Blog World = High School?
I had dinner with a group of lovely local bloggers tonight. Things like gaining traffic, popular posts, and world domination were discussed. But a couple of events lately have started my brain churning about the similarities between parts of blog world and high school.
Here are my Top Ten Ways Blogland is like High School
10. When we are new to blogging, it is much like the first day at a new school. We are standing there in the cafeteria with our tray looking for a friendly table where we can sit. We don’t dare sit at the cool table (read: commenting on a Big Blogger’s site) so we find a corner that seems friendly and start there.
9. It is best to show up every day. Yes, you can blog sporadically but if you want to have readers, they expect content.
8. Cliques are alive and well. We all have our best blogging friends and we stick together. It is difficult to enter a new corner of blogland and feel welcome.
7. It is all about getting comments which is just like getting your yearbook signed by as many people as possible.
6. Everyone loves the class clown. We were talking tonight about feeling pressure to be funny – same as high school. You are declaring “look at me!” so you better make ’em laugh.
5. Bloggers often have email conversations off-blog. This is like passing notes in history class.
4. If the cool girl (read: a Big Blogger) acknowledges you, it can make your day. If she snubs you, it can make you want to go cry a little in the bathroom.
3. We copy each other’s homework. When we are stuck for inspiration, we read other blogs and use their posts as jumping off points for our own posts.
2. When someone refers to another un-named blogger in an unflattering manner, we all get paranoid that she is talking about us.
1. When there is a fight (in the comments), we all gather around to either have our friend’s back or to pick at the carcasses.
And much like high school, I am rather oblivious to it all. I’m sufficiently popular in my tiny corner of blogland and don’t give much thought to gaining more popularity. I’m clueless cool like that.
So, so true. Should I start a fight in the comments just to see who takes your back? Because you know it won’t be HER (insert paranoia here).
LOL, so true!! And I feel very cool now that you commented on my blog 🙂
I have to admit that your post was pretty accurate (and very funny). I like to think that I’m one of the approachable, friendly types – no need to feel nervous joining me at the “lunch table.” 🙂
Wow you sure are popular MIchelle! WHat is zoot?
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