Comments on: Unsubscribing from the A-List http://www.ensight.org/2005/08/01/unsubscribing-from-the-a-list/ I'm The Boss @ netmobs, past CEO of b5media, author of Blog Marketing and a hardcore Canadian Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:21:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: blog中文翻译 » Blog Archive » 退订我的A-List http://www.ensight.org/2005/08/01/unsubscribing-from-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-47836 blog中文翻译 » Blog Archive » 退订我的A-List Sun, 21 Aug 2005 07:33:02 +0000 /?p=2120#comment-47836 [...] Posted by Jeremy Wright at 9:12 am in Blogging . Permalink | | GoogleIt [...] [...] Posted by Jeremy Wright at 9:12 am in Blogging . Permalink | | GoogleIt [...]

]]> By: Gordon McLean. I am me. Who are you? http://www.ensight.org/2005/08/01/unsubscribing-from-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-47810 Gordon McLean. I am me. Who are you? Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:53:45 +0000 /?p=2120#comment-47810 [...] People have started de-linking A-list sites (I have some in my blogroll on the right) and while it’s easy to think of all this as yet another storm in a teacup and nothing that is of real importance, and while it gives more credence to the “navel-gazing” charge given to a lot of blogs by the mainstream media, I think we may be at a fundamental point in blogging’s evolution. I’m not unique in this thought, far from it, but I’m not sure the ground swell of reaction is focussed in the right direction. [...] [...] People have started de-linking A-list sites (I have some in my blogroll on the right) and while it’s easy to think of all this as yet another storm in a teacup and nothing that is of real importance, and while it gives more credence to the “navel-gazing” charge given to a lot of blogs by the mainstream media, I think we may be at a fundamental point in blogging’s evolution. I’m not unique in this thought, far from it, but I’m not sure the ground swell of reaction is focussed in the right direction. [...]

]]> By: PXLated http://www.ensight.org/2005/08/01/unsubscribing-from-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-46759 PXLated Thu, 04 Aug 2005 01:16:35 +0000 /?p=2120#comment-46759 I'm another "A" list un-subscriber, except Doc :-) ---------- On Scoble...I've never met him but do believe he's probably a very nice guy. But as others have noted, he has changed and I think he defends the big "M" to strenuously and probably unjustifiably of late. Someone left a comment in one of the hot comment threads that Robert is a great "blogger" but a lousy "debater". I think they nailed it. I’m another “A” list un-subscriber, except Doc :-)
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On Scoble…I’ve never met him but do believe he’s probably a very nice guy. But as others have noted, he has changed and I think he defends the big “M” to strenuously and probably unjustifiably of late. Someone left a comment in one of the hot comment threads that Robert is a great “blogger” but a lousy “debater”. I think they nailed it.

]]> By: Blogspotting http://www.ensight.org/2005/08/01/unsubscribing-from-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-46753 Blogspotting Wed, 03 Aug 2005 21:21:27 +0000 /?p=2120#comment-46753 <strong>Maybe It's Summertime....</strong> Shel Israel is banning anonymous comments and has put together a policy to rein in rude comments. Hot times online. Are all the summers amid blogs like this? Maybe It’s Summertime….
Shel Israel is banning anonymous comments and has put together a policy to rein in rude comments. Hot times online. Are all the summers amid blogs like this?

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.ensight.org/2005/08/01/unsubscribing-from-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-46657 Duncan Riley Tue, 02 Aug 2005 08:25:50 +0000 /?p=2120#comment-46657 Gordon, I think your missing the historical nature of the A-List, in that many of them have been around a long time, and just unsubcribing from their feeds will make no difference because the nature of the links are not only from say a navigation bar, but also within posts within a blog. If I was to de-link Scoble for example from The Blog Herald for example, I'd need to track down every time I've linked to his blog in the last 2 and a bit years, and I'm not willing nor wanting to pursue this course of action. What you will find though, as time progresses, is that new "A-List" members will emerge as they grow more popular and surpass some of the older crowd, and yet some will stay right where they are. Gordon, I think your missing the historical nature of the A-List, in that many of them have been around a long time, and just unsubcribing from their feeds will make no difference because the nature of the links are not only from say a navigation bar, but also within posts within a blog. If I was to de-link Scoble for example from The Blog Herald for example, I’d need to track down every time I’ve linked to his blog in the last 2 and a bit years, and I’m not willing nor wanting to pursue this course of action. What you will find though, as time progresses, is that new “A-List” members will emerge as they grow more popular and surpass some of the older crowd, and yet some will stay right where they are.

