tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post732307833010422414..comments2024-03-07T06:04:27.839-08:00Comments on Museum 2.0: Why Doesn't Anyone Comment on Your Blog?Nina Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11723930679606298550noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-58094259412060529712011-04-03T12:12:07.066-07:002011-04-03T12:12:07.066-07:00Some do read blogs to read and comment on them. Th...Some do read blogs to read and comment on them. The reason is to build a connection to others in the community.Prado Museum Madridhttp://www.muselia.com/madrid/prado-museum/0/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-58345304719528208112011-01-11T23:59:35.609-08:002011-01-11T23:59:35.609-08:00Job will done that was great post.Job will done that was great post.Sherman Unkeferhttp://www.articlealley.com/article_1358495_64.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-58577456439472937102009-11-12T06:08:40.591-08:002009-11-12T06:08:40.591-08:00You raise some interesting points here and althoug...You raise some interesting points here and although just passing by I felt compelled to comment...!Ruphttp://www.concept30.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-31997379414970922132009-01-06T10:15:00.000-08:002009-01-06T10:15:00.000-08:00I also get frustrated with a lack of comments, esp...I also get frustrated with a lack of comments, especially when I feel I've written a particularly good post. Then I have to remember that I myself am in the 90% club -- even though I read hundreds of blogs, this is probably my sixth comment, ever, on any blog. But I am reading blogs, absorbing them, bookmarking them, linking to them on my own blog, passing them along. Just because I didn't comment doesn't mean I didn't value the post.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for very clearly and thoroughly backing up my argument to management that a lack of comments doesn't mean our org blog is unsuccessful. I'll be passing this along!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-66614819352876939902008-12-18T22:07:00.000-08:002008-12-18T22:07:00.000-08:00Hi Nina, Thanks for listing our blog again on your...Hi Nina, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for listing our blog again on your site. I look at a lot of blogs, but don't comment too much especially on sites that I don't personally know the creator. <BR/><BR/>Even on the Explainers blog, the comments mainly serve as a way to connect the multiple authors of the blog internally. <BR/><BR/>One thing that we saw on our blog that wasn't exactly a comment, but close, was when a parent of a student in a class made their own blog post on their own blog that related to a blog post by us on the teacher perspective.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all your ideas and posts. Maybe that's the best reason for comments, just to remind the author that there are those out there who read the ideas that we post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-10966758159394807672008-12-18T08:46:00.000-08:002008-12-18T08:46:00.000-08:00sometimes they don't comment because you (the blog...sometimes they don't comment because you (the blogger) write too much and don't leave room for comments. What if you only wrote 80% of the post, and let the readers finish it?JibberJobber Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03196058023441589673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-15983412893029466602008-12-18T08:39:00.000-08:002008-12-18T08:39:00.000-08:00Nina,Nice to meet you; I've read an excellent piec...Nina,<BR/><BR/>Nice to meet you; I've read an excellent piece of advice; after my first blogging "anniversary", your thoughts on this sometimes complex issue of balancing quantity, quality and comments, are a valuable source of ideas in order to differentiate and leverage several ideas I was a bit ignorant about.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Eric el Votante Enojado...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04335473457261402699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-26719755126529579072008-12-16T18:02:00.000-08:002008-12-16T18:02:00.000-08:00I read your blog all the time and LOVE it, and jus...I read your blog all the time and LOVE it, and just like you surmised, I rarely comment because I am here to grok and absorb and have my imagination sparked... I am mostly a Nina consumer. ^_^ However I agree that leaving comments is a form of good karma, and I appreciate this reminder to do so on my favorite blogs (like yours)!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045030552279368577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-81431123949847680392008-12-09T21:06:00.000-08:002008-12-09T21:06:00.000-08:00I just discovered your blog today. A link from one...I just discovered your blog today. A link from one of the many, many blogs in my RSS feeder. <BR/><BR/>Your insights speaks to me. I have a mixed bag/personal blog with a tiny amount of paid content.<BR/><BR/>I've given up on stats. I spend the time reading other people's blogs. I try to leave comments when I have something to say. I also email a response to each comment I receive. I even stopped visiting blogs I dislike simply because that blogger visits me. I wouldn't cultivate a real life friendship with someone I find boring. <BR/><BR/>Writing makes me happy. Interacting with other bloggers makes me happy. Worry about traffic doesn't make me happy. <BR/><BR/>I get a comments a couple times a week. Sometimes more. It is like a million puppies! <BR/><BR/>My husband is a sports blogger. He post more often than I do. He gets picked up by all kinds of news sites. His traffic is much better than mine. But the comments are almost non existent. The main difference is who reads our blogs: My readers are bloggers, his are sports fans looking for the story behind the headlines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-66501145945554516672008-12-08T18:26:00.000-08:002008-12-08T18:26:00.000-08:00...hey there...I participate at another site that ......