Monday, August 01, 2005
15 MINUTES OF FAME....almost
I got contacted by USA TODAY last week...it seems that they were doing an article on how people were sharing "personal" information through blogging. They came across my site while surfing blogs and found it 'intriguing', I'm not sure if that was meant in a good way or a bad way, however I choose to take the word as a compliment and decided to be quite impressed with myself. Anyway, the reporter asked me a bunch of questions like; What do you do for work, what is your marital status, education etc.. Then asked more specific "blog" related question like; why did you start, who reads your blog, how long have you been doing it, what do you enjoy reading, what posts bring the most interest (funny, emotional, sad, informative), do you personally know your readers etc.. I answered all of her questions and being that I did not want to come off to 'cocky', told her that she should surf further and that she would find some far more experienced bloggers. She thanked me very much, told me she appreciated my speeded responses...but alas, when I told her that I did not want my full name used, she told me that she would be unable to "quote" me, not that I'd said anything 'quotable', but that she would use my background information. I may have missed out on my only chance for 15 MINUTES of fame....Oh Well....Back to anonimity!
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