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with outbound links, and I've seen numerous accounts of folks who got traffic through your linkblog.<br><br>I've found some excellent reading in the links posted in this thread. Good stuff. Here's my link:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.datacenterknowledge.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.datacenterknowledge.com</a><br><br>and the full RSS feed:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/index.xml\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/index.xml</a><br><br>The primary Feedburner feed is just summaries.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_23:07:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c107f4c3eb3f81cc295df0d294673d9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668611": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Comic Strip blogger is a hoot -- and Adult ADHD Strengths is a darn fine blog, too. :0<br><br>Mine is such a potpourri (<a href=\"http://drumsnwhistles.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">odd time signatures</a> that it's not really in your context, but I do link to you when I blog about Internet life and of course, all of your photowalking videos are mentioned in my <a href=\"http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/category/photography/\" rel=\"nofollow\">photography section.</a> :)<br><br>I loved your rant about linking yesterday -- it's frustrating to really work on something and not get the linkbacks for it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_23:04:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "2f3b0e0e6b6d3c842d98521c8d7eed63", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey, welcome to my blogs:)<br><br><a href=\"http://blog.vista.tw\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blog.vista.tw</a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.trends.tw\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.trends.tw</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_23:01:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "f7964ee58ae1b0d38290a5e1142b494e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668615": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks, Scoble.  You've always been kind to me in our email dealings.  I'll be glad to add to your feed bloat:<br><br><a href=\"http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/</a><br><br>I discuss the running of <a href=\"http://tech-recipes.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">tech-recipes.com</a>, give my opinions on tech-related issues, and occassionally debunk hot medical BS posted around the blog world.<br><br>I'll be adding a lot of the guys/gals above to my reader tonight.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_22:38:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "47f12c8767613e819e297e778561dc20", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668616": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My, my, I must say I am impressed - you are certainly setting the panties straight again in the blogosphere.<br><br>eMoms at Home is an entrepreneurial blog for work at home parents - I can't say I write a ton about tech stuff - it's more about keeping yourself motivated when you're at home and don't feel like writing about tech stuff that day. :)<br><br>Thanks for the opportunity! -Wendy", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_22:33:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "d618979343d6b2f90fa58dada080afd7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668617": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My blogs interesting because I give away the sales secrets that have helped me sell over $40 million worth of product and I offer nothing for sale on my blog. All content, all the time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_22:29:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "3a0e08a3983d69e6b901a75cd54f7607", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well... I am a reader of your blog, and because of your interaction with gizmodo and the like I decided to add a blog to the website I started up, but alas it is not a tech blog, so no free advertising for me.<br><br>But I will be linking you tonight as I put the final touches on it, and make my very first post. :)<br><br>Funny tho, my first post tonight is going to be about linking on blogs. So I guess your original rant about the video was good for me, because it finally prompted me to be a blogger instead of a blog reader! hahahaha...<br><br>-Guy", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_22:16:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "f44656302110331e08d5e8d691723c5b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668619": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Responsibility? No.<br><br>However, if they don't... then bloggers are stupid to keep linking to them.  If they can't figure out where they came from and who helped them get there... shame on them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_21:48:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "d0f0fb6ac9472944ef2cd4a3009d5c98", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668620": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hack code, give personal opinion on tech issues, and share methods/tips/strategies that I find helpful.<br><br>I don't really like blogs that just recycle content from other blogs and add no value of their own.  So I try to avoid that as often as I can.  I rarely just link to something.  If you don't contribute, why bother... at least that's my opinion.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_21:36:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "f0734933c5d6e80a61ba1ae6b7fa4b5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668621": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://robitaille.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://robitaille.wordpress.com</a><br><br>My blog about tech news, a bit biased toward Ubuntu/Linux, but I often  add links and news items about Microsoft, Apple, Google, and else whatever grab my interest on that day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_21:31:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "3eb8f41e02a48433c6ccdfdcd1de5888", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668622": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Gee, I'd love to, Robert. But with 105 comments already, what's the point? :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_21:23:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "ed7583b7142b63bdfcb729ae6fb278aa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668623": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert,<br>Since you asked, there are lots of interesting things cooking in the science blogosphere these days. Now that Web 2.0 (which is so over!) is a \"hot\" property with the mainstream, the science community has taken notice and certain groups, particularly science database managers and science publishers, are uncertain about how they're going to make it through this huge wave that is upon them.  I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts from the \"purist\" tech world as they might apply to the area where science meets the web. I'm blogging at <a href=\"http://www.elementlist.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Element List.com</a>, which is a science blog that covers new and interesting science websites, and has been for the last two years. Stop by and say hi.<br>- Jackie", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_21:23:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "20374d9d14053f9eb6fa5cb21282a82a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668624": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Me personally I only think that there is a moral obligation to link to others if you are referencing them. As far as it being an A-list bloggers responsibility, no I don't think you can expect anyone to do you any favors, or hold anyone to doing favors. At the same time, like with anything someone does and is successful, you should always remember where you come from, and appreciate your success, don't take it for granted or get to a point where you feel \"above things\" now that you've made it (saying \"you\" as in a general you, not you specifically).<br><br><br>My blog is <a href=\"http://www.jonzee.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jonzee.com</a><br>Been doin it for about 5 months, and its a blog about shopping online, and consumer/product information. With a heavy focus on tech and electronic products, deals, reviews etc. Theres also a Podcast associated with the blog (links are all on the site).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_21:05:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "065c7882853943b1c1c847dc65d62fc0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668625": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow...<br><br>This is getting a decent number of posts... Well I'm going to add mine... <a href=\"http://www.computerdefense.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.computerdefense.org</a><br><br>IT Security, Tech... Whatever I feel like actually... Give it a look.<br><br>Peace,<br>HT", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_21:10:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "fe6927391d37f9e36e61423d8cfd5896", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668626": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why is my blog interesting? Well, it's a blog about financial aid. I blog regularly about one of the topics that's opaque to most people in the hopes that more people will find it accessible and hopefully achieve their college goals. It's also the show notes for my podcast.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com</a><br><br>Eagerly awaiting the Seagate drive from Podtech.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_21:15:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "c0ab662ba0ed8907f2a8e7d457769a1b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668627": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My <a href=\"http://thechrisproject.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">blog is about photography</a> on the web and photography in general.<br><br>I'm also trying to raise money for the Special Olympics by making <a href=\"http://www.thechrisproject.com/polarplunge/\" rel=\"nofollow\">silly videos</a>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_20:39:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e6c2e79a9206a4221e37724ebb8beae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668628": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://destraynor.com/serendipity/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://destraynor.com/serendipity/</a><br><br>My blog is about programming, tech, and usability. It's actually really funny, you'll relate to a lot of Robert, especially the post \"Ship or Shut Up\".<br><br>Give it a read, I'd really appreciate it.<br><br>-<br>Des", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_20:44:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "fde6c3a50ca518a909ef35c22c0ee0e4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668629": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh and by the way, you were far better interviewing engineers and product managers.<br><br>Watching you interview CEOs and senior management is cringe-worthy.  It's embarrassing to watch.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_20:29:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "3423bdecedb1e74120350de4e40c7acf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668630": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just look at the front page of Podtech... the content looks so boring.<br><br>Having a hard time generating traffic Robert?  Microsoft made you interesting.  Now you're just another marketing channel to be manipulated by PR.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_20:27:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "3423bdecedb1e74120350de4e40c7acf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>Great work overall, I've read your blog for years and I agree on the responsibility to link to others and spread the conversation. I cover technology's impact on marketing on my blog.<br><br><a href=\"http://technomarketer.typepad.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://technomarketer.typepad.com</a><br><br>Thanks!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_20:21:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd8d7d30e9f2ebb68bfedbc5b2ab80b5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668632": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi. All you guys are very much into technology, so I hope it wouldn't bug you if there's a blog about green design. The term concerns design products that lower the use of natural resources. For instance, magnetic fridges, as able as current ones but with a fraction of their energy needs. Or solar-powered cellphones. The url is: <a href=\"http://cocolico.info\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://cocolico.info</a>.<br>Cheers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_04:59:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "d0c409f7411cd8e8f9d55a3de9b053af", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668633": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Check your email Robert, I have an idea to take this further, need your help.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_20:18:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "a78f2f4c13cfe482483a30cfda34e30b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668634": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Do you know me?:-?:D<br><br>Before you linked to me? I had a total of 300 hits in the 3 months before, and some 3k hits in the one and a half year before that...<br><br>After? I get 300 hits a day, in addition to a 2k spike when you link to me. Thanks.<br><br>But, more important than the traffic, is the friends. I got to know you, David Willson, Guy, Rob, lots of people. Thanks for that! And, I couldn't have gotten that shiny new cam without your links. Thanks again!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_20:03:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "5cb11c6d11db3f8e8e302e32ee0897c9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668635": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert,<br><br>I'll keep reading - no matter how much you piss off the blogosphere! Thanks for the link, and for getting me started:<br><br><a href=\"http://brianm.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://brianm.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_19:55:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "d889d8883cb23e5891aa4f8d739f3f53", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668636": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I feel strongly that regardless of who the author is or what their media, it is their responsibility to provide proper credit to the source of the information being written about.<br><br>That said, although there is no responsibility, per se, for an \"A-list\" blogger to link to smaller or newer ones, I can say from experience that it is an absolute thrill when it does happen.<br><br>I had only been blogging for three months when I wrote about Mary Jo Foley moving to \"ZDnet\". In less than a week after starting at ZDnet, Mary Jo linked to a post I wrote about Microsoft support ending for XP SP1 and 1A. I was so excited that I told everyone I saw for the next few days. (Just don't tell Mary Jo that not everyone knew who she is. ;) )<br><br>Mary Jo's link was a thrill for a beginner.<br><br>References:<br><a href=\"http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2006/09/leaves-arent-only-things-changing.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2006/09/leav...</a><br><a href=\"http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=21\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=21</a><br><br>My Blog: <a href=\"http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_19:55:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "5d46fa4c1d5c92e642f192c221184227", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668637": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Link to me when you think your readers might find what I say interesting. Ignore the other 25 posts I make. I'll do the same for you. If I link to you enough maybe you'll become famous. :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_19:48:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "14cb1b76282f670dc56ddd214781cdea", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668638": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You can check out my blog, <a href=\"http://appcrazy.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://appcrazy.com</a>.<br><br>I talk about Social Media, Macs, and a few other things...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_19:43:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "8c9025ba38969c21171569026457fabd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668639": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert:<br><br>I do think it is fundamentally wrong not to link back to someone if you find it useful.  It is not always in the interest of main stream media to link back.  The fact that bloggers are able to get information before they can must drive them crazy.<br><br>My blog is <a href=\"http://www.madtechie.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.madtechie.com/</a><br><br>I blog about anything technology related but in general have a bias for all things Microsoft - especially XBOX 360 and Windows Vista.<br><br>By trade I am a technolgy executive/strategist.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_19:37:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "ce87fb100450a2f90eb5d6f2ac1f3051", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668640": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert,<br>It's terrific to see the variety of sites that start popping up as you do this; for all the democratization the Web promises, it's not always easy for people to build audiences for new and niche topics.<br><br>One of the central issues to me is that smaller, more focused tech communities like creative sites often can't get the attention \"mainstream\" tech topics do. In these comments alone, I've just picked up a music blog and WPF blog I hadn't seen before. Part of the reason I write creative music and motion blogs is because I'm as interested in promoting those technologies and artists as I am in myself:<br><a href=\"http://createdigitalmusic.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://createdigitalmusic.com</a><br><a href=\"http://createdigitalmotion.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://createdigitalmotion.com</a><br><br>And while I'm at it, I've been really blown away by this site:<br><a href=\"http://www.retrothing.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.retrothing.com</a><br>... because James (who I met as a reader of my site) seems equally interested in producing professional-style writing and video on topics that are way too focused for anyone else (like reviewing an arcade cabinet stand).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_19:22:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "e50257f61462a16a4dcf74a515ce3be1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668641": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.901am.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">New Media News Every Morning</a> Why your venture back startup doesn't get links", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_19:23:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "5aaa13ad187055a4dadfba93a75c3998", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668642": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Holy Cripes, a comment spam free-for-all on Scoble's blog! <a href=\"http://www.paulshort.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.paulshort.com</a><br><br>BTW, about this linking thing - I've found that a lot of the blogs that were cool 2-3 years ago have now gotten so big, they are (more or less) MSM now in internet terms. Either that or they have been absorbed by one of the many blog networks out there and often only link to their sister/brother sites.<br><br>At any rate, the blog linked from my name below will be seeing a lot more tech/biz/blogosphere banter soon... and tons of heavy linking out, no matter how popular it gets.<br><br>Keep pissing off the blogsphere, Robert. I'm reading.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_19:20:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "a30e775d1972cd2a2843193faa241a97", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668643": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't think it's an obligation but it's certainly nice.  Finding a blog that you like is hard, so once you do, you might as well use their opinion on what other blogs are good.  I've started to post more regularly on my blog which is not strictly a tech blog (as you'll see by the food pics) but most of the posts happen to be about my complaints with current software.  I try not to just complain but actually give feedback of what's good and how I'd like to see it improved.<br><br>Thanks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_04:35:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "a8b8bb3ae76290ba27200d7c0c7c2e0a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668644": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TDavid: yeah, sorry, so many comments, so little time!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_19:12:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668645": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RE #81 - Geez Scoble, I guess you just missed #36 too, lol.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_19:02:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "f259169eb5cb73c577261845a24a64c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668646": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Darkmoon and Billy: I'm sorry about not handing out the credit appropriately. That's my bad.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_18:37:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668647": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Surely you only have the responsibility to link to blogs that are worth reading, independent of if they are small, new, big or old?<br><br>I wouldn't expect you to link to my blog since I'm still quite new at it, my content is of limited appeal outside the small community I'm involved in and I think I am still to find my proper blogging voice.<br><br>Even when I do, I still wouldn't *expect* a link from an A-list blog unless it warranted it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_18:30:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "237938cfc37d1f21daeb1867338c07d0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668648": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why do us hairless monkeys try to turn everything into a popularity contest? It's bizarre.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_04:24:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "15ceeef84bcec075e2dc57c844b8dbcf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668649": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert<br><br>I just saw that you added me to your link blog.<br><br>Thank you very much. It means a lot coming from you.<br><br>Krish", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_18:11:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "28163060d8ee53f9696494e7b453e992", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668650": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It is all about SQL Server :)<br><a href=\"http://blog.sqlauthority.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blog.sqlauthority.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_18:09:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "48aa5a2264e8a27d802bb22ab6ccf688", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668651": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://charisma18.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://charisma18.com</a> - My blog is not good.  And THAT is why it's interesting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_18:01:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "598a232ee88695cfaba799ae17ef7c60", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668652": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My place isn't technical, save my bitching about a contrary laptop. However, I just didn't want to be left out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_18:00:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "1f752eff6752fa826f4ec23a722d4910", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668653": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm no tech blogger, but I am a billionaire who sometimes invests in tech companies.  I expect soon to overtake Mark Cuban's blog soon as top billionaire blog.<br><br>I enjoyed your and your wife's talk at ConvergeSouth.  It helped inspire me to start blogging.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_17:49:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "90bdd5d855da30c2da54aa3e4a0abeaf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh man Robert, I guess I will get my links in.<br><br>I started off in the PDA world with a small site about the Dell Axim that ended up being a huge site, <a href=\"http://www.aximsite.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.aximsite.com</a>, Aximite really isn't a blog, but it spawned another site that is now a blog, <a href=\"http://www.mobilitysite.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.mobilitysite.com</a>. It started out as just a forum community, but now the front end is run by Movable Type Blogging software. We have gotten links from both Engadget and Gizmodo in the past. Engadget more so than Gizmodo. If my personal blog is of any interest, it at <a href=\"http://chris.leckness.