Tag: blogging

Backlinking to sources: a dying art?

Has anyone else noticed that fewer bloggers are bothering to link back to the source of their blog posts? Back in the day, the hat tip to a fellow blogger for pointing out an interesting story or other blog post was considered standard blog etiquette. That doesn’t seem to be the case these days.

Here’s how it works. Say I find something of interest on another blog, such as MattHerzberger.com or Marketing Pilgrim (two blogs that offer up a lot of interesting links), and I decide to share it with my readers. I post the link to the original story with attribution (aka the hat tip) to the source. Like this:

Google Analytics benchmarking goes live. A look at the merits of the popular analytics tool’s newest feature. Hat tip to Marketing Pilgrim‘s Linky Goodness for March 21.

That’s not so difficult, is it?

Maybe this is an old-fashioned sentiment, but I think attribution is important, even in the blogosphere. Am I wrong? Am I just being a cranky old blogger? Hey, you kids! Get off my lawn!

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Now playing: The Cave Singers – Helen
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Friday Five: Spring cleaning edition

Ah, spring. When a young blogger’s fancy turns to uncluttering his Google Reader, or at least his starred items.

  1. The conversation has left the blogosphere and moved into a wide array of other online venues. Tips on how to keep up.
  2. But if you’re still reading blogs (and I sure hope you are), here’s one to follow: HighEdWebTech. Found via Brad Ward.
  3. How to find the best online information sources.
  4. Do you like free stuff? Do you like social media? Do you like to read? Here’s a great deal for you.
  5. Add “watch this video” to your to-do list, and then do it. If you accomplish nothing else today, then you’ll at least have watched a funny video.

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Now playing: Warren Zevon – Play It All Night Long
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