<BR/><BR/>hey there...<BR/><BR/>I participate at another site that has a comment component ...but most never do. While I have always enjoyed commenting. There or on any random blog I might encounter.<BR/><BR/>Like this one.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I do not get the 'big deal' part of it.<BR/><BR/>Now if only I had a 'marketing team'... just glancing at that comment (as I post this) to the left...<BR/><BR/><BR/>Done..!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>...tom...<BR/>....tom...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06445539913213011334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-68852486005583742692008-12-08T09:49:00.000-08:002008-12-08T09:49:00.000-08:00Nina, Thanks for the very interesting Beth Kanter ...Nina, Thanks for the very interesting Beth Kanter blog post, as a bonus to yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-81658896664571885142008-12-08T09:11:00.000-08:002008-12-08T09:11:00.000-08:00Peter,Thanks for joining in, if only for a moment....Peter,<BR/>Thanks for joining in, if only for a moment. I actually do frequently respond to comments, though I haven't in this case (in part due to the nature of the post). I do try to balance my voice in the comments--after all, I've had 750 words or so to say my piece--but I always respond to questions that come up. <BR/><BR/>Beth Kanter wrote <A HREF="http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/06/whats-your-blog.html" REL="nofollow">an interesting post in June</A> about trying to encourage more commenter-to-commenter discussion in the comments. It's tough, because the thing that compels a person to the comments in the first place is more often a desire to write than a desire to read. You have the post to respond to, so it can be hard to switch gears to respond to another commenter. She recommends other venues, like Twitter and Friendfeed, as better locales for that kind of comment discussion.<BR/><BR/>That said, I've seen lots of good "referencing" comments that mention, agree with, or argue a point with another commenter in addition to their main point. <BR/><BR/>Thanks to everyone for your kind words on this one!Nina Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723930679606298550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-64172197693103812462008-12-08T08:45:00.000-08:002008-12-08T08:45:00.000-08:00I'm not a regular reader, I came here from "uncer...I'm not a regular reader, I came here from "uncertain principles". I'm off my Physics theme here, so I sadly won't stay, nice though the party looks.<BR/><BR/>On this post, I see that Nina didn't comment on comments. The distinction between blogs where the owner comments never, sometimes, very often, or always is quite visceral for me. There's also the question of whether the blogger aggressively defends their turf. If when I open my heart in response to the topic (honestly, I hope), I'm blasted for my idiocy (though I was not too idiot,I hope), I often love the <I>possibility</I> that I will change because of it. That's not for everyone of course, and blogger irascibility can be attractive or repulsive depending on their overall attitude. Howard Stern, anyone? <BR/><BR/>So, what is the role of the blog owner's comments on comments in building readership and comments? An interesting, engaged response to comments presumably does lead to more?<BR/><BR/>There is also a distinction, I think, between blogs where people more appear to be addressing the blogger, perhaps partly because they know the blogger is listening because they comment, and blogs where people more appear to be addressing other readers. Is it desirable to foster one rather than the other?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-58845856532426196762008-12-07T22:57:00.000-08:002008-12-07T22:57:00.000-08:00Interesting! Now I get a few thousand unique visit...Interesting! Now I get a few thousand unique visitors more per month than you, but much, much fewer comments. Now what does that say about my blog? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-48090670775550266702008-12-07T18:41:00.000-08:002008-12-07T18:41:00.000-08:00I sometimes get frustrated at the low level of com...I sometimes get frustrated at the low level of commenting at my post, and this was a good piece to make me feel better about what I do. <BR/><BR/>I also stopped watching my technorati authority about 4 months ago, and it has helped me to relax a bit, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-43210963121597615362008-12-07T17:41:00.000-08:002008-12-07T17:41:00.000-08:00Thanks for this wonderful post! I'll be sharing it...Thanks for this wonderful post! I'll be sharing it with my high school students who blog and are often disappointed at the lack of comments they receive. I agree with narrator that part of the reason is people aren't comfortable writing comments. I also get more emails than comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-37052709742997302812008-12-07T12:45:00.000-08:002008-12-07T12:45:00.000-08:00Very interesting and thoughtful piece, Nina. I wri...Very interesting and thoughtful piece, Nina. I write a blog directed at a small special-interest community (Northern California radio-control model airplane flyers) and I get a disproportionately high number of comments because I know many of the commenters personally. But it always fascinates me to consider why some entries get no response and others, not necessarily <B>my</B> favorites, cause tangible buzz.