The Seventh Sense

One Post Wonder

Seems like lots of people start a blog, and then give up immediately.

Here's a blog that collects other blogs that have but one single post:  One Post Wonder.

Facebook's Grammar Problem

As a new convert to Facebook, I've notices that its news and updates feature lack grammatical correctness.

For example, you might read that "John Smith has a picture to their profile."  (Emphasis mine).

That's because Facebook doesn't take into account one's gender.

But that's going to change.

Site Changes

I added a widget in the left column with my Google calendar.

I added a widget in the right column listing my Facebook status updates, as well as those of my friends (click the arrows in the title bar).

UPDATE:  And the clock.  Let me know if there are any problems....

Seventh Sense Changes

(1)  Due to the news that Typepad has improved its spam blocker, comments will no longer be moderated.  That means that your comments will appear within minutes after you have posted them.

(2)  Comments will be automatically closed 3 months after an item is posted.

Blogging Traditions

John Cole starts a new blogosphere tradition: your 10,000th blog post should be about your cat.

Ok.  Well, this is my 5,511th post.  Maybe I'll have a cat by 10,000.  But I doubt it.

Testing One, Two.... Is This Thing On?

Wow.  A coding error of some sort stopped all my posts from posting. 

I think I fixed the error.....

Death Of A Blogger

Fortunately, the blogger was a puddle.

Yeah, you read right.  A puddle!  Located at the corner of Jay and Plymouth, a couple blocks east of the Manhattan Bridge, the "puddle" has been blogging since February 1.

It dried up today.

Busy Busy

Light No posting today, it seems.  Lot of things in the fire.  Preview audience tonight for The Foreigner, too.

You're not missing much.  I really had nothing to say, except for a few rather meandering thoughts about Lost.

Read This...

From the NYT Review of Books:

Many bloggers really don't write much at all. They are more like impresarios, curators, or editors, picking and choosing things they find on line, occasionally slapping on a funny headline or adding a snarky (read: snotty and catty) comment. Some days, the only original writing you see on a blog is the equivalent of "Read this.... Take a look.... But, seriously, this is lame.... Can you believe this?"

True, that.  At least for me.

How To Make A Blog Work

Reuters:

A successful blog "kind of opens the kimono and from a brand point of view lets people know who you are," says Rob Frankel, a Los Angeles-based branding consultant who has advised clients ranging from Re/Max to Honda Motorcycles and Sea World.

A promise to my handful of readers: at no point will I ever -- ever -- appear in a kimono (closed or open) -- on this blog.  Success be damned.

I thought you might find that reassuring....