Comments on: How difficult is it to scoop Boing Boing? http://bloggasm.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-scoop-boing-boing Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:58:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Robert Nagle http://bloggasm.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-scoop-boing-boing/comment-page-1#comment-41748 Robert Nagle Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:58:34 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-scoop-boing-boing#comment-41748 I frequently outscoop Boing Boing on things. For me it was a matter of pride. Of course, it really isn't that big a deal, because BB can't cover EVERYTHING. Part of the problem is that the resulting popularity increases their focus and the need to cover anything. For my blog, I don't have to be current or topical or relevant except in narrow circumstances. BTW, I take pride in blogging about subjects never covered elsewhere (not on bb, digg, slashdot). By definition, if it has reached BB or Slashdot, the subject is already passe. I frequently outscoop Boing Boing on things. For me it was a matter of pride. Of course, it really isn’t that big a deal, because BB can’t cover EVERYTHING. Part of the problem is that the resulting popularity increases their focus and the need to cover anything. For my blog, I don’t have to be current or topical or relevant except in narrow circumstances.

BTW, I take pride in blogging about subjects never covered elsewhere (not on bb, digg, slashdot). By definition, if it has reached BB or Slashdot, the subject is already passe.

]]> By: John http://bloggasm.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-scoop-boing-boing/comment-page-1#comment-41467 John Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:21:57 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-scoop-boing-boing#comment-41467 It'd be interesting to know what percentage of links the authors actually "find." I'd bet a very large percentage of links are either their own projects, or links recommended to them via the suggest a link feature. I also suspect that what makes BB special isn't the external links it posts at all. Rather, I think it's the unique content, like Cory's books, or anti-copyright screeds that make it a destination site. The external links are just gravy. As I noted recently, BB Gadgets has 1% of the reach of BB, which I think is attributable to the fact that BB Gadgets offers lots of links, but no special unique content. I discussed BB Gadgets here: http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2008/01/building-popular-site-is-tough-just.html It’d be interesting to know what percentage of links the authors actually “find.” I’d bet a very large percentage of links are either their own projects, or links recommended to them via the suggest a link feature.

I also suspect that what makes BB special isn’t the external links it posts at all. Rather, I think it’s the unique content, like Cory’s books, or anti-copyright screeds that make it a destination site. The external links are just gravy. As I noted recently, BB Gadgets has 1% of the reach of BB, which I think is attributable to the fact that BB Gadgets offers lots of links, but no special unique content.

I discussed BB Gadgets here:
http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2008/01/building-popular-site-is-tough-just.html

]]> By: Saskboy http://bloggasm.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-scoop-boing-boing/comment-page-1#comment-41460 Saskboy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:03:31 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-scoop-boing-boing#comment-41460 It was an easy scoop that I had, since the blogger "Daveberta" is a member of a blogroll community I read regularly, www.ProgressiveBloggers.ca . He nabbed the domain name of a Premier, and grabbed headlines by publishing a legal threat made to him before Christmas, to "return the persona" of the Premier. I prefer blogs with original content, to the ones with only links. It was an easy scoop that I had, since the blogger “Daveberta” is a member of a blogroll community I read regularly, http://www.ProgressiveBloggers.ca . He nabbed the domain name of a Premier, and grabbed headlines by publishing a legal threat made to him before Christmas, to “return the persona” of the Premier.

I prefer blogs with original content, to the ones with only links.

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