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By: Biting Bloggers Is Weak Sauce | Your Favorite White Boy

Biting Bloggers Is Weak Sauce | Your Favorite White Boy — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:26:23 +0000

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By: B-Double

B-Double — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:00:45 +0000

Or more specifically:

FYI, Nah Right comments >>> YOUR Life

By: Hater

Hater — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:05:33 +0000

FYI, Nah Right comments >>> Life

By: CLICK ON IT: Def Thought | Your Favorite White Boy

CLICK ON IT: Def Thought | Your Favorite White Boy — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:48:47 +0000

[...] Yeah, so I run a blog called Def Thought, it actually went down awhile ago because of complications with the host but I got it back up just recently. My goal for the site is for it to be like a breath of fresh air in the hip hop blogosphere because you see a lot of cut & paste blogs out there right now that just post new singles that they find on bigger sites. I know you’ve hit that topic before. [...]

By: B-Double

B-Double — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:22:30 +0000

You said it, my dude. But you’re on the right site. HHHead is no cut-and-paste joint, that’s for sure.

By: Mookie

Mookie — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:46:30 +0000

Yes.

I’ve been trying to push this idea ever since I first got into hip hop blogging (”Hip Hop Blogging Is Dead”).

Cut & Paste Bloggers < Just about everything

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Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:15:49 +0000

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By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:08:03 +0000

Most of the previous commenters in here have already stated opinions I agree with, but one thing I’d add into the mix is the amount (and kind) of ads on a blog.

I struggle with this because I believe that if a blogger is producing quality content, then they deserve to get ad revenue on a site they’re putting lots of time into. But some of these damn blogs go overboard with the ads. It gets to a point where I start to think they dont give a shit about the browsing experience of their readers.

One of the biggest slaps in the face to me as a reader are interstitial ads. (the ones that display a full page ad and you have to click in the top right corner to make it go away).

If you’re running a free blog hosted by google theres pretty much no reason you should have that bullshit up.

But to touch on something already said earlier…. I dont have a problem with 20 sites posting the same video, I have a problem with not adding commentary or any unique opinion into your post.

By: You Dont Have To Love Me

You Dont Have To Love Me — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:20:31 +0000

“You’re right – a blog is only as good as the value it provides to readers. ” — Word.

By: B-Double

B-Double — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:45:53 +0000

Thanks. I think if you’re taking time to make a comment, I should take the time to actually respond. You’re right – a blog is only as good as the value it provides to readers. In this case, I want to generate discussion.

Yeah, people may do this stuff for free, but I think that if they aren’t making any money they need what people call “psychic income”: comments, links, etc. If they aren’t getting traffic (ie revenue) or comments, etc, it won;t be long before they fold up. Same with producers. You can only love producing beats so much. Sure, some would do it for free, but those aren’t the people begging for me (or you) to post their ish on YFWB.