Comments on: Blogospheric Conditions http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:49:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: T. Black http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22689 T. Black Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:58:47 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22689 What are some niche blogs? Here's the intro to one: Normal hearing...something that is taken for granted by the majority of people. With God-given talent, cochlear implants bring forth the miracle of hearing for the profoundly deaf. My hearing is three weeks old, I'm just a baby in understanding the spoken word without assistance from lip-reading. If I read the word on a page or on a person's lips it becomes very easy. If the words are spoken, and I have no visual contact, my brain struggles to keep up. People ask me if I'm hearing anything. Duh, yes I do. It is like asking a Chinese national if they hear the English language. Yes they do, but it doesn't make sense. Visual language is my language, and the spoken language doesn't make complete sense yet...but it is coming. I blog on this development of the spoken language and correctly identifying this world of sound. This incrediable journey is found at www.roaringlamb.blogs.com What are some niche blogs? Here’s the intro to one:

Normal hearing…something that is taken for granted by the majority of people. With God-given talent, cochlear implants bring forth the miracle of hearing for the profoundly deaf. My hearing is three weeks old, I’m just a baby in understanding the spoken word without assistance from lip-reading. If I read the word on a page or on a person’s lips it becomes very easy. If the words are spoken, and I have no visual contact, my brain struggles to keep up.

People ask me if I’m hearing anything. Duh, yes I do. It is like asking a Chinese national if they hear the English language. Yes they do, but it doesn’t make sense. Visual language is my language, and the spoken language doesn’t make complete sense yet…but it is coming. I blog on this development of the spoken language and correctly identifying this world of sound. This incrediable journey is found at http://www.roaringlamb.blogs.com

]]> By: David Limbaugh http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22682 David Limbaugh Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:09:31 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22682 <strong>Intriguing E-mail on Bloggers and Social Security</strong> I just received an interesting e-mail from Keith at Conservativentexas blog who I think has an interesting suggestion. I want to share that e-mail and then make some comments on it. Keith wrote:... Intriguing E-mail on Bloggers and Social Security
I just received an interesting e-mail from Keith at Conservativentexas blog who I think has an interesting suggestion. I want to share that e-mail and then make some comments on it. Keith wrote:…

]]> By: MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22612 MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Thu, 17 Feb 2005 01:49:26 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22612 <strong>Insta-Power blogging</strong> Dan of Riehl World View had a post yesterday about the myth of the right-wing blog "lynch mob" that probably speaks to MOST of us right-wing bloggers. This is my response, only slightly edited from the comments there: Dan, you must have been read... Insta-Power blogging
Dan of Riehl World View had a post yesterday about the myth of the right-wing blog “lynch mob” that probably speaks to MOST of us right-wing bloggers. This is my response, only slightly edited from the comments there:

Dan, you must have been read…

]]> By: Andy http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22215 Andy Tue, 15 Feb 2005 04:38:58 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22215 Sounds like you've identified a niche that needs servicing. Atta girl!!! ;) Sounds like you’ve identified a niche that needs servicing. Atta girl!!! ;)

]]> By: thebandwagon http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22214 thebandwagon Tue, 15 Feb 2005 03:02:34 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22214 <strong>Another reason to read thebandwagon...</strong> oooo maybe I should let Lashawn know about my invaluable information services. Or would that be letting it go to my head? :) Another reason to read thebandwagon…
oooo maybe I should let Lashawn know about my invaluable information services. Or would that be letting it go to my head? :)

]]> By: Ron http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22212 Ron Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:37:43 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22212 Hi LaShawn, Love your blog. To address some of the favorite blogs. http://caosblog.com/ I absolutely love Cao's work. http://carolliebau.blogspot.com/ Caroll Platt Liebeau is always insightful. and finally not sure if she is sick, or tied up with finals but Lorraine at The American Lady always blew me away with her insights. http://americanlady.blogspot.com/ Hope this is some of what you were looking for. I am not sure how I ever survived before blogs. Ron Hi LaShawn,
Love your blog. To address some of the favorite blogs.
http://caosblog.com/ I absolutely love Cao’s work.

http://carolliebau.blogspot.com/ Caroll Platt Liebeau is always insightful.

and finally not sure if she is sick, or tied up with finals but Lorraine at The American Lady always blew me away with her insights.
http://americanlady.blogspot.com/

Hope this is some of what you were looking for. I am not sure how I ever survived before blogs.

Ron

]]> By: Shayne White http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22210 Shayne White Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:09:31 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22210 Vox Day (one of the columnists for WorldNetDaily) said that Creative Labs is looking into developing a "video blogs" technology. It could become the new TV! I'd love to see you in person on a VideoBlog! Vox Day (one of the columnists for WorldNetDaily) said that Creative Labs is looking into developing a “video blogs” technology. It could become the new TV! I’d love to see you in person on a VideoBlog!

