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  • Six things I have learned after six months of blogging

    September 26, 2007 @ 2:07 pm | by Jim Carroll

    (1) Fuming is a great word. Probably my word of the year. I’ve discovered that On The Record blog readers love to fume. They fume about the price of tickets and not getting tickets. They fume about MCD, Ticketmaster, Arcade Fire and what they had for lunch. At least, I suppose, it saves them having to fume to Joe.

    (2) If you write a post about one thing, chances are the people commenting on it will end up taking it somewhere else entirely. Don’t know why this happens, but it does.

    (3) Don’t ever be surprised by the fact that people will comment on posts you wrote months and months ago. Thanks to the wonders of search engines, people are still commenting on posts from months ago. Like, you may have forgotten what it was about Ian Brown which inspired you to write about him (and you’re probably not alone), but some of your readers will keep bringing it up nonetheless.

    (4) There are a lot of people working in both media and music industries who use this blog to vent their spleen, start rumours and spread leaks. Long may it continue.

    (5) Blogging and procrastination go together like Bertie Ahern and big wodges of cash.

    (6) Having access to IP addresses is a very dangerous business.

    • 18 Comments »

    1.
    September 26, 2007
    5:44 pm

    Happy half blog birthday dude!

    Comment by UnaRocks
    2.
    September 26, 2007
    7:43 pm

    Anyone else want to kill whoever made those 123.ie ads on Newstalk?

    Yeah, I’m cuckoo. You zany prick.

    Comment by Twenty Major
    3.
    September 26, 2007
    10:48 pm

    It’s been great craic. They need a new category in the blog awards to cater for online scraps. Go Jim!

    Comment by Liz
    4.
    September 27, 2007
    4:30 am

    una - i’ll have a cupcake to celebrate

    37 Major - your camoige skills have been noted. Your blog is very promising.

    Liz - thanking u. Sure, it can only go downhill from here. On The Record - not as good as it used to be…..

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    5.
    September 27, 2007
    3:14 pm

    On the IP address thing, (I mentioned it before but I’m too lazy to check to see if there was a reply) does the data protection act restrict bloggers & website owners posting the personal details of site visitors for all to see?

    I’m not to bothered about you reversing my IP address, but I know a good number of people did get shirty about it.

    Comment by markg
    6.
    September 27, 2007
    3:20 pm

    mark - the liveline re-opens tomorrow at 12.45pm

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    7.
    September 27, 2007
    3:49 pm

    They’re called a public IP address for a reason.

    Jim, well done on the blog and I agree with Liz, we might make a new “Best Jim Carroll blog scrap” category

    Comment by Damien Mulley
    8.
    September 27, 2007
    4:55 pm

    “(4) There are a lot of people working in both media and music industries who use this blog to vent their spleen, start rumours and spread leaks.”

    1) Will there be a naming and shaming post?
    2) What would it take to drive you to such lengths?

    Comment by Kim Fowley
    9.
    September 27, 2007
    8:35 pm

    damien - in fairness, i think a “Damien Mulley Put Your Dukes Up” category would be much far jucier

    kim - (1) no and (2) large amounts of cash

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    10.
    September 28, 2007
    10:01 am

    Lord help us if Jim and Damien get vexed about the same thing.

    Comment by Twenty Major
    11.
    September 28, 2007
    10:26 am

    To add to Twenty’s frustration: how about the radio ads for inkjet.ie (”noooo, not noooowww”), Optrex (”his eyes his eyes”), Londis (”hello stranger…”). Please!

    Well done on the six month mark Jim

    Comment by 73man
    12.
    September 28, 2007
    11:17 am

    Whoever thought someone from Tipp would get this far in life?
    Congratulations James!
    ;)

    Comment by Pedro
    13.
    September 28, 2007
    12:49 pm

    This blog is definitely my favourite waste of time - hope my employer never requests reverse IP look-up or whatever it is!

    Comment by Anna Taylor
    14.
    September 28, 2007
    1:03 pm

    Twenty - maybe we could get vexed about your book when it’s published? :-)

    73 - thanking u. I’m still in shock at those Right Price Tile ads and Daft Dave.

    Pedro - we’ve lasted longer this season than the Tipp hurling team

    Anna - cheers! dont worry the fact that you work for /// deleted by moderator /// is safe with me!

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    15.
    September 28, 2007
    1:09 pm

    Wodges is clearly going to be my new word of the week.

    Twenty, is there truth to the rumour that you have Cecilia Ahern as your ghostwriter?

    Comment by Colm
    16.
    September 28, 2007
    1:54 pm

    Jim I have to say you are one of the very few journalists whose blogs I peruse, locally and internationally, who “get” blogging.

    Few understand that right to reply also applies to the blog author!

    For that reason alone, you are in my current “I heart …” list.

    Non-sequential across the 20 accounts as previously agreed ;)

    Comment by markg
    17.
    September 28, 2007
    2:35 pm

    markg - i’m blushing here (make sure there are no dollars in the transaction, alright?)

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    18.
    September 28, 2007
    3:32 pm

    Jim - I’d expect nothing less.

    Colm - Nah, nothing to it. You and your rumours.

    Comment by Twenty Major

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