Comments on: Who Would You Date In the Blogosphere?

By: Creative collaboration

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By: Nicole Brunet

Nicole Brunet — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:31:25 +0000

Hrm… Garrison Keillor was my first blog crush. Wonder what that says about me??

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:03:29 +0000

Graham,

Aww.

Tx.

By: James

James — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:12:59 +0000

*cues music, throws flower petals, pops the cork of the champagne…*

By: Graham Strong

Graham Strong — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:44:46 +0000

@Kelly – About the lack of addressing the actual question – just goes to show that most of us *are* introverted wallflowers.

I suspect that although you can surmise a lot about a person by their posts and comments, I don’t think you can know enough about whether or not to date. For example, I am always amazed by the amount of people who reveal they are introverts when in their posts they are sharp and witty and confident — I just imagine them to be extroverted. And in cyberspace we all are (especially writer types).

Perhaps it is the less face-to-face time. Fleet of pen on the ‘Net, foot-in-mouth in person,

There must be other facets of our personalities that don’t come through. I do think that we can pretty much decide who we would like to hang out with and who we wouldn’t in the blogosphere, but date? A bit more difficult without knowing those intangibles that only in-person meetings (and the aforementioned wine) could bring.

Despite this theory, I’ll step away from the wall for a moment and make my declaration based on what I know of people in this blogosphere. I’ll preface it by saying I am happily married with a great family that I would never want to leave. Hypothetically though, if this was not the case, I think I’d ask you out on a date. You seem vivacious and extroverted and fun-loving and willing to do anything for a laugh.

Not incidentally, these are the same qualities I fell in love with in my own wife.

So there you have it — a (perhaps fascinating) revelation for you. And further proof that getting what you wish for can be a double-edged sword…

~Graham

By: Sunny kapoor

Sunny kapoor — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:18:44 +0000

Hey James,

Sorry, I just wanted share something with you because you are first blogger who, for the first time answered back to comment in a generous way.
You know I had just written a post on “secrets for choosing a Domain name”. And after reading my own post I helped my sister ( who is an interior designer )to choose her first domain name wwwDotlivinglayoutsDotcom
And I think its really catchy name . LOL Is it normal get excited for your own post ?
Sorry again I just wanted to share my feeling.

God Bless

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:09:44 +0000

^ Has a crush on me. ^

You, dear, are invisible, literally (though your stock-photo arm is cute…), and sometimes, figuratively, y’know. My favorite MCE disappearing act.

But you are deliciously brilliant.

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By: James

James — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:57:34 +0000

Oh, what, and I’m ugly and stupid? Pfft, you’re fired.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:50:05 +0000

^ Thinks I have a crush on him. ^ No, it's because he's smart and handsome. Kellys last blog post..1st Ever Maximum Customer Experience Conference FREE Right Now!