]]> By: The Anchoress http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22205 The Anchoress Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:33:03 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22205 <strong>The BBC and little ol' me!</strong> Speaking of being asked, LaShawn Barber got contacted by the WSJ - clearly blogs and bloggers will be the big story for the week. LaShawn has a really good, and generous idea: the go-to blogger who can direct traffic to smaller blogs and basically ha... The BBC and little ol’ me!
Speaking of being asked, LaShawn Barber got contacted by the WSJ – clearly blogs and bloggers will be the big story for the week. LaShawn has a really good, and generous idea: the go-to blogger who can direct traffic to smaller blogs and basically ha…

]]> By: The Anchoress http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22203 The Anchoress Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:26:04 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22203 It's not just an interesting idea, it's a generous one as well - as your blog is growing, and you yourself become more prominent, you are seeking to "give something back" to the community that is bringing you such a measure of success. I applaud your instinct. Class act, kid. It’s not just an interesting idea, it’s a generous one as well – as your blog is growing, and you yourself become more prominent, you are seeking to “give something back” to the community that is bringing you such a measure of success. I applaud your instinct. Class act, kid.

]]> By: Janette http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22201 Janette Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:55:08 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22201 There's been a lot of commentary in print media about the "blogswarm" and how this "lynch mob" mentality has unfairly taken down Eason Jordan, Dan Rather, etc. How about a story on the <em>good</em> things bloggers try to do. For example, right now some 33 bloggers (me included) are involved in a "blogburst" trying to bring attention to the Terri Schiavo case. We're trying to get 100 bloggers involved. Try Hyscience and ProLifeBlogs for background. The Old Media seems to be trying to demonize the bloggers, this may be the material needed to dispute that. There’s been a lot of commentary in print media about the “blogswarm” and how this “lynch mob” mentality has unfairly taken down Eason Jordan, Dan Rather, etc. How about a story on the good things bloggers try to do. For example, right now some 33 bloggers (me included) are involved in a “blogburst” trying to bring attention to the Terri Schiavo case. We’re trying to get 100 bloggers involved. Try Hyscience and ProLifeBlogs for background.

The Old Media seems to be trying to demonize the bloggers, this may be the material needed to dispute that.

]]> By: Stepdad http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22196 Stepdad Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:05:42 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22196 Personally I think that is a great idea. Truthfully it was the MSM that inspired me to blog in the first place. It was frustrating as a conservative to see the rather biased manner in which they would report some stories and bury or trivialize others to fit with a certain ideological viewpoint. It's still somewhat amazing to me that there are so many glaring factual and historical errors printed and publicized every day in the MSM and presented as fact. The blog I currently write for is politically oriented, were fairly new so we don't have a large readership yet but hopefully in time we'll grow. I'd invite you to stop by and take a look, you can find us at www.civilissues.com. Stepdad Personally I think that is a great idea. Truthfully it was the MSM that inspired me to blog in the first place. It was frustrating as a conservative to see the rather biased manner in which they would report some stories and bury or trivialize others to fit with a certain ideological viewpoint. It’s still somewhat amazing to me that there are so many glaring factual and historical errors printed and publicized every day in the MSM and presented as fact.

The blog I currently write for is politically oriented, were fairly new so we don’t have a large readership yet but hopefully in time we’ll grow.

I’d invite you to stop by and take a look, you can find us at http://www.civilissues.com.

Stepdad

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22195 Devil's Advocate Mon, 14 Feb 2005 16:50:54 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22195 <strong>La Shawn Champions the Little Guys</strong> (If you aren't reading La Shawn on a daily basis, shame on you!) She plans to follow through on her idea of writing an article on blogging. But she wants to take it a step further. La Shawn Champions the Little Guys
(If you aren’t reading La Shawn on a daily basis, shame on you!)

She plans to follow through on her idea of writing an article on blogging. But she wants to take it a step further.

]]> By: Bucktowndusty http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22194 Bucktowndusty Mon, 14 Feb 2005 16:43:34 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22194 LaShawn, I blog to get writing practice, mainly. That's my motivation. Recognition, although nice to get, is not really what keeps me going. I'm sure many feel likewise. LaShawn, I blog to get writing practice, mainly. That’s my motivation. Recognition, although nice to get, is not really what keeps me going. I’m sure many feel likewise.

]]> By: Robbie http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22191 Robbie Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:31:39 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22191 By the way, I don't think Simpletracks is working for me. I keep getting some unrecognized error and Mr. Kelsey doesn't seem to be responding to comments. Anyway, I've got a post with a link to you <b><a href="http://devilzadvocate.blogspot.com/2005/02/la-shawn-champions-little-guys.html" target=_new>here</a></b>. By the way, I don’t think Simpletracks is working for me. I keep getting some unrecognized error and Mr. Kelsey doesn’t seem to be responding to comments.

Anyway, I’ve got a post with a link to you here.

]]> By: Robbie http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/comment-page-1/#comment-22189 Robbie Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:05:54 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/02/14/blogospheric/#comment-22189 This is a very interesting idea, La Shawn. Many of us smaller bloggers occasionally gripe about not getting attention, but honestly I think we're glad and thankful for the faithful readers we have (who usually tend to be the type of quality readers a blogger wants anyway). I'm very interested in seeing how this goes for you and for the bloggers you highlight. This is a very interesting idea, La Shawn. Many of us smaller bloggers occasionally gripe about not getting attention, but honestly I think we’re glad and thankful for the faithful readers we have (who usually tend to be the type of quality readers a blogger wants anyway). I’m very interested in seeing how this goes for you and for the bloggers you highlight.

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