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://chris.leckness.com</a> and is basicly a place for me to share some tech stuff, pics of the kids, car, devices, etc... And Yogos! I love Yogos now!<br><br>I met you for the 1st time in Vegas and wish we could have finished out iPhone conversation but I had to get to dinner. Sorry. Not sure if you remember that. :)<br><br>That's for the call to visit our Z list blogs!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_17:42:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "46381a556ccb34ed16df5c3f0e7e105e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668657": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for asking Robert. Most A listers simply don't care or get it. \"No link love for you loser.\" Here's a blog on <a href=\"http://multilingual-search.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">international search engines</a> and a blog on <a href=\"http://semcertification.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"> search engine marketing training.</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_17:36:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "4e3db044779741c19ba9235247f0bb2a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668658": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am enjoying all the discussion on linking. In many ways it is similar to the discussions relating to Wikipedia and NoFollow.<br><br>Google uses links to determine original source of content, so if someone grabs someone elses story, and doesn't give a link, Google has a hard job determining who was the original source, especially when a larger more popular site picks up a story and others then link to them, and not the site that broke the news first.<br><br>Some of my posts discussing NoFollow were aimed at my own readership, so more for the SEO and marketing crowd, but I did write one more piece in more simple terms that your readership might enjoy.<br><br><a href=\"http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/exactly-why-nofollow-at-wikipedia-is-bad.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/exactly-why-nofollo...</a><br><br>In many ways it also applies to your current situation and discussion.<br><br>Oh and who might deserve a link?<br><br>Alister's Scoble Search - he did a lot more work than I did with the Scoble toolbar.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_03:55:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "AndyBeard", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668661": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Passionate about the web:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.digi-nut.co.uk/blog/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.digi-nut.co.uk/blog/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-07_09:40:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "5a04723aba9882e6f528f6b4745ffedc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668662": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "my tech/programming blog:  <a href=\"http://www.goldb.org/goldblog\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.goldb.org/goldblog</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_17:29:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "0a7bb11b0b414ca9b12250fd73150c94", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668663": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert-<br><br>This is a big project, I assume you will get hundreds of comments from folks who will post their link (heck, I will do it!).  I like it when the Uber-bloggers like yourself are just regular folks.  Too many people start to see themselves as celbrities.  I also read a lot of blogs (big and small) with authors who never site anyone for any idea or topic they write about.  Nobody can come up with it all on their own, thus linking and giving credit to others is just what everyone should do.<br><br>I know you will have a lot of blogs to visit based on this project.  Already around 70...I predict you hit over 300.  I hope you find something to smile at on my blog, \"Some Assembly Required\":<br><br><a href=\"http://www.thomsinger.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.thomsinger.blogspot.com</a><br><br>It is mostly networking, business development, sales,  marketing, PR, advertising....but also has a lot of my personal rants and raves.<br><br>In answer to the question, I don't think anyone is required to link to others....but I do believe it shows a lot of class when someone like you invites others to be showcased like this.<br><br>Have A Great Day.<br><br>thom", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_17:20:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "5ce183d8f219a2b679ed59ca2aa711ec", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668664": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"I wanna be overwieght\" is my approach to losing some excess weight, combining somme well known ideas from the WeightWatchers commercial plan with some of the statistics from the Hacker's Diet.  (I have to lose about 40 lbs to become overweight instad of being obese!)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_17:16:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd6e67ed81d6b72bd049475a8066d7d9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668665": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My blog is just a personal one about whatever occurrs to me.. a little neglected of late - more effort needed!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.cunningham.me.uk/wordpress\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.cunningham.me.uk/wordpress</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_17:14:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "079f63f9349ac684edaec8d71c66f50e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668666": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You can always try my blogs:<br><a href=\"http://making-music.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://making-music.blogspot.com/</a><br><a href=\"http://www.svartlinks.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.svartlinks.com/</a><br><a href=\"http://microcontent.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://microcontent.blogspot.com/</a><br><a href=\"http://svartling.hopto.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://svartling.hopto.org/</a><br><br>And I've also have a interesting search engine:<br><a href=\"http://readle.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://readle.net/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_17:12:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "4b48d9ab062172bd068909af13329daf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668667": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert - you inspire us all.<br>I will take up your offer - but only to do a manual trackback to my post about your post. Maybe you can do a post about my post about your post. And then I will do a post about your post about my post about your post (you get the picture).<br><br>Manual Trackback:<br><a href=\"http://www.touchstonelive.com/blog/2007/01/how-to-get-linked-from-a-list.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.touchstonelive.com/blog/2007/01/how-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_17:09:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "9365a72ccb866e75c34525115248a156", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668669": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for the link love, Robert!  Looks like you're blogroll is light on Sun Micro blogs. Here's one that's fun and informative: <a href=\"blogs.sun.com/lskrocki\" rel=\"nofollow\">blogs.sun.com/lskrocki</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_17:10:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "e5cd2eb97b2b9e506f28082e4335149d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668671": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>As of this morning, I know you've already subscribed to the RSS feed.<br><br>I tend to cover technology, blogging and Web, with a major focus on Google, Apple, TiVo and Microsoft. I am also an avid sports fan, covering the Oakland A's and Sacramento Kings, and contribute to other blogs, such as The Apple Blog.<br><br>A recent highlight I thought you might be interested in is an analysis I did on the ROI of media downloads (songs vs. films and TV)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.louisgray.com/live/2007/01/what-is-true-value-of-entertainment.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.louisgray.com/live/2007/01/what-is-t...</a><br><br>If instead, you prefer comics, I do weekly comics on the A's all baseball season long, called The ANtics. They've been featured on an A's broadcast, and gotten me calls from family of the players, asking for their own copies.<br><br>Those are hiding here:<br><a href=\"http://www.louisgray.com/live/fun/comics.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.louisgray.com/live/fun/comics.html</a><br><br>Hope somebody enjoys them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_17:02:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "7cb19373f7b4f85e63e634c47e1d9678", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668673": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The question of a-listers linking to the rest of us mere mortals seems moot to me, and I'm happy to report that at least Robert Scoble gets it. Apparently so does Arrington. Good on them.<br><br>P.s.: I'm still waiting for mine", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:59:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "93d50e1187d0d3424ccb4915dd39e0d6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668675": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Agree with you that we (I'm no \"A list\" blogger, mind; more a C or a D) have a responsibility to link to  wherever we find the stuff that we point to or write about (or otherwise give credit).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:58:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "2a7e08b74968cb6ca682cc40e21931d9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668677": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I guess I should plug my new WPF blog.<br><br>I write about Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) at <a href=\"http://wpfwonderland.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wpfwonderland.wordpress.com</a><br><br>WPF is the huge new graphic programming engine the shipped with .NET 3.0.   It will change the way Windows user interfaces are written during the next 5-10 years.  I believe it's a very significant shift, but poorly understood by the average Windows programmer who has only seen a garish demo of spinning buttons and 17 color buttons at a Microsoft event.<br><br>Code samples, videocasts, decontructing existing WPF applications, new WPF tools, tutorials and more.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:23:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "7023815cb7bdd3570764337f23a5ae16", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668679": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sorry I should have given my URL: http:renaissancechambara.com/<br><br>'Hi Robert,<br><br>I blog about technology, culture (from a tech/geek viewpoint), music and PR - particularly how it interfaces by social media.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Ged'", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:14:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "gedcarroll", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668682": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ehh...  Thanks to Tdavid and Billy for looking after my interests.  Yes, I'd have to say at some point I was a bit miffed that Scoble pointed out the wifi thing was Sue's too.  Sue's like my adopted mama, so I love her and she should get credit, but the wifi thing was mine.   But when it comes to credit:  ConvergeSouth founders/organizers are Sue, myself, and Ed Cone.  It was my idea, but without any of the three, none of it would have happened.   And there's a whole slew of volunteers that I'm grateful for.<br><br>Otherwise, oh well.. I'm overlooked.   heh.  Oh well.  But I have to say that it's rather amusing and somewhat hypocritical on the whole credit thing when there's the whole worrying about Engadget linking back.   And there-in lies the amusement.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:15:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "darkmoon", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668683": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think you've seen mine before<br><br><a href=\"http://ian.sundermedia.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ian.sundermedia.com</a><br><br>Don't worry I haven't made any more anti-scoble posts.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_14:35:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "b231e07e868d33adca6135fc54ca06ec", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668684": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't think anyone has a responsibility to link to anyone else.   There is some great content out there that is completely independent work with no links or only a few that serve as \"footnotes\" to the essay at hand.<br><br>There are other sources that have almost NO original content and who's only purpose is to aggregate good (theoretically) content.<br><br>The vast majority of bloggers are not making a dime off their efforts.  A few are making some money, but not enough to quit their day jobs or even pay for their hosting services (if they are using one that charges).<br><br>I think for those of us who fall into that latter category, we are fairly disinterested how many links we get.<br><br>I feel most sorry for those z-listers who have hit the big-time for a few weeks or months and now feel compelled to stay up there in the ranks so that they CAN quit their day jobs.  I bet more than a few have quit their day jobs prematurely.<br><br>With organizations like Time laying off a thousand people at a time you have to ask yourself how many full-time expense accounted new people can this country support.   Any technology based answer that comes out to \"More than we have now\" is the wrong answer.<br><br>I've always been suspicious of any new technology that replaces a few centralized specialists with a distributed group of lower paid amateurs.  Such systems, one way or another, eventually collapse, and I'm sure the the current system once it adjusts to the new tools presented by blogging will have a shake-out, just as the client server admin-heavy network systems will eventually re-centralize around systems that look a lot like mainframes (but will be called something else).  (I've always maintained that there was little new to blogging other than the more sophisticated tool we use to update our web pages.  I stand by that).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:11:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "macbeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668685": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Rob,<br><br>I started by blog <a href=\"http://markflavinblog.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://markflavinblog.com</a> just 3 weeks ago. I blog all about the internet marketing industry. Everything from affiliate marketing to search engine optimization.<br><br>All the best,<br>Mark Flavin", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:14:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "8823ec76d12c3a566bc1c6de888b7f56", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668686": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't think any blogger has an obligation to link to another.  The link should come because the new blogger is writing something interesting and pertinent and you want share it with your readers/friends.<br>Robert, if your links aren\u2019t honest your readers will lose trust and go elsewhere.<br>Your book, Naked Conversations, has a lot of good advice for people.  One point, be passionate about what you write about applies to this conversation I think.  If you are writing about something you love, you will find an audience of like minded people.   When you are writing about what you love, your enthusiasm shows.<br>So the simple answer is - link to bloggers that you find interesting.<br><br>Of course getting a link from an A-list blogger can drive a lot of traffic to your site.  But if you don\u2019t hold the readers interest, none of those thousands of readers will come back for more", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:14:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "7023815cb7bdd3570764337f23a5ae16", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668687": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The question of what A-listers owe Z-listers seems to be a perennial. Last time it bloomed in August, 2006 it echoed around the blogosphere for a week or so.<br><a href=\"http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2006/08/the_great_unrea.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nick Carr</a> posted a parable about peasants hungering for links from the A-listers who lived in a castle on an island. It was beautifully written, and provocative enough to get him called an A-hole by <a href=\"http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=258\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mike Arrington</a> and spark a flurry conversation that made it to <a href=\"http://www.techmeme.com/060816/p8#a060816p8\" rel=\"nofollow\">Techmeme</a>. <a href=\"http://www.scripting.com/2006/08/16.html#readingIsntComprehending\" rel=\"nofollow\">Winer</a> and <a href=\"http://doc.weblogs.com/2006/08/18#unchainYourArt\" rel=\"nofollow\">Doc Searls</a> joined the fray, along with many others. At the time, <a href=\"http://scobleizer.com/2006/08/16/hacking-a-listers/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Scoble</a> said this:<br><br><blockquote>\"Ahh, why do I fall for this stuff? Nick Carr started a whole debate about why he doesn\u2019t get enough traffic.<br><br>\"I think the whole thing is bunk. No one promised me traffic when I started blogging. I just wanted to impress Dori Smith, JavaScript guru.\"<br></blockquote><br><br>I guess it's different now.<br><br>My blogs are <a href=\"http://mickeleh.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mickeleh's Take</a>, on tech marketing and media--with a special interest in how television is being subsumed and transformed by the Internet, and <a href=\"http://mickelehsoap.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mickeleh's Soapbox</a>, on politics. I worked at Apple for nearly a decade and at Digeo (Moxi) for more than half a decade and the Take reflects that. The Soapbox reflects some unhappiness with the current White House regime. Some random personal interests leak into both blogs.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_14:34:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "c2ec17b9df58d5843b147cf69deef262", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668688": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br>Let's here it for the <a href=\"http://life.firelace.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Asian guy</a>, the real brains and originator of the idea for ConvergeSouth. Not that I want to take anything away from Sue (she's fantastic) but I think he's feeling a little left out and he's such a nice guy and a necessary part of what keeps <a href=\"http://blog.meetup.com/79\" rel=\"nofollow\">Blogsboro</a> alive.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:03:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "3eff29a541164e076e0dc5021d213626", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668689": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert,<br><br>I blog about technology, culture (from a tech/geek viewpoint), music and PR - particularly how it interfaces by social media.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Ged", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:05:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "gedcarroll", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668690": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ping; geek w/ social skillz; because i got stuff to say<br><br>:-P", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:06:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "220a18df0f691c9b35d2c455cc0ce346", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668691": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Scoble,<br><br>While linking out to others can be good ka it can also be a double-edged sword. I have stopped reading many blogs because they stopped focusing on original content and became too frequent participants of the echo chamber.<br><br>It's nice to think that each of us has our own audience and that by pointing-out another person's or company's posting we are providing a valuable service to our readers. Unfortunately I thing this is an incorrect paradigm, one that is largely egocentric and does not reflect the true nature of the reader; one that does not offer a good reader experience.<br><br>Could the real nature of the blog-sphere experience be closer to reading a newspaper? Could each blog represent a different reporter, columnist or editorialist? Could the difference be that instead of a managing editor making one choice for everyone we get to choose for ourselves the authors we want to read? At least I think it is so.<br><br>By using a collective paradigm instead of an individual resource paradigm one could compare the modern blog reading experience as being akin to reading a Sunday newspaper where most of the stories go something like this: \u201cToday, Angie Smith wrote a great review on the intelligence of Asian monkeys over on page 6.\"<br><br>So, to answer your question, bloggers, especially A-list bloggers, have a responsibility to be judicious when linking to others and to only link to others when they can add something of value to the conversation.<br><br>I propose the following rules of thumb:<br><br>1) If you have a news feed then be a news feed. If you have an original content feed then be an original content feed. If you want to do both then use separate feeds and keep the content separate. (A decent example of doing this is Tom Peters over at <a href=\"http://www.tompeters.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.tompeters.com</a>)<br><br>2) If you want to write about a news story or about someone else\u2019s article in an original content blog then make sure you add something new and original; add something valuable. Do not simple regurgitate with a quick, \u201cYou should read this\u201d or, \u201cI liked this\u201d or, \u201cI hated this.\u201d Dig into your intelligence and say something worthwhile that nobody else has said. Compare the article to other posts on the same subject. Provide an educational background. Provide a comprehensive defense or attack.<br><br>And for heavens sake, if you are not sure you can add something original or worthwhile to the conversation then do not write about it. If you think it is worth mentioning then so will twenty other bloggers. That\u2019s twenty presses of the J key in Google Reader. That\u2019s twenty deletes in an email client RSS reader. That\u2019s twenty re-runs no one wants to watch.<br><br>There are more worlds than this\u2026.and blog readers know it. Treat readers with respect and give them the user experience they deserve.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_16:02:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "0016a7a53cb8f1201a4d11bc80db1e2e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668692": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert,<br><br>If you want to check it out, the Praized Blog covers what I call Local 2.0: where Local meets Social.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-01_11:11:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "af6017274f617f84488febb5488f31f8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668693": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi.  I'm one of John Battelle's authors, part of Federated Media.  We've been blogging for a good two years now.  The site's <a href=\"http://ohgizmo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">ohgizmo.com</a>.  Even though we may seem like \"yet another gadget blog\", if you do give the site a quick visit, you'll see there's more to it than regular, mainstream gadgets.<br><br>Thanks for the opportunity.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_03:05:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "a7519d136b0bdc1f33a51947a98a2176", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668694": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow, these blogs all rock. Thanks everyone, keep them coming!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_14:28:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I just saw your blog - and really, no really(!), not intending to use it as a link thingy or whatever, I want to say a heartfelt well done. I just read your about me and I am really impressed. I hope you go from strength to strength.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:54:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "b559044a46cd253f5461011e56b60582", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668696": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A listers have the opportunity to link to others but as free human beings they can do what they want.<br><br>Smart A listers link to others as a strategy to maintain their high traffic levels, or as a welcome side effect of doing so.<br><br>If someone links to your blog you're more likely to read theirs and possibly comment on it or link to it. If that linker drives a lot of traffic to your blog, that would increase the likelyhood of that happening. It's not easy to stay on the A list when most people want to get there and there is turnover. Blog in a bubble to long and you may lose your A list status.<br><br>My blog <a href=\"http://adultaddstrengths.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://adultaddstrengths.com</a> focuses on adults with attention surplus condition, or as Jacob Stewart has said \" \"high availability multi thread asynchronous task and associative processing skills\"\"<br>more commonly known as attention deficit disorder.