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document.write('\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022friendfeed\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022header\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022inner\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/seidman\u0022 target=\u0022_top\u0022\u003e\u003cimg class=\u0022logo\u0022 src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/logo-mini.png?v=4b3c9e84185dfb2d9f69e6d7330b9bf3\u0022 alt=\u0022FriendFeed\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0022message\u0022 id=\u0022__friendfeed_message\u0022\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022feed\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022entry\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/seidman?service=disqus\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/icons/disqus.png?v=026b1911b4a38fb0ff0c5bb2a415481e\u0022 alt=\u0022Disqus\u0022 class=\u0022icon\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022body\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003ecommented on a blog post on \u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.disqus.com/people/rseidman/\u0022\u003eDisqus\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022link\u0022\u003e\u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2008/09/i-guess-im-doin.html#comment-2542703\u0022 class=\u0022main\u0022\u003eRe: I Guess I\u0027m Doing Something Wrong\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022info\u0022\u003eSeptember 23 at 8:00 am\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comments\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003e\u0026quot;If you\u0027re doing something wrong then I am the biggest screw up EVER. Of course relative to you that is almost certainly true anyway, but we’re over 100K uniques and via advertising --- any advertising -- I can’t imagine generating more than $50K in revenue even pushing it hard – and that would be more than 10X what we’d get via Adsense. \nFortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your point of view) I am not yet convinced we don\u0027t have much better prospects via sponsorships.\nI\u0027m glad though that *you* are not in this for the advertising revenue :-)\u0026quot; - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/seidman\u0022 uid=\u0022e5ed6736-faa1-11dc-a9f3-003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022friend l_popup\u0022\u003eRobert Seidman\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022entry\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/seidman?service=disqus\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/icons/disqus.png?v=026b1911b4a38fb0ff0c5bb2a415481e\u0022 alt=\u0022Disqus\u0022 class=\u0022icon\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022body\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003ecommented on a blog post on \u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.disqus.com/people/rseidman/\u0022\u003eDisqus\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022link\u0022\u003e\u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/09/statistics-are-your-friend-even-when.html#comment-2333712\u0022 class=\u0022main\u0022\u003eRe: louisgray.com: Statistics Are Your Friend, Even When They\u0027re Bad\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022info\u0022\u003eSeptember 13 at 4:46 pm\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comments\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003e\u0026quot;I didn\u0027t see the Mint.com study, but I\u0027ll check it out. I agree with you that all bounces aren\u0027t bad and sometimes indicate something good. People coming to the site to find out, for example, what the ratings for Law \u0026amp; Order were the night before, get the information quickly and are satisfied. We\u0027d of course like it if they stuck around and checked out more stuff, but to the degree that we provided them the info they wanted, we\u0027re happy -- even if they only stuck around few seconds.\u0026quot; - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/seidman\u0022 uid=\u0022e5ed6736-faa1-11dc-a9f3-003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022friend l_popup\u0022\u003eRobert Seidman\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022entry\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/seidman?service=internal\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/icons/internal.png?v=99bf8708c13e43d1fbaf614404fe1314\u0022 alt=\u0022FriendFeed\u0022 class=\u0022icon\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022body\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003eposted a link\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022link\u0022\u003e\u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/digital-downloads/metrics/e3if557c4fe91032b02948436737b6e0514\u0022 class=\u0022main\u0022\u003eStudy: Baby Boomers Embrace Social Networking\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022media\u0022 style=\u0022position: relative; height: 158px; overflow: hidden\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\u0022position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 168px\u0022\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\u0022thumbnail\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/digital-downloads/metrics/e3if557c4fe91032b02948436737b6e0514\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.s3.amazonaws.com/6066511f905c3a16305d389bdffca7c2b709aacc\u0022 width=\u0022150\u0022 height=\u0022150\u0022 alt=\u0022Study: Baby Boomers Embrace Social Networking\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022info\u0022\u003eSeptember 13 at 10:42 am\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022likes\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/winckel\u0022 uid=\u002262dff5d2-4b39-11dd-9c86-003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022friend l_popup\u0022\u003eHenry Winckelmann\u003c/a\u003e liked this\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comments\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003e\u0026quot;According to a new Entertainment Trends in America study by The NPD Group, social networking sites used by teenagers and young adults are also being adopted by baby boomers (aged 44-61)\u0026quot; - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/seidman\u0022 uid=\u0022e5ed6736-faa1-11dc-a9f3-003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022friend l_popup\u0022\u003eRobert Seidman\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003eI got a bunch of my 45+ co-workers interested in LinkedIn, but now I never spend any time over there interacting with them.  