Sohodojo Launches Omidyar.net Blog
December 28th, 2005
In preparation for what will surely be an exciting and active year as the collaborations spawning at ONet gel, we are pleased to announce the launch of Sohodojo’s Omidyar.net Blog!The idea is pretty basic and a “win-win” proposition. A lot of us are generating a lot of interesting content here on the ONet web site. Sometimes our activity here is at the expense of creating new content on our own web sites. By harvesting our own posts and republishing them on our blogs we accomplish two things:
- we get a stream of new content on our own sites without having to burn the writing candle at both ends, and
- our blogs help spread the word about what is going on at ONet as well as serve as kindred spirit recruiting doorways to the ONet community.
Many search engines today don’t just look at a page or site in isolation. They look at the ‘cloud’ or constellation of linkages into and out of a network of sites and pages to determine content relevance and popularity. As more and more members blog their ONet posts, we will not only positively impact the overall ONet search engine cloud/constellation, we’ll be helping to increase the ONet community’s presence (visibility) in the blogosphere. The result should be more new members who share our interests and passions… and maybe we’ll attract some funders to boot! 
A Very Happy and Positive New Year to All,
–Sohodojo Jim and Timlynn–
Entry Filed under: Tech Talk, Various Other
Sohodojo Launches Omidyar.net Blog
December 28th, 2005
In preparation for what will surely be an exciting and active year as the collaborations spawning at ONet gel, we are pleased to announce the launch of Sohodojo’s Omidyar.net Blog!The idea is pretty basic and a “win-win” proposition. A lot of us are generating a lot of interesting content here on the ONet web site. Sometimes our activity here is at the expense of creating new content on our own web sites. By harvesting our own posts and republishing them on our blogs we accomplish two things:
- we get a stream of new content on our own sites without having to burn the writing candle at both ends, and
- our blogs help spread the word about what is going on at ONet as well as serve as kindred spirit recruiting doorways to the ONet community.
Many search engines today don’t just look at a page or site in isolation. They look at the ‘cloud’ or constellation of linkages into and out of a network of sites and pages to determine content relevance and popularity. As more and more members blog their ONet posts, we will not only positively impact the overall ONet search engine cloud/constellation, we’ll be helping to increase the ONet community’s presence (visibility) in the blogosphere. The result should be more new members who share our interests and passions… and maybe we’ll attract some funders to boot!
A Very Happy and Positive New Year to All,
–Sohodojo Jim and Timlynn–
Entry Filed under: Tech Talk, Various Other
2 Comments
1. nmw | January 1st, 2006 at 5:15 pm
though the course may change sometimes,
rivers always reach the sea…
(though I’ve been a lep zep for decades, physical graffiti is an album that has grown on me more & more….)
Hi Jim & Timlynn!
What a fabulous idea!
I’ve checked out some WordPress blogs before, but one thing that has bugged me so far has been that most that I’ve seen required login to post — very good idea that you don’t do so (I always find that a real drag).
I recall how while studying archives management one of our greatest laments were photocopying machines that made sleuthing paper trails like working inside a house of mirrors. I think if you take a “meta” approach — posting in one place, talking about the “experience” in the other, each will have its own particular meaning / significance.
Don’t know really — I actually don’t pre-mediate such stuff. I just find myself typing away wherever I happen to be!
;D nmw
great way to start off a new year!!
2. Sohodojo Timlynn and Jim | January 3rd, 2006 at 7:01 pm
Hi Norbert!
Thanks for visiting our blog and posting such a poetic and thoughtful comment.
As blogging matures, there are new features that help handle blog SPAM. This makes it possible to allow unregistered commenting… although you do have to be vigilant. The built-in blog SPAM detection and blocking service and the easy/fast comment moderation system make this easy.
Let us know if we can further encourage you to ONet blog!
Thanks again for visiting,
–Sohodojo Timlynn and Jim–
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