<br>I try to show the side of ADHD that is often missed, the advantages of having it such as being highly creative, higher energy levels, rapid processing mind, the ability to hyperfocus and multitask etc.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:48:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "d78dfb932ee44c2bc9a3c2e66e081409", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668697": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Robert. Thanks for looking at our blogs. Mine's <a href=\"http://thesoapboxprophet.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Soapbox Prophet</a><br><br>It's an SJSU college/tech blog - I actually took a lot of tips on it from you when you came to JMC163. Thanks again!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:46:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "964855fa433dba58b76f9c12dc4bf538", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668698": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert, and all readers. Please check out <a href=\"http://www.thethirdeye.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.thethirdeye.org</a>. Its tech-based and improving all the time.<br>Thanks", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_14:19:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "b42a2d5d620ea4064bf7f310928852ac", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668699": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://martingordon.org/blog\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://martingordon.org/blog</a> - Serving full-text feeds since 2005!<br><br>I cover anything tech that interests me. Mostly Apple stuff, but also some Web 2.0, gaming and even some photography stuff.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:41:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "c1fb21fdf4f52511a39e8b41beaf9a96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668700": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I blog on blogs at <a href=\"http://htp://www.thebloggingtimes.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">htp://www.thebloggingtimes.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:38:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "f10de36fc8e411a46c6d0169ebb6bfa8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668701": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I cover digital copyright developments such as Creative Commons, DRM, etc. at <a href=\"http://www.copyrightings.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.copyrightings.blogspot.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_14:00:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "2eb5736ff5b1b2fb4fa561f9721dc70b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668702": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert<br><br>The linking takes place in the posts as well.<br>At least this is the way I mostly do it and crediting my sources.<br><br>In any case, whatever the size of your audience,it takes time to build it.<br><br>My main blog 'Serge the Concierge' will turn 2 in March but it has been really picking up momentum in the past 6 months.<br><br>I think you have to be patient and recognize the fact that after writing frequently for many months, you offer your audience more to chew on.<br><br>I will actually start a new blog soon on the topics of Food, Wine and Travel as experienced the world over by local people as opposed to tourists and magazine writers.<br>A number of people will contribute their posts, I will mix it up and serve it.<br><br>Take care<br><br>Serge<br>Biz:<br><a href=\"http://www.njconcierges.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.njconcierges.com</a><br>Blog:<br><a href=\"http://www.sergetheconcierge.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.sergetheconcierge.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_14:01:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "4bde7a2df91865a39ce4367a7fdf99e7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668703": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't think A-list bloggers have a responsibility to link to lesser known blogs per se.  I think the reason most bloggers are A-list is because they keep track of what's going on in the blogosphere at large and just end up linking to lesser known blogs to get to the cool content.  It's like asking if a lion has a responsibility to eat a monkey.  Well no, that's just what the lion does.  Oh and I'm always looking for a few extra clicks: <a href=\"http://michaeldotnet.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michael.NET</a><br><br><br>What makes my blog interesting?  I'm not Scoble and I don't make the front page of Techmeme.  I am the trenches baby.  I write about what I find interesting be it tech or life, and I try to always put my own analysis on things rather then just blindly link to other people's content.<br><br>I am Blog, resistance is futile, you will be linked.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:57:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "5651adb8aea8432e9d902fdc8612348e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668704": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey, I've just started a blog which covers Computing, Gaming, Web Development, News and Reviews. Check it out, if you dont mind at <a href=\"http://ithewritingwriter.wordpress.com/wp-admin/\" rel=\"nofollow\">I,TheWritingWriter</a><br><br>Thanks for the oppertunity.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:56:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "5f67da0740d1883be577676855fca6de", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "On-topic, there is at least one local Greensboro-area blogger who believes that my blog is important enough that by not linking to her, I have done her a serious disservice and shown a \"non-welcoming attitude\" of the \"Greensboro blogging community\" (which is silly). I update my blogroll about twice a year and don't think my ability to promote anyone is very serious. However, she thinks so and it's sticking in her craw that I won't link to her. <a href=\"http://blog.news-record.com/staff/jrblog/\" rel=\"nofollow\">John Robinson</a>, our news-blog-trend-setting newspaper editor, has also often been accused of non-linking when it's possibly, like me, a case of just not updating blogrolls.<br><br>People take this very seriously and it still astounds me. But folks, here's how connectivity works:<br><br>(1) We (mostly Ben) invited Robert to speak at ConvergeSouth and after a lot of negotiating schedules, got him here (a \"yay\" moment).<br><br>(2) He and Maryam stayed with us at our home, because I wanted to absorb his energy and CS is nonprofit and it was cheaper that way.<br><br>(3) We got to know each other, talked, drank tea, ate Thai food, and had a blast, even though his luggage was lost.<br><br>(4) He interviewed me for the <a href=\"http://www.podtech.net/scobleshow/technology/1223/tech-momma-of-greensboro-north-carolina-talks-about-bootstrapping-your-community\" rel=\"nofollow\">Scoble show</a>.<br><br>(5) Someone watched that show. Really. He tracked me down through an organization I mentioned on the interview. (They thought he was a spammer, but forwarded it anyway. Good thing.)<br><br>(6) I got an invite to do a bi-weekly column on <a href=\"http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/01/17/managing-metadata/\" rel=\"nofollow\">DownloadSquad.com</a>, (a Weblogs, Inc. company, part of AOL).<br><br>The online community is international and immediate. You don't get high billing unless you write something interesting and timely and over time (see <a href=\"http://scripting.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Winer, Dave</a>). And you keep at it. Not being an \"A\" lister (I self-describe as an X/Y/Z lister), my goal isn't to be on the top. I blog because I have something to share.<br><br>One of things I always thought was wrong with America (and there are a heckuva lot of things RIGHT with America) is that people don't have a place to tell their stories. I believe blogging is one of those places that solves that problem. Tell your story and stop worrying about who is reading it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:24:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "c24e1a2555ac27131a96f70b14a601f2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668706": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "you are asking the right question, and no, you did not make enemies yesterday. It pains me to link to Gartner/Forrester when I know my link will require the reader to have an expensive subscription account. Ditto with the NY Times when I know they do not link back to bloggers. The sad thing is they will generously quote interviewees, but conveniently use blogger stuff with no attribution. So, yes all- A, B and C list bloggers would be better off attributing each other and linking to each other.<br><br>Using that principle, Jeff Nolan facilitated a group of enterprise focused bloggers when he was at SAP and it has blossomed nicely in less than a year - see <a href=\"http://enterpriseirregulars.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://enterpriseirregulars.com/</a> and see the quality of stuff coming out of this group of bloggers<br><br>The reality is in the enterprise space the industry analysts and some trade rags just happen to have pretty good content and we would hurt ourselves if we did not link to them. Hey they have been doing it 2-3 decades longer than us bloggers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:29:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "fc9eab3b2b2c3199a193e8c65c3aae1b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668707": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I feel a bit embarassed for coming out of the woodworks like this but I'm a longtime reader and run a tech blog of sorts.  I'd be delighted if you could add me as well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:43:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "9f173c578c2ff435a41d448e25d62870", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668708": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert, thank you for the opportunity! Give <a href=\"http://www.comeacross.info\" rel=\"nofollow\">ComeAcross</a> a whirl when you have a few minutes. A lot of my posts center around technology, but I write about other things as well. Thanks!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:43:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "4a2f955c79c5c48e1d84eb5786493e47", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668709": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One blog which is full of front-end, security, philosophy and any old crap happening at Yahoo! in London.<br><br>In terms of responsibility I'm not sure that I would use so strong a term. However I do believe that bloggers that rode the first wave and deliberately don't link to good material in the lesser ranks are not the kind of people that are my kind of people.<br><br>I do wonder how many A-listers actually find the time to read non A-listers with all their side projects.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:12:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "3d4f44f53449c200aa4fa268fea765e4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668710": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Fun way to get back in favour, Robert!<br><br>Seems as good a place for a comment re. linking. First of all, although I subscribe to your blog, I don't watch your videos. I'm on a 128kbs line (rural, no ASDL) which kind of limits the media. So I'm missing out on a lot of your material. But even if I could watch it, how would I link to the interesting frame 12 minutes in? (Should be technically possible, btw). If I wanted to quote anything, would I have to transcribe it myself?<br><br>If you want more linkage (not necessarily from the big guys), you could try providing linkable screenshots and transcripts.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:46:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "danja", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668711": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There is less linking as more blogs are born.<br><br>When the Tech guys were 90% of the bloggers there was way more linking.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:40:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "9b646ff3eeda1f01cc2b1cb86d1634f9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668712": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The recent blogger/Ferrari laptop fiasco made me think about this issue from a different angle. The result of that incident was that a lot of bloggers resented people getting freebies - primarily on the grounds that they were (allegedy) little more than bribes - and thought that bloggers should have the same ethics and integrity as journalists and therefore shouldn't accept gifts which could be seen to compromise their \"journalistic integrity\".<br><br>On the other hand a number of bloggers argued that they are not journalists - they are enthusiasts and are not getting paid so shouldn't have to conform to the same standards as journalists - personally, I agree.<br><br>Whether or not you believe bloggers should act and be treated like journalists surely they should be like journalists in one particular way: report the news from wherever it comes irrespective of source - if you want to call it an obligation to other bloggers then so be it.<br><br>Large news agencies collect stories from smaller, independent journalists so I firmly believe that bloggers should follow that lead. I certainly think that it would be wrong not to link to a \"lesser\" blog just because you deem it is \"beneath you\".<br><br><a href=\"http://randomelements.me.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://randomelements.me.uk</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_02:30:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "9d85119947ccc6b47da20c8e79de0657", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668713": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I keep the blog for <a href=\"http://www.emiratesmac.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">EmiratesMac.com</a>. We're the only English-language web site in the Middle East (as far as we know) that focuses solely on Apple stuff, and we're the only registered Apple User Group in the UAE (and one of very few in the entire Middle East). I try to write about local/regional issues that would be of interest to our members, and try to cover any Apple news with a local/regional perspective. We face a number of particular issues here in the Middle East, including higher prices on Apple products, Apple not being well known, and Apple being represented here by an IMC.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_01:12:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "6bd5f737dd8a47657293384da2b39c84", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668714": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sure, I'll jump on the linkwagon...<br><br><a href=\"http://podophile.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://podophile.com</a><br><br>My little iPod blog. Claim to fame: First to confirm that the Nike+iPod Sport Kit works with any brand of running shoe. My how-to \"shoe hacker\" guide was linked to by both Gizmodo and Engadget, so I've got no beef with them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:36:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "ec0f61b14fb8ab55ab8c683aeb86443e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668715": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert-<br><br>Great idea and wonderful way to give exposure to what others are saying and doing out in the world.<br><br>CostPerNews (<a href=\"http://wwww.costpernews.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wwww.costpernews.com</a>) is my blog geared towards the online marketing and affiliate marketing crowd.  Our little niche industry is really coming into its own as players like Google, AOL and Yahoo continue to move into the space and attempt to make use of affiliate marketing's organic and relationship-based nature.<br><br>Should be a fun 2007 for acquisitions!<br><br>Thanks again, Robert... keep it up!<br><br>Sam", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:34:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "155f2246f2a7f404d11a74d754c245d6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668716": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert was the first \"big\" link I ever got, when my blog was only a couple of months old.<br><br>The fact that I was hosted on <a href=\"http://wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">wordpress.com</a> also and my article had been popular enough to show up in the dashboard helped him discover me, but quite a few times I've found smaller blogs because of his links.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:35:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "7bfd646dea8e47642bbb573f026bf159", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668717": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.burnertrouble.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.burnertrouble.com</a><br>How is climate change/global warming affecting us right now? What can we do socialogically and technologically?<br>All the links in the world can't replace good content!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:35:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "cf3715ff4043ca49967c2d437a587c48", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668718": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Writings about enterprise software, dynamic programming languages and general geekiness.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:33:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "f44c568cac7b3b4ac20c6ed2982b3ff8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668719": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I was just blog surfing and I came across you. I'm not much of a tech guy and my blog is not a tech blog, but I saw this post and just wanted to say, very cool of you.<br><br>If you or any of your readers want to read about being a dad and a husband from a slightly raw point of view, please visit me at <a href=\"http://www.mitchmcdad.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.mitchmcdad.com</a> .<br><br>Now I'm going to check out your blog a bit more and get a little more tech savey.<br><br>Take care<br>~Mitch", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_01:08:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "91c533332eb35e1af5a26ad1d47436eb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668720": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "First of all, every post from you is worth a reading in my opinion. I just started blogging, mainly because the company I work for had an internal blog which died just after it started. Nobody paid attention to it, and there was no management support. I started blogging mainly for my colleagues and friends. But also because of an independed voice towards my company, a place where I can speak out free. I want to focus my blog on everything related to Microsoft, the main part is development, collaboration and unified messaging/collaboration and collaboration. Everything web/enterprise 2.0 has also my interest.<br>Besides that I want to blog about everything that has my personal interest. Blogging has changed the way I live, and acquire knowledge. And yes, I link back to the source<br><a href=\"http://www.virtual-generations.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.virtual-generations.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:27:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "Stoneford", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668721": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Darn it, Robert. This is at least the <b>SECONDM</b> time you've linked to my blog and ConvergeSouth and it hasn't taken down ANY of our servers. What does it take to get slashdotted anymore?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:07:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "c24e1a2555ac27131a96f70b14a601f2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668722": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert, thanks for offering this space; I am a software developer living in Switzerland, \"migrating\" from Microsoft technologies to open source ones, and my blog is all about that: <a href=\"http://kosmaczewski.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://kosmaczewski.net/</a><br><br>By the way, I'll be attending LIFT in Geneva too, so maybe we'll have a chance to chat about blogging   :)<br><br>Adrian", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:20:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "6757b8e1c5804eb021ff599678450f9b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668723": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The PageRank algorithm is probably one of the key factors in this whole argument about link sharing. While the initial search engines used the \"content\" of your web site or page, nowadays (because of content spammers) authority (determined by incoming links) matters more.<br><br>The problem is that if a newbie or Z-lister has something really important to say or has some great idea, he or she will not get the necessary audience to propagate that idea.<br><br>I am not sure how this can be resolved because the commercialization of the Internet along with SEO businesses have changed the rules of the game that unfortunately now negatively affects new ideas.<br><br>And yes, a tech-savvy person can get his or her idea spread, but what if the person (non-profit, medical field, etc.) has no clue about Google juice and stuff like that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:22:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "28163060d8ee53f9696494e7b453e992", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668724": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Getting a link from you is a great thing! I think it's important to keep the web a real web, and that means linkage! Go Scoble!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_02:05:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "fea4cb5603614e0321e0c43f50665f39", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668725": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You've already linked to me a couple of times (thanks!), but thought I'd jump in any ways.<br><br>I write a reasonably popular blog for software startup entrepreneurs.<br><br><a href=\"http://OnStartups.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://OnStartups.com</a><br><br>P.S.  To answer your question, I don't think anyone is really obligated to link out.  I think it's in their interests to do so, but it's not required.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:05:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "dshah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668726": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert you old firestorm starter you said in the past that WinExtra was part of your linkroll but I thought I would toss out the link once again.<br><br>You made some comments about WinExtra which I sincerely took to heart and made some changes because of them. So maybe drop by and have a look and let me know what you think.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.winextra.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.winextra.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:04:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "76bec42915def4e9ec9ea0b3a7630833", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668727": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No, I don't think A-listers have a responsibility to link to anybody. Linking is a way of communicating with others. To search out and find worthy reading is a huge effort, even with the tools that we have. Blogging is essentially a two communication in a world wide arena, this gives exposure to the conversation and allows everybody (that can) to participate.<br>Linking is part of the blogging culture, that if you like what you read you can show where you got it from.<br>With A-Listers, as with anyone with fame, you develop a level of exposure that demands a response.<br><br>To link or not to link, that is the question! (it appears)<br><br>Guy", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_13:06:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb31daa6b22b97a9aa6e69016f50badc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668728": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kudos to you for doing this, as the A-list often tends to be an echo chamber.  Now on to the shameless self-promotion: I run a Windows Sysamin <a href=\"http://www.serverdays.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.serverdays.com</a> blog focused (for now) on Windows Vista, Office 2007 and small business IT issues.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:05:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c782fde96837523b457eb12ded4531b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668729": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My blog is <a href=\"http://churchtechmatters.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">churchtechmatters.com</a> and I blog about ways that churches are using technology, ways the churches can use technology and a variety of other things.<br><br>I started over 2 years ago because I couldn't find anyone else doing this kind of thing and it seemed important to me and because I wanted to learn more about it.  Now, I'm able to interact with churches and church leaders around the world, which is amazing to me.<br><br>I love the interaction and I'm always learning new things from my readers.  