Luckily, they\u0027ve discovered their own little world and started making connections of their own. - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/eldiablo\u0022 uid=\u00223829dc3a-1f0c-11dd-b8ac-003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022friend l_popup\u0022\u003ePete Delucchi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022entry\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/seidman?service=disqus\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/icons/disqus.png?v=026b1911b4a38fb0ff0c5bb2a415481e\u0022 alt=\u0022Disqus\u0022 class=\u0022icon\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022body\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003ecommented on a blog post on \u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.disqus.com/people/rseidman/\u0022\u003eDisqus\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022link\u0022\u003e\u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/09/blogs-never-ending-battle-of-page-views.html#comment-2252120\u0022 class=\u0022main\u0022\u003eRe: louisgray.com: Blogs\u0027 Never-Ending Battle of Page Views vs. Conversation\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022info\u0022\u003eSeptember 9 at 2:48 pm\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comments\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003e\u0026quot;I should\u0027ve been more specific. Page views matter more to anyone who is trying to make a living off their blog. I agree, if that\u0027s not the case they only matter more if you let them! \nStill, even for those trying to make a living from their blogs, I think there are more important priorities than focusing on getting the Digg home page. it\u0027s just an opinion, but even if you do prioritize pageviews, prioritizing them via traffic from Digg, etc. in the longer-term is not necessarily the route to building sustainable traffic from repeat visitors (which wind up amounting to a lot of page views).\nEven when monetizing the traffic is an objective, having fun should (I think) also be a goal. For me, it\u0027s a lot more fun when there\u0027s dialog, not only between reader and blogger, but between the readers themselves.\u0026quot; - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/seidman\u0022 uid=\u0022e5ed6736-faa1-11dc-a9f3-003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022friend l_popup\u0022\u003eRobert Seidman\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003eand most viewers/readers are sorta dumb, and anything challenging will have a limited audience, so dumbing down and adding tits and gossip will be the best thing you can do for your blog to get those all-important ratings/page views .. - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/gregorylent\u0022 uid=\u00224902fa14-1525-11dd-8083-003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022friend l_popup\u0022\u003eGregory Lent\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022entry\u0022 style=\u0022margin-bottom: 0\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003e\n\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/seidman?service=internal\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/static/images/icons/internal.png?v=99bf8708c13e43d1fbaf614404fe1314\u0022 alt=\u0022FriendFeed\u0022 class=\u0022icon\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022body\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003eposted a link\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022link\u0022\u003e\u003ca rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 href=\u0022http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1380000138/post/1710032571.html?nid=3349#\u0022 class=\u0022main\u0022\u003eBattlestar Galactica\u0027s Dream Ticket - BC Beat - Blog on Broadcasting \u0026amp; Cable\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022media\u0022 style=\u0022position: relative; height: 158px; overflow: hidden\u0022\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\u0022position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 461px\u0022\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\u0022thumbnail\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1380000138/post/1710032571.html?nid=3349#\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.s3.amazonaws.com/5c7581efa2993cb771d1785f43433a2e63a5a4ef\u0022 width=\u0022149\u0022 height=\u0022150\u0022 alt=\u0022Battlestar Galactica\u0027s Dream Ticket - BC Beat - Blog on Broadcasting \u0026amp; Cable\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\u0022thumbnail\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1380000138/post/1710032571.html?nid=3349#\u0022\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0022http://friendfeed.s3.amazonaws.com/c79e9b495c4808c8a8ac9fca1acd22535c503d04\u0022 width=\u0022276\u0022 height=\u0022102\u0022 alt=\u0022Battlestar Galactica\u0027s Dream Ticket - BC Beat - Blog on Broadcasting \u0026amp; Cable\u0022/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022info\u0022\u003eSeptember 2 at 5:00 pm\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022likes\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/pandemia\u0022 uid=\u0022f225b55c-14ec-11dd-9ecc-003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022friend l_popup\u0022\u003eLuca Conti\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/rizzn\u0022 uid=\u0022c7b579ad-2821-40e0-bb91-62e33372b876\u0022 class=\u0022friend l_popup\u0022\u003eMark \u0026quot;Rizzn\u0026quot; Hopkins\u003c/a\u003e liked this\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comments\u0022\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\u0022comment\u0022\u003e\u0026quot;I knew I wasn’t the only Battlestar Galactica nerd who thought Col. Saul Tigh was a dead ringer for Republican presidential candidate John McCain.\n\nNow that McCain has selected Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, even nerdier BSG nerds at BURNLAB Lab Report—and I mean that in the best sense—immediately hailed her resemblance to the show’s Laura Roslin:\u0026quot; - \u003ca href=\u0022http://friendfeed.com/seidman\u0022 uid=\u0022e5ed6736-faa1-11dc-a9f3-003048343a40\u0022 class=\u0022friend l_popup\u0022\u003eRobert Seidman\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n')