<BR/><BR/>I love your observation that, "Getting a good comment is like getting a million puppies in the mail." It truly is.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-75373642461208661002008-12-06T05:37:00.000-08:002008-12-06T05:37:00.000-08:00What a great post, Nina!Well, I don't remember, bu...What a great post, Nina!<BR/>Well, I don't remember, but I think that I never leave a comment here before. But I agree with you (100%)!<BR/>I'm not a good English reader... I have to be honest, I have a very poor English, sorry! But I read Museum 2.0 since may, 2008 (I really enjoy it), when I created my own blog in Portuguese, because I'm from Brazil and now I'm in Florence, Italy, because I had an exchange this year. I am writing about Digital History and New Medias on my blog but this subject is not much popular in Brazil yet, my monography is about it! I always have something interesting to say about your blog, was amazing when I read it for the first time! It's part of my Blogroll! You propose here such a good question to discuss and I'm glad to bring it to my brazilians readers. It's very nice to learn togheter!<BR/><BR/>THANK YOU!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-48967694409440124292008-12-05T18:47:00.000-08:002008-12-05T18:47:00.000-08:00This post is going to be so helpful in talking wit...This post is going to be so helpful in talking with other people in my museum about blogging ... thanks Nina!Tikkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442728275707526159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-85203927322004067922008-12-05T15:53:00.000-08:002008-12-05T15:53:00.000-08:00Great post Nina!Great post Nina!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-21285705292843097142008-12-04T14:41:00.000-08:002008-12-04T14:41:00.000-08:00Ira, I agree that if there were a more conversatio...Ira, I agree that if there were a more conversational forum, I'd use it. I've tried Twitter and use Ning but nothing is "it" yet. I really want a cross-conversational UI that looks like a cross between VoiceThread and a blog. <BR/><BR/>The act of writing a blog where I steal time from my typically busy weeks to reflect and share has begun to have a powerful effect on my work, our office-- and hopefully will be useful to a few others as it evolves. <BR/><BR/>For that, I really do have Nina to thank. She is one of the first in our industry to say "I'm doing this, what do you think?" and "Here's how it's going". She's modeled what a great blog can be for me, and I'm sure many others- comments or no comments aside.Maria Mortatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02345208082249376642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-63543331696322586592008-12-03T20:57:00.000-08:002008-12-03T20:57:00.000-08:00Thank you so much for this post. I'm the podcast ...Thank you so much for this post. I'm the podcast producer at my museum and we use a blog to create our feed. We don't get many comments (most are when there's a problem with an episode) and I've never really worried about it. But I'm constantly being asked to rate our success based on comments (this comes from co-workers, volunteers, board members, and attendees to my presentations).<BR/><BR/>I try to explain that comments are not the only measure of success, but I often feel like I'm the only one that understands. So thanks for helping me realize I'm not alone.Sassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070742359643938218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-18909179090360374222008-12-03T11:17:00.000-08:002008-12-03T11:17:00.000-08:00I rarely get comments. I get more emails than comm...I rarely get comments. I get more emails than comments from my blog, which fascinates me. Part of this (adding to your list) is that we still have a world of people trained in Gutenberg-era communications. An article is to read, not really interact with. Just as a museum is to view, not really to interact with. This is a difficult "cultural assumption set" to undo - especially among adults.<BR/><BR/>But it raises an interesting question - what is the "currency" that pays our best bloggers? That keeps them writing? And how can a blog's audience help sustain that blog? Old style journalists, book authors, etc, got paid in money. If there was no audience response, well, the check made up for that. The audience bought the work, that created the feedback system.<BR/><BR/>In blogs, we're struggling to figure it out. I can look and say however many tens of thousands of unique hits and the 99 nations represented, and that, some days, is enough - those are the days when I imagine an impact which makes it worth my time. Other days, it isn't enough, and shouting into (what seems to be) the ether seems not just worthless, but worthless and self-indulgent.<BR/><BR/>I don't have answers. But I do suspect that if a forum for my views came along with better feedback, I'd jump. I'm a blogger simply because it is the best route right now.<BR/><BR/>- Ira Socolirasocolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-15053877824927771212008-12-03T11:15:00.000-08:002008-12-03T11:15:00.000-08:00well let me comment here . Another brilliant post....well let me comment here . Another brilliant post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-84625301363584584302008-12-03T10:02:00.000-08:002008-12-03T10:02:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing - I will be passing this on to ...Thanks for sharing - I will be passing this on to our marketing team. I tend to get discouraged by low rates of comments, this is a good reminder that I don't post to gather comments, rather to share insights.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again!Jen Huizingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307299995900465713noreply@blogger.com