Is there such a thing as "Blog Burn Out"

Susie

Susie

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Could it possibly be true?
Do these symptoms sound familiar: Inability to come up with any new, interesting ideas; or to imaginatively respond to statements; failing to see the humor in anecdotes; repeating the same thing over and over again even after checking previous statements and replies.
What could be the cure for this malady: Stop dead in your tracks and take a rest; imbibe generously (beer, wine, spirits,); take a long walk around the block; talk to your dog; your sock puppets; your house plants, or??? :weird:
 

I started a blog once and quickly ran out of ideas to post.

I'd rather spend real time with real people in real life.
 

Are you talking about a blog or a forum?

I have a 'blogger' blog and I now only post when I'm travelling. Same with my diary on here.
 
Susie said:
Could it possibly be true?
Do these symptoms sound familiar: Inability to come up with any new, interesting ideas; or to imaginatively respond to statements; failing to see the humor in anecdotes; repeating the same thing over and over again even after checking previous statements and replies.
What could be the cure for this malady: Stop dead in your tracks and take a rest; imbibe generously (beer, wine, spirits,); take a long walk around the block; talk to your dog; your sock puppets; your house plants, or??? :weird:
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A few years back I was totally burned out with being online. I told my daughter " That's it. I've reached the end of the internet." Then I took months off from being online. It was funny to me when a commercial came on not long after where the guy in it sees a screen on his PC that says " You've reached the end of the interenet." :D
 
Falcon said:
You really have to LOVE yourself to become a blogger.
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Why? I did a detailed blog while we lived in Uganda for 2 years and my husband volunteered to train teachers. I had thousands of readers and many who followed it faithfully.

I worked on improving my writing and making it more descriptive. Several people said I should publish it as a book.

Are you saying this was narcisstic?

There are many volunteers who found my blog good prepararation for going to Uganda or other countries in Africa.
 
jujube said:
The alcohol part sounds good. My sock puppets have too any holes in them.
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I taught mine to drink.

Blogging has been a central theme of the 'Net since the 'Net was born.

At first, it was a very personal thing - sort of like online journaling. As the years went by you had platforms such as Blogger and Wordpress come into the field and make blogging accessible to everyone.

Then the commercial "blogs" started - marketing everything under the sun. "Niches" started up, so if you like you can find a blog about cashews - just cashews. "Affiliate marketing" began.

Today there are millions of blogs on the 'Net, catering to all tastes and purposes.

A "website", OTOH, tends to be seen now as a very static site, usually dedicated to selling something or being a calling card for a corporation or small business.

Forums, finally, are a totally different beast. The very large ones can have literally millions of posts and be almost impossible to keep up with.
 
Ameriscot said:
Why? I did a detailed blog while we lived in Uganda for 2 years and my husband volunteered to train teachers. I had thousands of readers and many who followed it faithfully.

I worked on improving my writing and making it more descriptive. Several people said I should publish it as a book.

Are you saying this was narcisstic?

There are many volunteers who found my blog good prepararation for going to Uganda or other countries in Africa.
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It sounds like a really interesting blog! Easier to access than a book, and for a lot of people, maybe, more user-friendly.
 
Wish I knew, Ameriscot. (See nr.4 by Ameriscot--"Are you talking about a blog or a forum?")
Finally looked it up!
Pocket Oxford Dictionary: Blog--a weblog,
blogging--to keep a weblog.
Google--Blog: A regularly updated website or webpage typically one run by an individual or small group that is written in an informal or conversational style.
Forum (dictionary)- A meeting or an opportunity for an exchange of views.
Google--forum: A meeting or medium where ideas on a particular issue can be exchanged.
So you exchange ideas on a forum, but not on a blog?
So when do you use the word "Blog" or "Blogging"?
Help!!!??? :crying:
 
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Blogs can have a lively interchange of words when the "Comments" are turned on, but increasingly they are turned off because of spam. Most people don't even bother commenting these days - they save their words for Facebook and other such places.

Forums tend to have a faster rate of comment and response, at least popular ones like SF.
 
Susie said:
Wish I knew, Ameriscot. (See nr.4 by Ameriscot--"Are you talking about a blog or a forum?")
Finally looked it up!
Pocket Oxford Dictionary: Blog--a weblog,
blogging--to keep a weblog.
Google--Blog: A regularly updated website or webpage typically one run by an individual or small group that is written in an informal or conversational style.
Forum (dictionary)- A meeting or an opportunity for an exchange of views.
Google--forum: A meeting or medium where ideas on a particular issue can be exchanged.
So you exchange ideas on a forum, but not on a blog?
So when do you use the word "Blog" or "Blogging"?
Help!!!??? :crying:
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Senior Forums is a forum. It's not a blog. There are diaries on here that each person can have and you could actually call those a blog.

All blogs are not the same but in general they are written by one person. Others can leave comments if the blogger so desires.

Here is my Uganda blog. I'm the only one who wrote it. It's a journal I kept while living in Uganda for 2 years.

http://volunteersabroad.blogspot.co.uk/

As you see, there are no conversations although at the bottom of each post there may be short comments. I chose to approve them before they are published.
 

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