Comments on: NY Times on Blogging: ‘Unsustainable’

By: Perspective « Your Suspect

Perspective « Your Suspect — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:18:58 +0000

[...] on its cover page titled “In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop.” Greg Sterling responded before the sun came up in Oakland, Om Malik also responded, and Michael Arrington is quoted in the [...]

By: Paraglide Tandem

Paraglide Tandem — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:09:28 +0000

I think the pressures of being a tech blogger and trying to write about the latest startup or website add to the self imposed stress of trying to keep up with a flood of RSS feeds . My wife does not keep up on any internet news and does not understand why someone could get so passionate about following local search marketing blogs for example. She prefers American Idol on DVR and fastforwarding thru commercials. Her keeping up with Idol fix takes only 45 minutes.

By: Quasi

Quasi — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:13:34 +0000

I’ve just started my cat blog and never knew what fun it could be. And yes, I spend hours and hours a day doing it, as do many other cats. We don’t get paid, but through our blogosphere community, we have become poised to take over the world.

By: Greg Sterling

Greg Sterling — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:11:31 +0000

Nice attitude. I don’t blog 12 hours a day. I work 12 hours a day and blog a portion of that. I have a family and friends and activities.

The overwhelming majority of people who blog do so casually and outside the context of their professional lives. The world of tech blogging, as the NY Times article points out, is one of the most extreme. The other comparable one would be political blogging.

For the professional and pseudo-professional bloggers it’s like being a writer with multiple daily deadlines.

By: 2xvoice

2xvoice — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:06:00 +0000

I can’t afford to blog 12 hours a day. Like, I actually have to get paid for my work, and most blogs don’t pay, dude.

But seriously, why can’t you just stop? No friends, no family, no church? No movies to see, no art galleries, no sports?

Don’t tell me there’s nothing to be done about it. You have a choice. If you’re working for people who demand you work 12 hours a day, then switch jobs. I sense addictive/compulsive behavior here. Get help. Relate to real people now and then.
Victor Kulkosky
http://outofmymindblog.wordpress.com