]]> By: Gordon http://www.ensight.org/2005/08/01/unsubscribing-from-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-46656 Gordon Tue, 02 Aug 2005 08:17:12 +0000 /?p=2120#comment-46656 What makes an A-list blog though? In the past it was always content but, as you say, many of the A-list are now being caught up and overtaken yet still they are considered the A-list. Maybe we should ALL unsubscribe them and start a fresh. As John says, those blogs you go back to are the ones that YOU value, that fall into YOUR A-list. Of course to people who are new to blogging, the A-list are the most visible and so grab the lions' share of the links, and so perpetuate the notion that they are A-list. This is common across most blogging areas, whether niche (scoble, winer, zeldman etc) or general (kottke). What makes an A-list blog though? In the past it was always content but, as you say, many of the A-list are now being caught up and overtaken yet still they are considered the A-list. Maybe we should ALL unsubscribe them and start a fresh. As John says, those blogs you go back to are the ones that YOU value, that fall into YOUR A-list.

Of course to people who are new to blogging, the A-list are the most visible and so grab the lions’ share of the links, and so perpetuate the notion that they are A-list. This is common across most blogging areas, whether niche (scoble, winer, zeldman etc) or general (kottke).

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.ensight.org/2005/08/01/unsubscribing-from-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-46654 Duncan Riley Tue, 02 Aug 2005 06:23:01 +0000 /?p=2120#comment-46654 Looking at who your describing Scoble and I thikn the correct words are he's become defensive and reactionary (the Register stuff comes to mind) Whilst he's still honest etc.. the old Scoble in relation to his relaxed nature and more enjoyable pace of blogging has changed. Scoble, I think its good your taking a break, I think its probably needed. Looking at who your describing Scoble and I thikn the correct words are he’s become defensive and reactionary (the Register stuff comes to mind) Whilst he’s still honest etc.. the old Scoble in relation to his relaxed nature and more enjoyable pace of blogging has changed. Scoble, I think its good your taking a break, I think its probably needed.

]]> By: Scott http://www.ensight.org/2005/08/01/unsubscribing-from-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-46570 Scott Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:59:02 +0000 /?p=2120#comment-46570 hehe, hopefully you started your week off on Friday Robert so you had a nice weekend! Now it's cloudy here. Drive out to the winerys in eastern WA Robert. Take your son to the hydroboat races. Enjoy. hehe, hopefully you started your week off on Friday Robert so you had a nice weekend! Now it’s cloudy here.

Drive out to the winerys in eastern WA Robert. Take your son to the hydroboat races. Enjoy.

]]> By: Jeremy Wright http://www.ensight.org/2005/08/01/unsubscribing-from-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-46569 Jeremy Wright Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:36:18 +0000 /?p=2120#comment-46569 Scoble: Week off sounds good. Enjoy :) Scoble: Week off sounds good. Enjoy :)

]]> By: Robert Scoble http://www.ensight.org/2005/08/01/unsubscribing-from-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-46568 Robert Scoble Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:29:54 +0000 /?p=2120#comment-46568 You know, you're right. And you sensed something deeper. I'm not having fun anymore. I'm taking a week off. Then changes are ahead. Translation: I unsubscribed from myself. :-) You know, you’re right. And you sensed something deeper. I’m not having fun anymore. I’m taking a week off. Then changes are ahead.

Translation: I unsubscribed from myself. :-)

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