Also, I hope I'm providing some value too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_15:03:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb66fb6fba115a4160eb698db6f93524", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668730": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have mad respect for you Robert. You really care unlike so many others. You linked to me and I'm a nobody, and I was goofing on you to boot. You widened my exposure when you could have ignored a dopey guy like me. I'll always remember that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_12:59:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "43a9c9f21fee21870ac9543cae841aa3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668731": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi, my name is Mike and I'm a linkwhore. ;-)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.HackingNetflix.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.HackingNetflix.com</a>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_12:52:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "2e2990e48a7d01e3aefdd5922918655f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668732": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Robert interesting article and since my pingback didn't came through I'll just add it manually. <a href=\"http://blogs.msdn.com/mscrmfreak\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.msdn.com/mscrmfreak</a><br><br>A site you linked to last year just because you liked my name..I hope you and everydbody else also like the content I have been bringing the past year about Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Keep your eyes open for my new blog in a couple of months...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_01:55:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "2588c8a7b6963b269c81ee740c853707", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668733": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Interesting thread Robert, my blog focuses on 4 Main areas all involving usage of technology:<br>1) Mobile Search Marketing - the emerging field where search engine, LBS and real-time inventory data will be merging to create innovative consumer driven experiences! It's going to be a fun yet complex ride!<br>2) Search Engine Industry General Issues<br>3) Using Business Strategy in conjunction with technology to create new business practices.<br>4) Customer Experience - Technology companies (and all companies for that matter) need to focus more on customer listening then innovating in real time based on feedback - where it's flaming Dell's or melting Apples - the examples of suboptimal customer experiences is unfortunately the norm, I want to work to change that - as Peter Drucker said - \"Businesses are not paid to reform customers. They are paid to satisfy customers.\u201d (look for a guest blog post from my Mom on Comcast shortly)<br><br>--------------------------------------------<br>I'm currently seeking leadership roles in companies who believe in these principles (I will relocate for the right opportunity). I bring the following experiences to the party:<br>1) start up company experience, I once worked for <a href=\"http://www.blackrock.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.blackrock.com</a> - a company that used Internet to deliver ecommerce information way back in 1996! The company innovated the way bond data was used and analyzed creating structure out of chaos. Similar to how the Internet is doing now with search engine marketing, we are in the early phases of transparency and an efficient advertising marketplace. I was with this highly tech oriented company during it's primary growth phase (80 to 800 people).<br>2) Passion for making sustainable competitive advantage through superior, customer-focused data models.<br>3) Top 10 MBA<br><br>My contact info is on my blog and I look forward to hearing from you and building positive relationships.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.daviddlaka.com/createvalue\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.daviddlaka.com/createvalue</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_12:47:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "b145c79380d49a8c0b8b05ebb1fab234", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668734": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://johnonsales.terapad.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://johnonsales.terapad.com/</a><br>I blog on sales issues.  I have a day job.  My side job is teaching entrepreneurs, business owners, independent professional like doctors and lawyers, how to sell without becoming salesfolk themselves.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_12:43:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "dee7836f63e73bcc3c11c1dfece372aa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668735": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Opps - and in answer to your original question (why can't I edit my original comment) Yes I agree linking is the number1 rule in blogging !<br><br>Nige", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_01:51:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "fcca5eb40cc2c23c13ab4faf401bd501", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668736": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Do A-list bloggers have a responsibility to link to others?  Not at all.  Why should they?  I suspect the flip side is more appropriate... while they don't have the responsibility of linking to other bloggers, it is irresponsible of A-listers not to link to other bloggers when they are inspired by something that they read on a smaller blog, even if it is not what they end up writing about.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_14:54:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "14f89ec6dc2aad3658d47eb45723fbfa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668737": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here's mine: <a href=\"http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">MATRIXSYNTH</a>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_12:39:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "6639938e5be7707c19172dca72926311", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668738": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think it's awesome that you encourage linking to others.  Sometimes A-listers forget who got them there in the first place.  Kinda like sold out pop stars who forget how integral their initial fans are.<br><br>My blog is over at <a href=\"http://geekwhat.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Geekwhat.com</a>.<br><br>I blog mainly about the projects I am involved in as well as my thoughts on tech, music, and business items.  Some interesting items:<br><br>1. Getting my music album <a href=\"http://www.geekwhat.com/2007/01/08/music-geek-what/\" rel=\"nofollow\">onto Apple iTunes</a><br>2. <a href=\"http://www.geekwhat.com/2007/01/27/im-in-the-top-23-in-the-lj-competition/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Writing music</a> for NBA superstar Lebron James<br>3. Photos and blog entries <a href=\"http://www.geekwhat.com/2007/01/09/macworld-2007-photos/\" rel=\"nofollow\">straight from Macworld 07</a><br><br>Enjoy! :)<br><br>Tony", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_14:51:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "2739163177e6677ee052218039862161", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668739": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL @ \"Comic Strip Blogger\" - you've been added to my aggregator.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_12:28:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "c143d0a90536bd45a78a911a38334be0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668740": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My blog is at <a href=\"http://krishami.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://krishami.blogspot.com</a> . It covers topics mostly relevant to technology, business management, personal learning and software products and services useful for persons working in the Information Technology field. Thanks!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_12:28:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "28163060d8ee53f9696494e7b453e992", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668741": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "First of all, I really enjoy your blog and your book \"Naked conversations\".<br><br>I have learned a lot from both, and hopefully you can see improvements at my online marketing blog.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.mlmforums.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.mlmforums.net</a><br><br>At first I was really thinking every post through before publishing it, now after reading your blog and your book I am more publishing frequently and trying to make a conversation with my readers and it seems to work.<br><br>I have so many questions regarding online marketing, and using my blog seems to help myself asking the questions and it helps me (and hopefully others) to get some answers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_12:30:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "171051fc09b1ba435c8f80beb932ea33", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668742": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Comic Strip Blogger\" is now in my Google Reader subscription. And Robert Dewey, you too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_12:32:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "28163060d8ee53f9696494e7b453e992", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668743": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So whos gonna link and subscribe to monkeynuts? (linked via my name) Mostly just linking to other stories but from time to time my own life including my love affair with all things tech is covered. Oh and you may also get lucky and find the odd drunken ramble on there too.<br><br>Oh and I need more followers on twitter (<a href=\"http://twitter.com/monkeyleader\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://twitter.com/monkeyleader</a>) :(<br><br>Nige", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_01:50:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "fcca5eb40cc2c23c13ab4faf401bd501", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668744": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, great way to encourage people to promote their blogs, well done.  You can find my own blog at <a href=\"http://benlucier.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://benlucier.wordpress.com</a>.  Generally, I use my blog as a creative outlet not focused on any one subject.  But, since I love my work and technology, most of my writings are business and tech industry focused.<br><br>PS: I'll be in SF and San Jose in March. Keep me posted on any meetups.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_14:49:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "1526c1d6c614d216887dbb0f838fe4ce", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668745": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You asked, so I answer: please check out my blog:<br><a href=\"http://comicstripblog.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://comicstripblog.com</a><br>... where I comment BY DRAWINGS (doodles), once a day, on things happening in blogosphere, podosphere and in the world too. This blog is interesting because by watching 1 to 4 drawings, you get immediate insight into things without needing to read too much texts.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_12:24:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "d298a3adf3dfc66d6790d5013819644f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668746": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert - a pitch for a buddy since I believe you already loosely follow one of mine (thank you).<br><br>It's kind of ironic that you bring up Convergence South in a post about linking to others when I know the guy (Ben) who said he was instrumental in getting you an invite to that event. He seemed a little miffed that you never acknowledged him for that here, instead choosing to thank Sue Pollinsky.<br><br>True or false? If true, you might want to give his tech blog a little love somewhere down the line ... Easy to find his site, it's the fifth one linked on the Convergence South page.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_14:43:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "f259169eb5cb73c577261845a24a64c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668747": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I started a personal blog to journal my adventures in the startup world. I want to document everything - my thoughts, personal happenings, bitching, or anything else that has to do with starting a startup. I think it would be interesting to eventually publish a book using the the blog format, regardless of whether or not the startup fails.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_12:17:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "c143d0a90536bd45a78a911a38334be0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668748": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "WOW,<br><br>Love your blog...  A living legend.  I log how when you left microsoft their stock fell the next day.<br><br>Any who......<br><br>I have developed an integration between Solomon and Microsoft CRM.  I have a great blog.   But ... Hard finding people in my community who will link.   Very frustrating...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-31_19:07:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "292bd25596accf8b308c4b02aa97f984", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>Data360 is a website where people can find, track and report on data...any kind of data.  See <a href=\"http://www.data360.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.data360.org</a>.<br><br>The blog for Data360 is at <a href=\"http://data360.wordpress.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://data360.wordpress.org</a>.<br><br>Thanks for doing this.  Regards, Tom Paper", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_00:44:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "8e59c09e605d8f63c613efe8027e9cc9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668750": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you Scoble. This is wonderful. A-Listers do not have obligation. The only obligation they have is to provide good vibe in community and keep everybody aware of how to maintain the community.<br>You are doing good job. Thanks.<br><a href=\"http://blog.sqlauthority.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blog.sqlauthority.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-04-10_00:44:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "48aa5a2264e8a27d802bb22ab6ccf688", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If I thought that you were willing to give a little bac. Steffan Innokenti.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-07-14_05:52:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "be4043d419ed7bb9d809d640d38acb81", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668752": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "my blog is at <a href=\"http://sneezymelon.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://sneezymelon.blogspot.com</a><br>it is a personal blog where I talk about my daily experiences. Do visit in a while :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-24_02:01:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b1a900109d8ff2623ba36d9605fd71e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668753": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I cover anything tech that interests me. Mostly Apple stuff, but also some Web 2.0, gaming and even some photography stuff...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-08-01_16:08:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "c1a9d92fdea542a86d4cd6b5b36c2f09", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668754": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No, there is no obligation to link anyone.  There are far too many blogs out there to do that. Besides, a blog is supposed to be more personal than other media types and with that the right to list only the the blogs you desire to be listed on your site. In closing, I shall thank you for the opportunity to list my new blog in this comment.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.blogatation.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.blogatation.blogspot.com/</a><br><br>Please feel free to spam my blog with your website in return, if you should so desire.<br><br>Best wishes", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-02_14:26:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "592ae9c5b887296cc63493f7624956e1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am very passionate about my blog, but since it is a guitar instructional blog, it is extremely specific. There are a lot of guitar blogs but not that many instructional blogs, or at least not that many that actually keep up with it. Tech and financial blogs are always in demand, but it makes me wonder how personal blogs are able to do well. There doesn't seem to be as much of a demand for these types of things, but maybe its just me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-03_15:31:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "36c07b43441e881425816df37ec148f0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668542": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow, 186 comments now? Intense. I hope you make it through the list!<br><br>My blog is a choose your own adventure site where people choose my adventures ha ha. Random idea, but has the potential to be fun... if people actually submitted ideas.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-31_00:22:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "f5cac6c4103067d52734ce3d701d3954", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668543": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow, this is going to be a long comment thread! Here's one of my recent blog posts (the blog is about creating elegant software):<br><br><a href=\"http://www.codeslate.com/2007/01/you-dont-bury-survivors.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.codeslate.com/2007/01/you-dont-bury-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_19:09:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "4640c542dccc99ea84061fc745df1b73", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668544": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Coming late to the party here but....my blog is mostly technical but tends to wander form time to time.  Recents posts:  Posts on the Newspaper Association of America Marketing COnference in Vegas (They have a blog and a social networking session!), IBM's Social software offerings, disposable underwear, a piece on the guy who blew up the buddhist staures in Afghanistan in 2001 (he was killed last week), MSM coverage vs bloggers at Davos, My ideas for dining VRM, brian finerprinting, ideas for a travel coffee maker and a new Vista boot screen, CES coverage, and is poker a game of skill or chance....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_15:51:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "6f975b508c39944fd2b91bf7777af173", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668545": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just don't confuse links from your site to links in your link blog. Your link blog is just shared items from Google and therefore has a seperate address and does not carry the weight that a link from your domain does.<br><br>Shared Items are a great way to show others what you are reading, but they do not carry the value gained from a \"real link\" on your blog.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_07:54:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "d49a258ed6493e2dcf294dc95c978a65", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668546": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Linking is necessary, not for promotion of bloggers, but instead for revealing your sources. So A-list guys should do it too.<br><br>Traditional journalism is viewed by many as untrustworthy. See this link where as much as 75% of journalists are considered untrustworthy: <a href=\"http://www.thinkandask.com/news/becomeareporter.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.thinkandask.com/news/becomeareporter...</a><br><br>Bloggers offer information \"straight from the horses mouth\" and to make sure the words are correct, the source should be linked. This also promotes people with original thoughts and ideas (as it should be).<br><br>My blog is here: <a href=\"http://longstation.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://longstation.com/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_12:14:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "469f61689a5a04015b6c4e39b2460928", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668547": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert,<br>Thanks for the invite, I did try posting my blog link twice, guess akismet has gobbled it !!<br><br>My blog is here:<br><a href=\"http://www.venukb.com/blog\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.venukb.com/blog</a><br><br>Its primarily a techie blog, I am sure you will find a few interesting posts :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_14:27:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "688314f085d8e84f977dad78fc4d1987", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668548": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just keep doing what you are doing Robert.  I get sick of all the people who try to get you to link to them by mentioning your name in a post.  How on earth are you expected to link to all of them?  You'd have to employ a full-time team of 100 devotees to keep track of all your links.<br><br>Yes, A-list bloggers tend to link to each other and it's a virtuous circle, but that's just the way of the world.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_02:27:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "93cc57aab40a6e66dcb51266206a16dd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668549": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm not sure my blog is interesting to anyone but me. I tend to link little because all so often an article has said it all.<br><br>People don't come to me for links to other places, they come by happy accident mostly, so lots of this-is-cool links probably wouldn't be appreciated by anyone.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_03:12:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "1adc69408bf2dfabff0e5811711a4cbb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668550": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert,<br>My blog is largely geared towards the Borland (now CodeGear's) Delphi developer community. Remember Anders Hejlsberg? Yes, _that_ Delphi. I had the opportunity to work with Anders on Delphi 1, 2 and 3. In fact, here is a funny story from those days: <a href=\"http://www.stevetrefethen.com/blog/default%2Cmonth%2C2005-08.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.stevetrefethen.com/blog/default,mont...</a><br><br>-Steve", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_03:36:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "8e56222b50dde385e73e97f467acb113", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668551": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Robert,<br><br>Your blog was one of the first I read (in the days of C9) and I am still subscribed to you.<br><br>Even though you are always busy I find it awesome that you manage to talk to everybody and view everybody's vlog and the likes.<br><br>Anyway here is my blog: <a href=\"http://thejoshblog.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://thejoshblog.wordpress.com</a> - it is about anything I want to talk about (generally Programming, Microsoft, etc)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_06:24:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "d2633bd757656a8a9bec71916cf6133a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668552": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "FaithfulWeb -- tips for church webmasters and their church websites.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_07:24:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "markalves", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668553": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not a tech blog but probably you find something of interest at <a href=\"http://www.noninz.com/noni-juice-blog/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.noninz.com/noni-juice-blog/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_06:16:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "da7a100ddfd2d94f945e4b9029a4eb2a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668554": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Trying to find the best ways to work with the web, without the geek speak.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_05:02:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "33bb819f222691c73269797e16800210", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668555": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br>'Nuff thinking (actually almost 37 hours of it !) - my guitar heroes post is the testimony of the unusually intense and strenuous mental activity.<br>My thing is to advise clients sensibly on how to deal with Social Media, and the purpose of the blog is to avoid the Unmarried Marriage Consultant syndrome.<br>I'll go back listening to Duane Allman, now!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-30_05:08:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "755e0c4d9d75dd82fc7cc75a27a0742f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668556": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My blog is called David Paul Robinson and it's about, guess who!!!  :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_23:49:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "642ba366e67a267cfdb38efb3ff70735", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668557": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert - Thanks for posting on this; I'm still (slowly but with passion!) producing that documentary and video series for Living with Geeks (...interviewed a couple last week who mock-dueled eachother with their Star Wars' lite sabers.   