Comments on: Meme Week: To Meme or Not To Meme

By: Charity Singleton

Charity Singleton — Wed, 09 May 2007 01:24:58 +0000

I didn’t realize what a “meme” was until reading this post. I have the same sort of schizophrenic thoughts about them as others who have commented. I am always flattered to have been tagged, but I rarely tag others because I’m still not sure of the etiquette in the blog world. How well do you have to “know” somebody out here before tagging them? What do you do if they choose not to “play”?

By: Eve Nielsen

Eve Nielsen — Tue, 08 May 2007 03:42:18 +0000

Mark, TAG, you’re it! (of course, ignore this tag if you’re too busy

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 08 May 2007 03:40:35 +0000

glad that someone is reading enough to think of me – and then a slight panick as to how to tell the truth and edify at the same time.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 07 May 2007 22:59:41 +0000

There’s something sort of e-mail-forward-ish about memes, but truly, I’ve only been tagged twice so far, and both times I was kind of flattered.

By: Dawud Miracle

Dawud Miracle — Mon, 07 May 2007 20:51:10 +0000

I agree. Ideally, memes should be selected that fit your blogging goals and, ideally, add as much benefit to your readers as to your traffic.

By: Karin H.

Karin H. — Mon, 07 May 2007 15:29:00 +0000

Hi Marcus

I have mixed feeling about meme’s. Especially when it ‘involves’ ranking efforts. Only if a meme is about generating conversations I will ‘take-it-on’.

Robert Hruzek has done something else: a group writers project, would you consider that a meme? It was great fun participating, as was with the ‘Gotta-get-goals’ meme and the Ultimate Guide to Productivity.

It does give you the chance to ‘meet’ other, new interesting bloggers.

By: Eve Nielsen

Eve Nielsen — Mon, 07 May 2007 15:11:12 +0000

Is LL’s four sythia post a meme? If so have the same mixed feelings as you do, Mark.

I fluctuate between “I’m loved” to “groan, more work” to “do I really want people to know me that well online”.

By: Eve Nielsen

Eve Nielsen — Mon, 07 May 2007 15:07:08 +0000

Could you define Meme for me? There are quite a few definitions out there and I’d like to now exactly what your talking about (that blast in the last post left my brain reeling

By: L.L. Barkat

L.L. Barkat — Mon, 07 May 2007 14:43:42 +0000

I used to think, “Oh no!” because I have this vision of myself as an author who will be taken seriously (after the book comes out). And memes seem, well, so meme-ish. (They make some people squeamish.)

But now, I totally take the opportunity to have fun in a way I don’t otherwise do on my blog. Check it out, playing at Seedlings RIGHT NOW.