch such an effort.
Is this something people actually contemplate in any manner approaching serious? Get out!
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Yes, Brittney, your tiresome attempts to work your way back into the center of the blogging world fail yet again. We all know that all you liberals want is to be able to take the world’s fame and turn us down like that pretty girl who went with the football player on prom night. But now all you can do is complain how no one pays attention to you any more because your handsome door opener is doing his part for America in Iraq, and people like me and Bill Hobbs are right here at home, rolling over you like a tank across the legs of a terrorist who just can’t accept that the war has been over for years. Why don’t you just close down your little cunt-cubby and move on like a good girl? Surely they need another prostitute in Manhattan.
I’m as famous as I want to be…
Which is to say, not at all.
I wanna blog to find people who like to write, read and talk as much as I do.
Beyond that, it’s all gravy.
And besides, without blogging I would never have learned the term ‘cunt-cubby’! Thanks, 7th Meat!
One thing I love about the blogosphere is that sometimes you make a point about why it has a grade-school mentality, and then almost like magic someone comes along to confirm the observation.
Fame.
Nope, don’t care.
Now if your talking cash while staying at home blogging one’s pajamas, then we are talking.
(for those of you who don’t know me, this is tongue-in-cheek)
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I’m more interested in the second part of your equation.
I would amend it a little to say that you need a plan to “ride out” your internet fame, but to keep in mind that it will be fleeting.
I will never be internet famous, because my unique feature is that I am totally insane yet able to function in society in an almost normal way.
However, I’m learning lately that I’m not so unique in that respect.
wow. i love blogging. and after all these years i thought my time in the navy had taught me every combination of swear words there were, but now there’s someone called seventh meat (and just what were the other six, btw?) who learned me another one. life just doesn’t get much better than blogging. and you get to meat such wonderful people too.
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Wow. Such a potent mix of misogyny and condescension. And yet, I can’t make heads nor tails out of the part that isn’t hating on Brittney because she has a vagina. Seventh Meat, just what is it that you and Bill Hobbs are doing together that causes you to roll over Brittney and do your wives know about it?
The idea of people fooling themselves by thinking they will become the next uber-blogger leads to a related principle on a smaller scale: the post you think is Really Interesting or Really Clever or Really Provocative is seldom the one people react to. Even within my small group of readers, I’m always surprised at which posts draw comments or e-mails and which posts don’t. Sometimes, the posts I’m really proud of just twist in the wind, while some little throwaway item will get all kinds of response.
Seventh Meat -
Sweet mother of God! What in the WORLD was that all about? From everything I’ve read, Brittney and I agree on practically nothing from a political standpoint. But I would never say something like that about her and cannot let you do so without comment of my own.
What you wrote wasn’t political nor did it add anything to the discussion. It was nasty, personal and out of line. For crying out loud. If this is the sort of thing you are going to bring to the table, join the Democratic Party. I expect to see flaming bilge like yours at Kos or DU. I never want to see it on ANY site, post or comment claiming to be on the Right side of the aisle.
You owe the woman an apology. Since you’re not likely to pony one up, I’ll carry your water. Brittney, I’m sorry this guy has access to a keyboard, let alone your site. We may never agree on anything other than the undisputable fact that his comment displayed a stunning lack of taste or humanity. But we’ll always have that in common.
For the record, had you said that to my wife, one of us would be headed for medical care, Sport! I’m not real happy you said it here either.
Blue Collar Muse
Blue Collar,
I agree totally with you on that one! 7th meat is the epitome of “grade-school mentality” that ruins the blogosphere for the rest of us.
Who cares if Brittney is a liberal? Like you, I hardly agree with her on anything. But she has such a unique (and wonderful) writing style that just keeps bringin’ me back for more! (Plus, she mentioned my comments in a newscast one time :Þ)
So, Brittney, just ignore blabbering, self-absorbed idiotas like 7th meat. The rest of us in the blogosphere love what you’re doin’!
Eric, Blue Collar, etc…
7th Meat is a troll. Everyone ignore the trolls. Don’t feed trolls and they go away.
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