In between editing/posting footage - I've linked to  some of your stuff to at least keep conversational.  So thanks for posting the volume that you do!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_23:35:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "582c6862a3105a5b5bcb1fe752042b40", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668558": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So I have your blog in Google Reader, I find it enlightening. Perhaps you'll find something enlightening at my tech blog. It's UK based and strictly non-profit. <a href=\"http://www.techsmessage.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.techsmessage.com</a><br><br>Take care.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_22:24:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "a291d1e531f89acf2b1229e8522119e3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668559": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Steve: looking great in tight sweaters helps!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_22:12:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668560": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hello, Robert.  By now, you have a huge reading list composed of rather short comments on this page.  That's why I wasn't originally going to write anything here, but I've decided against it after watching <a href=\"http://www.1938media.com/linkbait-is-for-losers/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Linkbait is for losers</a>.<br><br>Let me short-circuit my reasoning (I'm sure you're pressed for time) and just state the obvious.  I have two ventures you might be interested into:<br><br>- My online magazine <a href=\"http://rudd-o.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rudd-O.com</a> (controversial subjects, open source, religion, ethics and a couple of quips).<br>- A WordPress-based CMS designed for pro bloggers and Web marketers, called <a href=\"http://turbochargedcms.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Turbocharged</a>.  I'm posting this because I also believe in being transparent and not hyping stuff up, and that's exactly how I plan to continue selling this CMS.<br><br>I certainly hope those two links are useful to you.  Have a great day, and keep writing, because I'll keep you on my Flock feed list.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_21:24:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "7fbf46d97324d6a5649d1ff2e3f6663d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668561": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh pleez, oh pleez...link me.<br><br>Actually, I always wonder what constitutes blog content that's worthy of attention. Is it being concise? Pithy and witty? Living in the Bay area? Looking really great in a tight sweater?<br><br>For shits-n-giggles, the last week of December I went back through *all* of my posts dating back to Dec of 2004 when I started. I also listened to most of my podcasts (though scrubbed through stuff even *I* now find boring). It sort of saddened me that so much stuff I'm proud of may never be read and I feel pretty good about most of it.<br><br>Major attention isn't the goal. Putting valuable perspective into the mix is. I guess I always wonder how a guy like you -- who gets hundreds of emails -- expects to find someone like me (even though we interacted a bit after that post Hot, Naked Geeks: <a href=\"http://www.iconnectdots.com/ctd/2006/02/hot_naked_geeks.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.iconnectdots.com/ctd/2006/02/hot_nak...</a>).<br><br>Keep lookin' and turnin' over rocks. Mine is probably under a boulder...but check it out: <a href=\"http://www.iConnectDots.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.iConnectDots.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_22:08:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "ed4697b524cdca73954d4f65d5142b2e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668562": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've enjoyed reading the Scobleizer many times, and this entry just reaffirms why I do. Thank you!<br>~ThePearLady<br>DeliciousFruit<br><a href=\"http://deliciousfruit.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://deliciousfruit.wordpress.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_20:23:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d0fca627d5ceab48c4862f4ab29ea73", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668563": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So I just have to ask...how do you define a good tech blog?  Good is pretty subjective and as for technology...it has so many faces.  A similar idea I struggle with is what is a geek?  You call yourself a geek but you can't write code.  You report on the tech sector and you\u2019re a gadget guy.  I call myself a geek but I am not an early gadget adopter.  I love building software products and getting my hands dirty with tough problems.  We both are geeks.  But the label geek doesn\u2019t seem to yield a clear image anymore.<br><br>Just wondering...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_19:56:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "d01f24a117f27d00b3230125e9bb6b97", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668564": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, I feel it only fair to warn you, that you will be featured on my site <a href=\"http://bigbignews.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://bigbignews.net</a> in the near future.<br><br>Cheers!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_19:54:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "944bda3622de5b87919b48080147ab5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668565": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert,<br><br>My wife and I actually met you a couple months ago.  We founded <a href=\"http://MyChurch.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">MyChurch.org</a>, social networking for churches.  When we met, you told us about your visit to Fellowship Church in Texas.<br><br>We arranged with Irina to do a video interview shortly afterwards, but our schedules had conflicts unfortunately (you actually offered to come check out our church on Sunday at San Jose State).  Even though we never got a chance to be interviewed, we never forgot your kind offer!<br><br>In any case, feel free to check out my blog where I talk about the trials and tribulations of getting churches to blog and use Web 2.0 tools to enhance their communities.  We've gotten 2500 churches on board, and we'll be demoing at the Community Next conference at Stanford on Feb 10th.<br><br>Thanks,<br>joe", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_21:58:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "1387e809a7c67f589c16f760caa0ff3a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668566": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert-<br>You're a good guy!  Thanks for your invitation and I wish you all the best of continued success in you blog.  I wonder if you'll get this far down on the list.  You don't have any other green furniture bloggers...here's your first one!<br><br>Peggy Farabaugh<br><a href=\"http://www.VermontWoodsStudios.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.VermontWoodsStudios.com</a><br>Fine Furniture from Sustainable Sources<br><br>Providing you with the world's most beautiful custom and limited edition furniture while helping to preserve the world's forests for your children.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_17:11:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "1dacd1372e97efbf4fd9dd3ce55be693", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668567": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The blog that my name currently links to... is probably not very link-worthy. Why? Because I don't think I'm as much in the industry as I would like to be to provide any staggering insight into anything going on today. (I'm working on that).<br><br>I do have another blog, one that seems to be doing better by leaps and bounds over Web.Impact. It's called 25 cents. (URL here: <a href=\"http://25cents.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://25cents.wordpress.com</a>) It's a look through my eyes at my quarter life crisis, or at least what's left of it. I don't really write for anyone. I write for me -- but looking at the numbers, it appears my voice is something people my age can identify with. It's got humor, inspiration, and insight. And geekiness.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_16:56:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "22b1b68ffd835a32c48fe30acdce793a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668568": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is very noble of scoble(rhymes - funny). If everyone was as helpful(i know a lot are), the medium of blogging would evolve even quicker.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_15:51:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "d77036320d8e18e77008f7b227164569", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668569": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Every day I post a new joke about how much Jim Sweeney loves cock.  It doesn't really have a whole lot to do with technology, but it is hilarious.  And sometimes I find ways to link elsewhere.  But really, you didn't know cock jokes could be this good.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_15:12:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "835945e8e5c532ec5df559a87c106b03", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668570": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hello Mr Scoble,<br><br>I found your blog via a blurb posted in John Gruber's <a href=\"http://daringfireball.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://daringfireball.net</a>, a space I read frequently.<br><br>The answer to the questions posed in this post is not an easy one. \"Obligation\" and \"Responsibility\" sound like strong words, and I tend to agree to those who commented that it would be a nice, correct thing to link to someone else's blog or website when that blog or website happen to be the source of information that's being discussed, agreed, criticised. If I find something interesting and worth posting through another blog/website, I think it's just fair to give the reference. If I find that someone has posted an insightful, informative piece about the same topic I'm writing about in my blog, I will provide a link to that piece.<br><br>I think it's fair behaviour, whether a \"Z-list\" blog is pointing to an \"A-list\" one or vice-versa.<br><br><br>Now, for the \"free blog advertising!\" part:<br><br>I began journalling in early 2001 on LiveJournal, and my journal talked about personal things and musing, sometimes experimenting with the prose, sometimes posting unpublished poems and short texts. In 2005 I started my first blog, in Italian (my mother language). Since I'm a freelance translator, tech writer, typophile and a Mac user, my blog was and is about those topics. I generally write my opinions on things Mac, I write small reviews of software I find useful, and sometimes about the joys &amp; pains of being a freelance translator.<br><br>My audience is very very small and my blog is still into deep obscurity (I think Google page rank would laugh at me if it could). The other day I started an English version of that blog (wanted to go international, heh), called \"System Folder\" (<a href=\"http://systemfolder.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://systemfolder.wordpress.com</a>). It's very new, only one entry so far, but I plan to translate and publish old entries from the Italian blog that might still be of some interest and worth republishing.<br><br>I want to improve my job and my online presence. I think it's crucial to stay afloat today. When I saw your post and all this feedback, I thought \"why not add a comment?\" - I have nothing to lose, haven't I?<br><br>My apologies for my verbosity. My compliments for your blog and what you do.<br><br>Cheers<br>Rick", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_14:59:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "c24856dfabfcd299815fd174cf52cf56", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668571": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My site is called ITsVISTA (<a href=\"http://itsvista.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://itsvista.com</a>). The site focuses on everything Windows Vista, but leans towards resources most useful to IT professionals. I currently have 30 tips available, with more everyday, and some feature stories. As I derive my deployment plan for Vista, I'll share all the methods and info that I learn to help others along the same path.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_14:07:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "5514230b1c2d6e3abee06685f9254f81", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668572": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Our website is FreshArrival, at <a href=\"http://www.fresharrival.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.fresharrival.com</a>.<br><br>The premise is simple:  We feature one amazingly cool thing, every day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_13:16:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "9543e16cb146c8976eaf039d1583a4e9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668573": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My blog can be found at <a href=\"http://ajitmonteiro.wordpress.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ajitmonteiro.wordpress.com/</a> and I write about topics related to Media Center, Windows Vista, and anything that seems to be related.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_12:49:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "6cdefc449cdd615f8de3a839b4236dd9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668574": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Robert,<br><br><a href=\"http://www.saasblogs.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.saasblogs.com</a> is a blog about Software as a Service (SaaS), it's effect on the software industry and new developments at Apprenda (A provider of a SaaS platform <a href=\"http://www.apprenda.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.apprenda.com</a>).<br><br>Please join us and let us know what you think.<br><br>Regards,<br>Matt Ammerman", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_11:55:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "4822878f048b1e259711a767e99898cc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668575": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You're going to be busy checking out all of these blogs ;)  Great stuff here, its fun to see who your other readers are and what they are about.<br><br>I started my blog last summer during a job search, and I <a href=\"http://www.JibberJobber.com/blog\" rel=\"nofollow\">blog</a> on all things career management - organizing a job search, networking (thanks Thom Singer), personal branding, etc.<br><br>It does not have an IT slant on it, although I *was* an IT guy in a former life.  I started the blog with the idea of supporting the website (<a href=\"http://www.JibberJobber.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">JibberJobber</a>) and with the hope of encouraging more folks to pay more attention to their career management!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_11:20:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "9b3ef80ddca503b5bcb25eb99319d2b7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668576": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "See what you can and cannot find in: <a href=\"http://milt.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://milt.blogspot.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_10:49:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "041adc6d6f4d0cba460b4767fa46f68e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668577": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nothing technical or business for me.  My wife and I shoot and edit alot of family and youth sports video.  So, we started a blog related to this (video and family issues in general) and kicked it off this Fall with this posting on the first day in Kindergarten:<br><br><a href=\"http://videosmom.typepad.com/videos/2006/09/first_day_kinde.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://videosmom.typepad.com/videos/2006/09/fir...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_10:22:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "2e6577077e02452321d8e62afa06d221", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668579": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What was it that American economist said? \"A wealth of information leads to a poverty of attention?\" While there likely should be some responsibility to link to others, there's also a responsibility to make it manageable for readers. Or maybe the word practical is more appropriate. I'm not sure.<br><br>Anyway ... my blog is Writelife:  <a href=\"http://writelife.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://writelife.net</a><br><br>It's sometimes tech focus but I'd say it's more musings on working as a writer commercially, meaning business writing, technical writing, marketing and so on.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_09:34:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "1d94614a21124b82b8ce412708b516e5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668582": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I write a blog focused on the convergence of media &amp; technology issues.  My blog's name is profitable signals because at the end of the day much of the focus is on delivering a profitable signal through all the noise.<br><br>URL:  <a href=\"http://www.profitablesignals.com/blog/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.profitablesignals.com/blog/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_09:35:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ba353a57932f156b8e76618de93a4fd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668584": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Is there some sort of responsibility present? Yes... I like using the word responsibility to describe the idea. I don't like telling anyone that they *have* to do something, and so responsibility implies that rather than linking out being something you must do, it's something you should do. That responsibility applies to every blogger, however. Linking is a two way street - linking gets others noticed, and it brings them right back to you. It's all part of the concept of a conversation.<br><br>Finally, here's a link to my own blog:<br><a href=\"http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/</a><br>Of Zen and Computing is a tech blog whose goal is to help the everyday person become more comfortable with technology.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_09:12:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "e21b599968d578d1aa5faa91b40a6ca3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668586": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The site is <a href=\"http://www.NickStarr.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.NickStarr.com</a> where daily tech news centric on the trendy web companies.<br><br>Also <a href=\"http://www.ZuneStarr.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ZuneStarr.com</a> for my writings about living with the Microsoft Zune for 30 days (without touching my multitude of iPods).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_09:00:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "d42baa26d9d1f678c17bf5dc1c7ef0ad", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668588": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One of the comments here mentioned how they hate to link to sources of information that will charge the viewer to see the content. The example of IT analyst firms like Gartner and Forrester was given.<br><br>I started a blog to aggregate and comment on the analyst reports that are licensed and distributed by IT vendors. These are complete reports from those same leading IT analysts, but you don't have to register anywhere or pay a fee to get the report.<br><br>Hope you find it useful. <a href=\"http://vantelo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">vantelo.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-03-05_23:03:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "10e14507597f8fe52cb89b23e6798532", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668590": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think linking to others is a key part of the conversation.<br><br>My blog, the Depraved Librarian, is a link blog. It's a carnival of news and information about culture, law, music, technology and research, from a computer librarian, Palminatrix, and choral singer.<br><br>Thanks for visting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_00:42:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "99df5dfbd21ff04012a89111ef9801ce", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668592": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't think bloggers are \"obligated\" to link to others, but when its relevant, by all means do so.<br><br>Serendipity35 is my blog about educational technology (K-20 though primarily in higher ed) based at NJ Institute of Technology (NJIT).<br><br><a href=\"http://devel2.njit.edu/serendipity/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://devel2.njit.edu/serendipity/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-29_00:02:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "1b96d649097fe229c87d5a52be73e82f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668595": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I personally think that a-list\" bloggers can be in some of a conundrum; larger blogs get more traffic and comments, which means that the blogger has to respond more on their own blog &amp; that the blogger then has less time to venture off of their own community (Scoble does a great job at responding to as many posts as he cam, IMHO). I think it can be extremely hard for larger guys to \"link out\" to other folks...<br><br>Why is my blog interesting? Ummm...not sure;-) Perhaps it is because I've already had a great deal of success participating in online communities &amp; have some practical perspectives on it? I also don't look at blogging as the only aspect of community relations w/customers (I can be quite critical of blogging).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_23:57:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "d280582927dffe4f054c638870467b36", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668597": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, this thinking of your is one of the reasons you are held in esteem in the blogosphere. As my blog, Silence and Voice <a href=\"http://www.silenceandvoice.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.silenceandvoice.com/</a> is about organizational power issues, your work here is exactly the social aspect of social networking that helps make this online world a community.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_23:50:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "8ad4b4d2cf46bedc0102b681eac66d66", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668599": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "See, this is the side of Scoble people love.  Forget that other Scoble who had the meltdown earlier.  He's the evil twin.<br><br>Because of this thread I found Louis Gray and his Oakland A's comic strip!  I guess today's not a total loss.  I take back all of the bad things I was thinking earlier (mostly).<br><br>To be honest, I'm not sure if you'll dig<br><a href=\"http://www.medialoper.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">medialoper.com</a>, but you might take a look just in case.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_23:41:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "7a5836a24ba2b8b05fd4caa4154d0758", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668601": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The MediaVidea blog has a related story:<br><a href=\"http://mediavidea.blogspot.com/2007/01/listers-vs-long-tail-underdogs-life.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mediavidea.blogspot.com/2007/01/listers-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_23:39:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "a23dc2e390112e2af7896d25978a2b39", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668603": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thanks for bringin your link blog to live again ;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_23:32:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "5dcbaea4fa0ecabe7cf617fb26520676", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668604": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My Blog is at <a href=\"http://www.dotcult.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">dotcult.com</a> - It's basically a mixture of everything.  Mostly internet culture related stuff. (please ignore the fact that the current post is kitten pictures.. I've been told it's a requirement if you're a geek blogger)<br><br>I've had just about every type of writing published (book, articles, poems, essays for a book of essays, etc) ... but now I develop software and just blog about random shit on the internet that intrigues me, makes me laugh, or pisses me off.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-01-28_23:31:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "a15383a7cf1bcdaa410a65e59926bef1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9668606": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br>I find it interesting that of all your post today, the two that talk about blogging have 267 comments ( as of this comment's time) and the other 5 post have less than 100.<br>The next contender is the post about China, and most of that is between Ann and Peter.<br><br>I still stand by my comments that the quality of your posts have changed, and thats alright, it's your blog. 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	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
  this.MODERATE_OPTIONS = "Moderate Options";

  // Thread moderator actions
  this.CLOSE_THREAD = "Close thread";
  this.OPEN_THREAD = "Open thread";
  this.REMOVE_THREAD = "Remove thread";
  this.RESTORE_THREAD = "Restore thread";
  this.ACTIONS = "Actions";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
		}
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_POINTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s point'
				: '%(num)s points'
			), {num:num});
	};
};
// Dsq.FmtStrings





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = 'a2d140c59df8cd4ce27a20e0829cacd8';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



var FragmentPacket = function(reader, writer, writer_url, is_child, receiveCallback) {
	var that = this;
	this.reader = reader;
	this.writer = writer;
	this.writer_url = writer_url;

	this.is_child = is_child || false;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

	this.READY		= 0x1;
	this.WRITING	= 0x2;
	this.FIN		= 0x4;
	this.ACK		= 0x8;

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;
	var listener = function() {
		that.recv();
	};
	return window.setInterval(listener, 10);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

FragmentPacket.prototype.recv = function() {
	var hash;
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

		var hashIndex = this.reader.location.href.indexOf('#');
		if (hashIndex == -1) {
			return;
		}
		hash = this.reader.location.href.substring(hashIndex+1);
	}
	var flags = parseInt(hash.substring(0, 4), 10);
	var seqno = parseInt(hash.substring(4, 24), 10);
	var data  = hash.substring(24);

	if (this._lastHash !== hash) {
		this._lastHash = hash;
		this.log('recv: ' + hash);

		this.log(' flags: ' + flags);
		this.log(' seqno: ' + seqno + ' len: ' + hash.substring(4, 24).length + ' (' + hash.substring(4, 24) + ')');
		this.log(' data: ' + data + ' len: ' + data.length);

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

		if (flags & this.WRITING) {
			this._accumMsg += data;
			this.sendFlag(this.ACK, seqno);
			if (flags & this.FIN) {
				this.log('recv finished: ' + decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));
				this.receiveCallback(decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));

				this._accumMsg = '';

				this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
			}
		}
	}

	return {
		flags: flags,
		seqno: seqno,
		data: data
	};
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendRawPacket = function(packet) {
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
		this.writer.name = packet;
	} else {

		this.writer.location.href = this.writer_url + '#' + packet;
	}

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendFlag = function(flag, seqno) {
	this.sendRawPacket(this._zerofill(flag, 4) + this._zerofill(seqno, 20));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {
	this._send(0, encodeURIComponent(msg));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._send = function(packetNum, msg) {
	var that = this;
	var recvBuf = this.recv();

	if (packetNum === 0) {

		if (!(recvBuf.flags & this.READY)) {
			this.log('client is not ready, waiting...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		}
	} else {

		if (!( (recvBuf.flags & this.ACK) && (recvBuf.seqno === this._lastSeqno) )) {
			this.log('waiting for ack from client...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		} else {
			this.log('received ack: ' + this._lastSeqno + ' ' + recvBuf.seqno);
		}
	}

	var flags = this.WRITING;
	var num_packets = Math.ceil(msg.length / this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	this.log('num_packets: ' + num_packets);

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

		this.log('message successfully sent!');
		this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
		return true;
	}

	this._lastSeqno++;

	if (packetNum == num_packets-1) {
		flags |= this.FIN;
	}

	var data = msg.substring(packetNum * this.MAX_DATA_LEN, (packetNum+1) * this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	var packet = this._zerofill(flags, 4) + this._zerofill(this._lastSeqno, 20) + data;

	this.log('sending raw packet: ' + packet);
	this.sendRawPacket(packet);

	return this._send(packetNum + 1, msg);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._zerofill = function(num, width) {
	var retval = num.toString();
	var retval_len = retval.length;
	for (var i = 0; i < width - retval_len; i++) {
		retval = '0' + retval;
	}
	return retval;
};

var PostMessagePacket = function(receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId) {
	var that = this;
	this.receiver = receiver;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;
	this.id = id;


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;

	var listener = function(e) {

		if (!that.id) {
			that.id = e.data;
			return;
		}


		var id = e.data.split(';')[0];
		if (id !== that.id) {
			return;
		}
		var data = e.data.substring(e.data.indexOf(';') + 1);

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

	if (typeof window.attachEvent == 'function') {
		window.attachEvent('onmessage', listener);
	} else if (typeof window.addEventListener == 'function') {
		window.addEventListener('message', listener, false);
	} else {
		throw new Error('No method found to create event listener for PostMessagePacket.');
	}
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



	var needs_reget = false;
	try {
		if (typeof this.receiver.id == 'undefined' || typeof this.receiver.postMessage == 'undefined') {
			needs_reget = true;
		}
	} catch(e) {


	}
	if (needs_reget && typeof this.receiverId != 'undefined') {
		this.receiver = document.getElementById(this.receiverId).contentWindow;
	}

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

		packet = this.id;
	} else {
		packet = this.id + ';' + msg;
	}
	this.receiver.postMessage(packet, '*');
};

PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = null;
PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id = function() {
	var id = (new Date()).getTime();
	if (id == PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id) {
		id++;
	}
	PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = id;
	return id.toString();
};

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

	this.objectToJSON = function(obj) {
		var json = '';
		var results = [];

		if (obj === undefined || obj === null) {
			return 'null';
		}

		switch (obj.constructor) {
			case Object:
				for (var property in obj) {
					if (obj.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
						results.push(this.objectToJSON(property) + ': ' + this.objectToJSON(obj[property]));
					}
				}
				json = '{' + results.join(', ') + '}';
				break;
			case Array:
				for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
					results.push(this.objectToJSON(obj[i]));
				}
				json = '[' + results.join(', ') + ']';
				break;
			case Number:
			case Boolean:
				json = obj.toString();
				break;
			case String:

				var specialChars = {'\b': '\\b', '\t': '\\t', '\n': '\\n', '\f': '\\f', '\r': '\\r', '\\': '\\\\'};

				json = obj.replace(/[\x00-\x1f\\]/g, function(match) {
					var ch = specialChars[match];
					return ch ? ch : '\\u00' + match.charCodeAt().toPaddedString(2, 16);
				});

				json = '"' + json.replace(/"/g, '\\"') + '"';
				break;
			default:

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

	this.createHandler = function(send_func, registered_funcs) {
		var that = this;
		var handler = function(message) {

			try {
				var rpc = eval('(' + message + ')');
			} catch(e) {
				alert('bad JSON: ' + message);
				return;
			}
			if (rpc.method) {

				if (!registered_funcs[rpc.method]) {
					return;
				}

				var retval = registered_funcs[rpc.method].apply(null, rpc.params);
				if (rpc.id) {
					var response = {
						result: retval,
						error: null,	// TODO
						id: rpc.id
					};
					send_func(that.objectToJSON(response));
				}
			} else if(rpc.result) {

				if (!that.ids[rpc.id]) {
					return;
				}

				that.ids[rpc.id](rpc.result);
				delete that.ids[rpc.id];
			}
		};
		return handler;
	};

	this.execute = function(send_func, method, params, response_callback) {
		response_callback = response_callback || null;
		var id = (response_callback) ? (new Date()).getTime() : null;

		var request = {
			method: method,
			params: params,
			id: id
		};

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

		if (id) {
			this.ids[id] = response_callback;
		}
	};
};
JsonRpc = new JsonRpc();

var ParentMessenger = function(childUrl, receiverUrl, container, receiveCallback) {


	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Safari') >= 0 && parseInt(navigator.userAgent.substring(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Version/') + 8), 10) == 3) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	} else if (window.opera) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}



	if (!receiverUrl &&
		navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Gecko') >= 0 &&
		parseFloat(navigator.userAgent.slice(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 3, navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 6)) < 1.9) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}


	if (/msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {


		if (document.domain == window.location.hostname) {
			receiverUrl = '';
		}
	}

	var that = this;
	this.childUrl = childUrl;
	this.receiverUrl = receiverUrl;
	this.container = container || document.body;

	this.packetHandler = null;


	this._ready = false;
	this._error = false;


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

		that.receiver = document.createElement('iframe');
		that.receiver.src = receiverUrl;
		that.receiver.id = 'receiver_' + (new Date()).getTime();
		that.receiver.name = that.receiver.id;

		that.receiver.frameBorder = '0';
		that.receiver.frameSpacing = '0';
		that.receiver.style.borderStyle = 'none';

		var receiver_onload = function() {
			var receiver = document.getElementById(that.receiver.id).contentWindow;

			try {
				receiver.document.body.innerHTML = '';
			} catch(e) {

				that._error = true;
			}
			receiver.document.body.style.padding = '0px';
			receiver.document.body.style.margin = '0px';

			var child = receiver.document.createElement('iframe');
			child.id = 'child';
			child.name = 'child';
			child.src = that.childUrl;

			child.frameBorder = '0';
			child.frameSpacing = '0';
			child.style.borderStyle = 'none';
			child.style.width = '100%';
			child.style.height = '100%';
			receiver.document.body.appendChild(child);

			that.child = receiver.document.getElementById('child').contentWindow;
			that.receiver = receiver;

			that.packetHandler = new FragmentPacket(that.receiver, that.child, that.childUrl, false, receiveCallback);

			that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();

			that.packetHandler.sendFlag(that.packetHandler.READY, 0);

			that._ready = true;
		};

		that.receiver.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (this.readyState == 'complete') {
				receiver_onload();
			}
		};

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







		if (Dsq.Utils.ie) {
			if (that.container.clientWidth === 0) {

				var _waitForWidth = function() {
					if (that.container.clientWidth > 0) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					} else {
						window.setTimeout(_waitForWidth, 100);
					}
				};
				_waitForWidth();

				that._once = false;
				that.receiver.onresize = function() {
					if (!that._once) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					}
					that._once = true;
				};
			}
		}

		that.container.appendChild(that.receiver);
	};


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

			that.packetHandler.send();
			that._ready = true;
		};

		var id = PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id();
		var receiverId = 'child_' + id;


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

		that.container.innerHTML += '<iframe ' +
			'src="' + childUrl + '" ' +
			'id="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'name="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'onload="ParentMessenger._receiver_onload_' + receiverId +'();" ' +
			'></iframe>';

		that.receiver = document.getElementById(receiverId).contentWindow;
		that.packetHandler = new PostMessagePacket(that.receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId);
		that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();
	};

	if (typeof window.postMessage == 'function') {
		_createReceiverForPostMessage();
	} else {
		_createReceiverForFragmentPacket();
	}

};

ParentMessenger.prototype.sendMessage = function(message) {
	var that = this;
	if (!this._ready) {

		window.setTimeout(function() { that.sendMessage(message); }, 10);
		return;
	}
	this.packetHandler.send(message);
	return true;
};

Dsq.NewFrames = function(url) {
	this.url = url;
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype.init = function(onFailure) {
	var that = this;

	try {
		this.messenger = new ParentMessenger(this.url, Dsq.jsonData.integration.receiver_url, this.container, this.receive_callback);
	} catch(e) {
		if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
			onFailure();
		}
	}

	if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
		var iId = window.setInterval(function() {
			if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				return;
			}
			if (that.messenger._ready) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
			} else if (that.messenger._error) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				onFailure();
			}
		}, 10);
	}
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype._execute = function(method, args, callback) {
	var that = this;
	if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
		return false;
	}
	JsonRpc.execute(
		function(msg) { that.messenger.sendMessage(msg); },
		method,
		args || [],
		callback);
	return true;
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame = function(container, parent_post_id) {
	var that = this;
	this.container = container;
	this.parent_post_id = parent_post_id;

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

		Dsq.Debug.log('Dsq.ReplyFrame.sendFunc');
		that.messenger.sendMessage(msg);
	};


	var postComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		Dsq.jsonData.posts[response.message.id] = response.message.post_meta;
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key]) {
			Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key] = response.message.user_meta;
		}


		var reply_position = (typeof(disqus_insert_wrt_sort) == 'undefined' 
			? (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reply_position ? -1 : null) 
			: (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? null : -1));
		
		if (response.message.post_meta.approved) {
			Dsq.Post.insert(response.message.post_meta.parent_post_id || reply_position, response.message.id, response.message.post_meta.message);
		}

		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var postComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(response.message, 'Error');
		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onFailure(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var editComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);
		
		message.innerHTML = response.message;
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
	
	var editComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('Sorry, there was an error editing this comment.', 'Edit Error');
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	var getUserByEmail_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var msg = response.message;
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(parent_post_id);

		if (msg.username) {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'login', {
				'username': msg.username,
				'display_name': msg.display_name,
				'avatar_url': msg.avatar_url,
				'verified': msg.verified,
				'email': fields.email.value
			});
		} else {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'register');
		}
	};

	var validateAuth_onSuccess = function(response, auth_choice) {
		Dsq.Templates.postComment(parent_post_id, null, true, auth_choice);
	};

	var validateAuth_onFailure = function(response, auth_choice) {
		var pid = parent_post_id ? '-' + parent_post_id : '';
		var msg = response.message;

		if (auth_choice == 'register') {
			var fields = ['email', 'username', 'password'];

			for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
				var field = fields[i];
				var errorDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-' + field + '-errors' + pid);

				if (msg[field]) {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = msg[field];
				} else {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = '';
				}
			}
		} else if (auth_choice == 'login') {
			Dsq.$('dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid).innerHTML = '<p>We couldn\'t log you in. Please verify your login.</p>';
		}
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.receive_callback = JsonRpc.createHandler(sendFunc, {
		'postComment.onSuccess': postComment_onSuccess,
		'postComment.onFailure': postComment_onFailure,
		'editComment.onSuccess': editComment_onSuccess,
		'editComment.onFailure': editComment_onFailure,		
		'getUserByEmail.onSuccess': getUserByEmail_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onSuccess': validateAuth_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onFailure': validateAuth_onFailure,
		'reload': function() { window.location.reload(); }
	});

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=scobleizer' +
		'&t=do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others' +
		'&ff=' + Dsq.Thread.ff +
		'&default_text=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_default_text) +
		'&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
	if (this.parent_post_id) {
		this.url += '&parent_post=' + this.parent_post_id;
	}
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype = new Dsq.NewFrames(Dsq.ReplyFrame.url);

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.post = function(author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe) {
	this._execute('postComment', [author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.edit = function(post_id, message) {
	this._execute('editComment', [post_id, message]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.setState = function(parent_post_id, depth) {
	this._execute('setState', [parent_post_id, depth]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.getUserByEmail = function(email) {
	this._execute('getUserByEmail', [email]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.validateAuth = function(auth_choice, email, username, password) {
	this._execute('validateAuth', [auth_choice, email, username, password]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.authenticateFacebook = function(session, forum_url) {
	this._execute('authenticateFacebook', [session, forum_url]);
};

	Dsq.Facebook = function() {
	var that = this;

	var handleSessionData = function(session) {

		var forum_url = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;




		if (typeof disqus_facebook_forum != 'undefined') {
			forum_url = disqus_facebook_forum;
		}
		Dsq.frames.reply_0.authenticateFacebook(session, forum_url);
	};

	var onLogin = function() {
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(handleSessionData);
	};

	this.login = function() {
		FB.Connect.requireSession(onLogin, true);
	};
};
Dsq.Facebook = new Dsq.Facebook();


	






Dsq.Themes = {};

Dsq.Themes.narcissus = new function() {
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-form-area';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-textarea-wrapper';



	
	this.header = function() {
		var comments_count, total_posts, num_posts;
		var html = '';
		var missing_perm_tmpl;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.missing_perm) {
			missing_perm_tmpl = Dsq.Templates.missingPermissions();
			if (missing_perm_tmpl) {
				html += '<div class="dsq-missing-permissions">' + missing_perm_tmpl + '</div>';
			}
		}

		total_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.total_posts;
		num_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_posts;

		if (total_posts) {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL(total_posts, num_posts);
		} else {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION(num_posts);
		}

		html += ' \
		<div id="dsq-comments-title"> \
			<h3>' + comments_count + '</h3> \
		</div> \
		';

		html += ' \
		<div class="dsq-options"> \
			<span class="dsq-item-sort">'
				+ Dsq.Strings.SORT_BY + ' \
				<select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);"> \
					<option value="hot" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 4 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.POPULAR_NOW + '</option> \
					<option value="best" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 3 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.BEST_RATING + '</option> \
					<option value="newest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.NEWEST_FIRST + '</option> \
					<option value="oldest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 1 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.OLDEST_FIRST + '</option> \
				</select> \
				&nbsp; \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<span id="dsq-subscribe">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.subscribed
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.UNSUBSCRIBE + '</a>'
						: '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL + '</a>')
				+ '</span> \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-rss" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png" alt="" /> \
				<a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others/latest.rss">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS + '</a> \
			</span> \
		</div> \
		';

		
		

		return html;

	};
	
	this.footer = function() {
		var html = '';

		html += Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
		
			html += Dsq.Templates.realtime();
			html += Dsq.Templates.showThreadSettings();
			html += Dsq.Templates.postBox();

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		


		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) {
 			html += ' \
				<div class="dsq-global-moderator-extras">'
					+ '<strong>shortname:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url
					+ '<strong>thread id:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.id
					+ '<strong>thread slug:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.slug
				+ '</div> \
			';
		}

		return html;
	};
	
	this.realtime = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			html += '<div id="dsq-realtime-options" class="dsq-options">'
					 + Dsq.Strings.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS + ' <strong id="dsq-realtime-status" style="text-transform: lowercase">' + Dsq.Strings.ENABLED + '</strong>. \
					 <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-toggle" style="text-transform: capitalize"></a> \
					</div>';
		}

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
			html += ' \
				<div style="display: none" id="dsq-realtime-alert" class="dsq-realtime-alert"><span id="dsq-realtime-queued"></span> <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-show"></a></div> \
			';
		}
		
		return html;
	};

	this.showThreadSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '<div id="dsq-thread-settings" class="dsq-thread-settings">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATOR_OPTIONS;
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showSettings(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.SETTINGS + '</a>';
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showModeratorActions(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>';
		if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled && Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.reportMissingReactions(); return false;">'
						+ Dsq.Strings.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS
						+ '</a>';
		}
		html +='</div>';

		return html;
	};

	this.postBox = function(post_id, use_fallback_iframe) {


		var html;
		var display_sharing_options = Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated;

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post) {
			return '';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.hasOwnProperty(Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain)) {
				display_sharing_options = false;
			}
		}
		
		if (post_id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];				
		}
		
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		var _requestUserInfo = function() {
			var html;



			var user_has_email = false;

			html = '<div class="dsq-request-user-info"> <!-- // If authenticated --> \
				<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT + '?ctkn=' + Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN + '" class="dsq-request-user-logout">' + Dsq.Strings.LOGOUT + '</a> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td rowspan="2">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '')
								+ '<img src="' + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR + '" width="48" height="48" class="dsq-request-user-avatar">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-name">'
								+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
									 ? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '">' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '</span>'
									 : (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_verified
											? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span>'
											: '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span>'))
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '') 
								+ Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username 
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
							+  (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && user_has_email ? ' <small>(<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.remoteAccountSettings(); return false;">change settings</a>)</small>' : '')
							+  (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <small>(<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/info/" target="_blank">change name</a> or <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/avatar/" target="_blank">picture</a>)</small>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-stats"> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count == 1 ? 'comment' : 'comments') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count == 1 ? 'like' : 'likes') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.points + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.points == 1 ? 'point' : 'points') + '</span> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		var _loginOptions = function() {
			var html;
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-authenticate"> \
				<p class="dsq-autheneticate-copy">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
					? Dsq.Strings.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A + ' <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. ' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.LOGIN_BELOW + '.'
					: Dsq.Strings.REQUIRED + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT + '.')
				+ '</p> \
				<ul class="dsq-login-buttons">'
					+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-disqus.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Facebook.login(); return false;"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-facebook.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-twitter.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL(); return false" ><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-openid.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_yahoo ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Yahoo.startYahooConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-yahoo.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
				+ '</ul> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {



				return '<div id="dsq-form-area" style="display:none"><div id="dsq-textarea-wrapper"></div></div>' + _loginOptions();
			} else {
				return '';
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<div id="' + (post_id 
			? 'dsq-reply-post-' + post_id
			: 'dsq-new-post')
		 	+ '" class="dsq-post-area"> \
			<div class="dsq-dc-logo"> \
				<a href="http://disqus.com/comments" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/disqus-logo.png"></a> \
			</div>'
			+ (post_id 
				? '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.REPLYING_TO + ' ' + userData.display_name + '</h3>'
				: '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT + '</h3>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated 
				? _requestUserInfo()
				: _loginOptions() )
			+ '<div id="dsq-form-area' + pid + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-textarea"> \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper" id="dsq-textarea-wrapper' + pid + '"></div> \
			</div>'
			+ (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated
			? ' \
			<div class="dsq-post-fields"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-name' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_name ? disqus_def_name : (Dsq.jsonData.session.name ? Dsq.jsonData.session.name : Dsq.Strings.NAME + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-website' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (Dsq.jsonData.session.url ? Dsq.jsonData.session.url : Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')" class="dsq-placeholder') + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" /></div></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-email' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_email ? disqus_def_email : (Dsq.jsonData.session.email ? Dsq.jsonData.session.email : Dsq.Strings.EMAIL + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"> \
							<div class="dsq-subscribe"> \
								<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.chooseSubscribe(' + post_id + '); return false" class="dsq-subscribe-menu"><span id="dsq-subscribe-select' + pid + '">' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post ? Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL : Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS) + '</span> <small>&#9660;</small></a> \
								<ul class="dsq-panel" id="dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid + '"> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(2, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL + '</a></li> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(0, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS + '</a></li> \
								</ul> \
								<input id="dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid + '" type="hidden" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post + '" /> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div>'
			: '')
			+ '<div class="dsq-post-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-sharing-options" ' + (!display_sharing_options ? 'style="display:none;"' : '') + '> \
					<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onfocus="document.getElementById(\'dsq-post-button' + pid + '\').focus();"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.SHARING_OPTIONS + ' <small>&#9660;</small></span></button> \
					<div class="dsq-panel"> '
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '"'
								  + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Twitter</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook
								&& (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.enabled === true ||
										(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'facebook'))
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Facebook</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Yahoo!</label> \
								</div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Tumblr</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Wordpress</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Movable Type</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
								  <label for="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' TypePad</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ '<div><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections/" target="_blank" class="dsq-configure-options">' + Dsq.Strings.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS + '</a></div>'
					+ '</div> \
				</div>'
				+ '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-post-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.POST_AS + ' '
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					? Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					: Dsq.Strings.GUEST)
				+ '</span></button>'
				+ (post_id
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-cancel-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.CANCEL + '</span></button>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
			+ '</div>' // end dsq-form-area
		+ '</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};




	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-append-post-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		html = ' \
		<table> \
			<tr> \
				<td id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-avatar" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
					<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
					? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
					: '')
				+ '</a> \
				</td> \
				<td class="dsq-comment-header-meta"> \
		';

		
		return html;
	};
	
	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var html;
		var parent_display_name = '';
		
		if(_meta.parent_post_id) {

			var _parent_meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[_meta.parent_post_id];

			if (_parent_meta) {
				var parentUserData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_parent_meta.user_key];
				parent_display_name = parentUserData.display_name;
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/moderator.png" class="dsq-moderator-star" title="Moderator" /> \
		<span class="dsq-comment-header-time"><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')" title="Permalink">' + (_meta.is_realtime ? Dsq.Strings.JUST_NOW : _meta.date) + '</a></span> '
		+ (_meta.parent_post_id && parent_display_name
			? '<a href="#comment-' + _meta.parent_post_id + '" title="Jump to comment">in reply to ' + parent_display_name + '</a>'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		<td id="dsq-like-pts-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-comment-header-likes">'
		+ (_meta.points
			? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		</tr> \
		</table> \
		';
		return html;
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		var html = '';
		return html;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed || !_meta.approved) { return ''; }
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
					? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.moderateOptions(' + post_id+ '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>'
					: '')
				+ '<a href="#" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG + '</a> \
			</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right">'
				+ (_meta.votable 
					? '<span id="dsq-like-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-like">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1)" >Like</button>'
						: 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;')
					+ '</span>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-post-edit" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + ')" >' + Dsq.Strings.EDIT + '</button>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<span class="dsq-comment-footer-reply" id="dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-comment-footer-reply-tab">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button><span></span> \
					</span>'
					: '')
			+ '</div> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};



	
	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		var item = '<li class="dsq-comment dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-header"> \
			<table> \
			<tr> \
			<td class="dsq-header-avatar"> \
			';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'" class="dsq-avatar">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {

			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar92.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== ''
				? '</a>'
				: '')
			+ '</td>'
			+ '<td><cite class="dsq-comment-cite">' + reaction.author_name + '</cite> <span class="dsq-comment-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</span></td>'
			+ '<td class="dsq-comment-header-likes"></td>'
			+ '</tr></table></div>' // end dsq-comment-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header" \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-reaction-header-left">'
							+ '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png" />'
							+ ' From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
							+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
						+ '</td>'
						+ '<td class="dsq-reaction-header-right">';

			if(reaction.retweets) {
				var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
				if (num_retweets > 0) {
					if (num_retweets == 1) {
						item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
					} else {
						item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');
						item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
						var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 3) ? 3 : num_retweets;
						item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);
						if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
							item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
								+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
						}
					}
				}
			}	
			item += '</td></tr> \
			</table> \
			</div>' // end dsq-reaction-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-body"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left"> \
				</div>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator 
					? ' \
					<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-hide-reaction" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + ')">Hide</button> \
					</div>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 id="dsq-reactions-title" class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-container"> \
			<table> \
				<tbody> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-tl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-tr"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-body"> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
								<div class="dsq-popup-title"> \
									<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" style="float:right" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)">Close</button>'
									+ content['header'] 
								+ '</div>'
								+ content['body']
							+ '</div> \
							<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
						</td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-bl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-br"></td> \
					</tr> \
				</tbody> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
	};



	
	this.chooseSubscribe = function(post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		menu.style.display = menu.style.display == 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
		
	};
	
	this.setSubscribe = function(value, el, post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var input = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid);
		var select = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-select' + pid);
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		select.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
		input.value = value;
		this.chooseSubscribe(post_id);
	};
	
	this.getFormFields = function(post_id) {

		var fields = {};
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var name = Dsq.$('dsq-field-name' + pid);
		var email = Dsq.$('dsq-field-email' + pid);
		var website = Dsq.$('dsq-field-website' + pid);
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid);
		var password = Dsq.$('dsq-field-password' + pid);

		fields = {
			'name': name,
			'email': email,
			'website': website,
			'username': username,
			'password': password
		}
		
		return fields;
	}
	
	this.validateFields = function(post_id) {
		
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) { return true; }
		
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		
		var nameField = fields.name;
		var websiteField = fields.website;
		var emailField = fields.email;
		
		websiteField.value = (websiteField.value == Dsq.Templates.placeholder['website']) ? '' : websiteField.value;
		
		var v = [{

			validator: Dsq.Validators.name,
			value: nameField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.email,
			value: emailField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.url,
			value: websiteField.value
		}];
		
		return Dsq.Validators.validate(v, function(e) { Dsq.Popup.popModal(e, 'Oops...') } );
	};
	
	this.checkExistingUser = function(post_id) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);		
		Dsq.Popup.loading(post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		}
	};

	this.validateAuth = function(el_clicked, post_id, auth_choice) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		var email = fields.email ? fields.email.value : '';
		var username = fields.username ? fields.username.value : '';
		var password = fields.password ? fields.password.value : '';
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		}
	};

	this.lightboxUpdateEmail = function(post_id, new_email) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		fields.email.value = new_email;
	};

	this.lightboxAuthenticate = function(post_id, auth_choice, auth_data) {
		var title, body;
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		if(typeof(auth_data) == 'undefined') {
			var auth_data = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		}

		d = auth_data;

		switch(auth_choice) {
			case 'register':
				var suggestedUsername = d.name.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g,'').toLowerCase();
			
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Register a <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';

				body = ' \
				<ul class="dsq-lightbox-register-reasons"> \
				<li>Verify your comments</li> \
				<li>Edit and delete comments</li> \
				<li>Manage comments and replies</li> \
				</ul> \
				';

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Email</td> \
							<td><input type="text" value="' + d.email.value + '" onchange="Dsq.Templates.lightboxUpdateEmail(' + post_id + ', this.value)" /><div id="dsq-email-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + suggestedUsername + '"/><div id="dsq-username-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /><div id="dsq-password-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'login\'); return false">Login instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Register and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			case 'login':
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Login to your <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';
				body = '';
				
				if(d.avatar_url) {
					body += '<div class="dsq-lightbox-recognized"><table><tr>';
					body += '<td><img src="' + d.avatar_url + '" alt="" /></td>';
					body += '<td><span class="dsq-badge ' + (d.verified ? 'dsq-badge-verified' : 'dsq-badge-registered') + '">' + (d.verified ? 'Verified' : 'Registered') + '</span></td>';
					body += '<td>Hey <strong>' + d.display_name + '</strong>, is that you? Login below to claim this comment.';
					body += '</tr></table></div>';
				}

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username or Email</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (d.avatar_url ? d.username : '') + '" /></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password <a href="http://disqus.com/forgot" target="_blank">(cannot log in?)</a></td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'register\'); return false">Register instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Login and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
		Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid).focus();
	};
	
	this.buttonsToRestore = [];
	this.setLoadingButton = function(btn, post_id) {
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		if (btn) {

			var loadingBtn = document.createElement('button');
			loadingBtn.id = btn.id + '-loading';
			loadingBtn.innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-lite.gif" alt="" /> ' + Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
			loadingBtn.className = btn.className + ' dsq-post-loading';
			btn.parentNode.appendChild(loadingBtn);
			btn.style.display = 'none';
			var cancelBtn = Dsq.$('dsq-cancel-button' + pid);
			if(cancelBtn) { cancelBtn.style.display = 'none'; this.buttonsToRestore.push(cancelBtn); }
			this.buttonsToRestore.push(btn);
		} else {

			var buttons = this.buttonsToRestore;
			for(var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
				buttons[i].style.display = 'inline';
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$(buttons[i].id + '-loading'));
			}
		}
		
	};

	this.postComment = function(post_id, el_clicked, force, auth_choice) {
		var append_id = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);

		if (Dsq.Templates.validateFields(post_id)) {

			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && !force &&
				((!Dsq.Utils.readCookie('skipped_auth') && !disqus_skip_auth && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled) || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post)) {
				Dsq.Templates.checkExistingUser(post_id);
				return false;
			}
			var params = [];
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
				params.push(fields.name.value,
					fields.email.value,
					fields.website.value);

				if (auth_choice == 'login' || auth_choice == 'register') {
					params.push({
						auth_choice: auth_choice,
						username: fields.username.value,
						password: fields.password.value,
						email: fields.email.value
					});
				} else {
					params.push(null);
				}

				params.push(null /* sharing options */, Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + append_id).value);
			} else {
				var service_checked = function(name) {
					var el = Dsq.$('dsq-sharing-' + name + append_id);
					return (el !== null && el.checked === true) ? '1' : '0';
				};
				params.push(null, null, null, null, {
					tw: service_checked('twitter'),
					fb: service_checked('facebook'),
					tr: service_checked('tumblr'),
					wp: service_checked('wordpress'),
					mt: service_checked('movabletype'),
					tp: service_checked('typepad'),
					yh: service_checked('yahoo')
				});
			}

			var frame = Dsq.frames['reply_' + (post_id ? post_id : 0)];
			frame.post.apply(frame, params);

			if (el_clicked) {
				Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
			}
			
			if (force) {
				Dsq.Utils.createCookie('skipped_auth', true);	
			}
			
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	};

	this.editComment = function(el_clicked, post_id) {
		var edited_message = Dsq.$('dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id).value;

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].edit(post_id, edited_message);
	};

	this.toggleEdit = function(post_id) {
		var body = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-body-' + post_id);
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);

		if (!Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id]) {


			message.style.display = 'none';
			if (Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {

				var edit_area = document.createElement('div');
				edit_area.id = 'dsq-edit-' + post_id;
				edit_area.className = 'dsq-edit dsq-textarea';
				edit_area.innerHTML = ' \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper"> \
					<textarea class="dsq-edit-textarea" id="dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id + '">' + message.innerHTML + '</textarea> \
				</div> \
				<div class="dsq-save-edit"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.editComment(this, ' + post_id + ')" class="dsq-button-small">Save Edit</button> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id + '" style="display: none"></div> \
				';

				body.appendChild(edit_area);

				if (!Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id), post_id);
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].init();
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
		} else {

			message.style.display = 'block';
			Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id] = !Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id];
	};
	
	this.edit = function(el, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(post_id, button) {
		
		if(!this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

			if (Dsq.$('dsq-reply-post-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id);
				var container = Dsq.$('dsq-textarea-wrapper-' + post_id);
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] && container) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(container, post_id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].init(function() {

						Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id, true);
						Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id).innerHTML = '';

						var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
						Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id), post_id, {theme: theme});

					});
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-append-post';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply-active';
			
		} else {

			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = '';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply';
		}
		
		this.stateReplyToggled[post_id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[post_id];

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie && this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

		}

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: post_id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]
		});
	};
	
	this.moderateOptions = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		if(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) { return false; }

		var html;
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-moderate-options"> \
		<table>'
		+ (_meta.email ? '<tr><td>Email</td><td>' + _meta.email + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ (_meta.ip ? '<tr><td>IP address</td><td>' + _meta.ip + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ '<tr> \
			<td>Actions</td> \
			<td><ul>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
				? '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
				: '')
			+ '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Delete Comment</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li> \
			</ul></td> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		html += '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
		
		return Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Moderate Options', post_id);
	};
	
	this.placeholder = {
		'class': 'dsq-placeholder',
		'name': Dsq.Strings.NAME,
		'email': Dsq.Strings.EMAIL,
		'website': Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')'
	};
	
	this.handlePlaceholder = function(evt, el, key) {
		var placeholder = Dsq.Templates.placeholder[key];
		var className = Dsq.Templates.placeholder['class'];
		
		switch(evt.type) {
			case 'focus':
				if(el.value == placeholder) {
					el.value = '';
					el.className = '';
				}
				break;

			case 'blur':
				if(el.value == '') {
					el.value = placeholder;
					el.className = className;
				}
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
	};
	
	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked) {

		var extra_params = '';

		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked);
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};
	
	
	this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {


		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
			}
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
				+ '?post_id='    + id
				+ '&vote='        + vote);
		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login('To rate, please log in');
		}
	};

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {

		Dsq.$('dsq-like-pts-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.';

		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;';
		}
	};




	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {
		var approved = response.message.post_meta.approved;

		if (parent_post_id) {
			Dsq.Post.toggleReply(parent_post_id);
		}

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
		
		if (approved) {
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		} else {			
			var unapproved_msg = 'Thanks for posting!\
	 Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.\
			';
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(unapproved_msg, 'Comment awaiting approval', post_id);
		}

		var sharing_results = response.message.sharing_results;
		var sharing_errors = '';
		for (var service in sharing_results) {
			if (sharing_results.hasOwnProperty(service) === true) {
				if (sharing_results[service].error === true) {
					sharing_errors += service + ', ';
				}
			}
		}

		if (sharing_results.facebook && sharing_results.facebook.callback) {
			FB.ensureInit(function() {
				FB.Connect.streamPublish('', sharing_results.facebook.attachment);
			});
		}

		if (sharing_errors !== '') {
			var message = 'Your comment was posted, but there were errors sharing with the following connections: ';
			message += sharing_errors.replace(/,\s$/, '');
			message += '<p><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections" target="_blank">Configure your connections here</a></p>'
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sharing options');
		}

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.postComment_onFailure = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
};




// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			var retval = parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
			return !isNaN(retval) ? retval : null;
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may select one to log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">182</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\n';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on Scobleizer" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:18349829" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'scobleizer',
			't'				: 'do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'do_a_list_bloggers_have_a_responsibility_to_link_to_others'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

  this.showModeratorActions = function() {
      if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
          return;
      }

      var html = '<div class="dsq-moderate-options"><table><tr>' +
                 '<td>' + Dsq.Strings.ACTIONS + '</td><td><ul>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleClosed(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.closed ? Dsq.Strings.OPEN_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.CLOSE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleKilled(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.killed ? Dsq.Strings.RESTORE_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.REMOVE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '</ul></td></tr></table></div>' +
              '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate-threads/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
      Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, Dsq.Strings.MODERATE_OPTIONS);
  };

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		  var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		  var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		  Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		  status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		  window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};

  this.toggleClosed = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_closed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };

  this.toggleKilled = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_killed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/18349829/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Reaction = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/scobleizer/queueurl.js');
	};
};

Dsq.CNN = function() {
	var obj = {};

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}





	// TODO: Move Seesmic code outside of the main script.  Don't let this script clobber the global namespace.
	if(typeof seesmic == 'undefined') { var seesmic = {}; }
	seesmic.widget = new function () {
		this.callback = function (data) {
			playerVersion = data.disqusplayer;
		};
	};

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://seesmic.com/version.js?callback=seesmic.widget.callback');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://media.disqus.com/javascript/library/swfobject.js');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	function see_play_video(_videoUri, _add) {
		var swf = !!playerVersion ? playerVersion : 'http://seesmic.com/embeds/StandalonePlayer.swf';

		flashcontentDiv = Dsq.$(_videoUri + '_content');
		previewDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_preview');
		hideDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_hide');
		showDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_show');
		if(_add) {
			// push flash widget
			var so = new SWFObject(swf, 'sotester', '300', '270', '9', '#000000');
			so.addVariable('video', _videoUri);
			so.addParam('allowFullScreen', 'true');
			so.addParam('allowScriptAccess','always');
			so.useExpressInstall('swfobject/expressinstall.swf');
			so.write(_videoUri + '_content');

			previewDiv.style.display = 'none';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'block';
			showDiv.style.display = 'none';
		}
		else {
			flashcontentDiv.innerHTML = '';
			previewDiv.style.display = 'block';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'none';
			showDiv.style.display = 'block';
		}
	};





(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668747">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668747" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668747" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668747" href="http://wantsy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Dewey</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668747" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668747" class="dsq-comment-message">I started a personal blog to journal my adventures in the startup world. I want to document everything - my thoughts, personal happenings, bitching, or anything else that has to do with starting a startup. I think it would be interesting to eventually publish a book using the the blog format, regardless of whether or not the startup fails.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668745">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668745" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668745" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668745" href="http://comicstripblog.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Comic Strip Blogger</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668745" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668745" class="dsq-comment-message">You asked, so I answer: please check out my blog:<br><a href="http://comicstripblog.com" rel="nofollow">http://comicstripblog.com</a><br>... where I comment BY DRAWINGS (doodles), once a day, on things happening in blogosphere, podosphere and in the world too. This blog is interesting because by watching 1 to 4 drawings, you get immediate insight into things without needing to read too much texts.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668739">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668739" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668739" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668739" href="http://wantsy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Dewey</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668739" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668739" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL @ "Comic Strip Blogger" - you\'ve been added to my aggregator.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668740">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668740" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668740" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668740" href="http://krishami.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Krishna Kumar</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668740" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668740" class="dsq-comment-message">My blog is at <a href="http://krishami.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://krishami.blogspot.com</a> . It covers topics mostly relevant to technology, business management, personal learning and software products and services useful for persons working in the Information Technology field. Thanks!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668741">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668741" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668741" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668741" href="http://www.mlmforums.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jens P. Berget</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668741" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668741" class="dsq-comment-message">First of all, I really enjoy your blog and your book "Naked conversations".<br><br>I have learned a lot from both, and hopefully you can see improvements at my online marketing blog.<br><br><a href="http://www.mlmforums.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.mlmforums.net</a><br><br>At first I was really thinking every post through before publishing it, now after reading your blog and your book I am more publishing frequently and trying to make a conversation with my readers and it seems to work.<br><br>I have so many questions regarding online marketing, and using my blog seems to help myself asking the questions and it helps me (and hopefully others) to get some answers.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668742">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668742" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668742" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668742" href="http://krishami.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Krishna Kumar</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668742" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668742" class="dsq-comment-message">"Comic Strip Blogger" is now in my Google Reader subscription. And Robert Dewey, you too.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668737">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668737" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668737" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668737" href="http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">matrix</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668737" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668737" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s mine: <a href="http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">MATRIXSYNTH</a>.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668734">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668734" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668734" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668734" href="http://johnonsales.terapad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">John Newland</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668734" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668734" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://johnonsales.terapad.com/" rel="nofollow">http://johnonsales.terapad.com/</a><br>I blog on sales issues.  I have a day job.  My side job is teaching entrepreneurs, business owners, independent professional like doctors and lawyers, how to sell without becoming salesfolk themselves.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668733">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668733" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668733" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668733" href="http://www.daivddalka.com/createvalue" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">David Dalka</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668733" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668733" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting thread Robert, my blog focuses on 4 Main areas all involving usage of technology:<br>1) Mobile Search Marketing - the emerging field where search engine, LBS and real-time inventory data will be merging to create innovative consumer driven experiences! It\'s going to be a fun yet complex ride!<br>2) Search Engine Industry General Issues<br>3) Using Business Strategy in conjunction with technology to create new business practices.<br>4) Customer Experience - Technology companies (and all companies for that matter) need to focus more on customer listening then innovating in real time based on feedback - where it\'s flaming Dell\'s or melting Apples - the examples of suboptimal customer experiences is unfortunately the norm, I want to work to change that - as Peter Drucker said - "Businesses are not paid to reform customers. They are paid to satisfy customers.” (look for a guest blog post from my Mom on Comcast shortly)<br><br>--------------------------------------------<br>I\'m currently seeking leadership roles in companies who believe in these principles (I will relocate for the right opportunity). I bring the following experiences to the party:<br>1) start up company experience, I once worked for <a href="http://www.blackrock.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.blackrock.com</a> - a company that used Internet to deliver ecommerce information way back in 1996! The company innovated the way bond data was used and analyzed creating structure out of chaos. Similar to how the Internet is doing now with search engine marketing, we are in the early phases of transparency and an efficient advertising marketplace. I was with this highly tech oriented company during it\'s primary growth phase (80 to 800 people).<br>2) Passion for making sustainable competitive advantage through superior, customer-focused data models.<br>3) Top 10 MBA<br><br>My contact info is on my blog and I look forward to hearing from you and building positive relationships.<br><br><a href="http://www.daviddlaka.com/createvalue" rel="nofollow">http://www.daviddlaka.com/createvalue</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668731">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668731" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668731" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668731" href="http://www.hackingnetflix.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mike</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668731" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668731" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi, my name is Mike and I\'m a linkwhore. ;-)<br><br><a href="http://www.HackingNetflix.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.HackingNetflix.com</a>.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668730">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668730" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668730" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668730" href="http://www.1938media.com/network/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Loren Feldman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668730" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668730" class="dsq-comment-message">I have mad respect for you Robert. You really care unlike so many others. You linked to me and I\'m a nobody, and I was goofing on you to boot. You widened my exposure when you could have ignored a dopey guy like me. I\'ll always remember that.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668726">\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668726" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668726" href="http://www.winextra.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steven Hodson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668726" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert you old firestorm starter you said in the past that WinExtra was part of your linkroll but I thought I would toss out the link once again.<br><br>You made some comments about WinExtra which I sincerely took to heart and made some changes because of them. So maybe drop by and have a look and let me know what you think.<br><br><a href="http://www.winextra.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.winextra.com</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668727" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668727" href="http://glpelletier.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Guy Pelletier</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668727" class="dsq-comment-message">No, I don\'t think A-listers have a responsibility to link to anybody. Linking is a way of communicating with others. To search out and find worthy reading is a huge effort, even with the tools that we have. Blogging is essentially a two communication in a world wide arena, this gives exposure to the conversation and allows everybody (that can) to participate.<br>Linking is part of the blogging culture, that if you like what you read you can show where you got it from.<br>With A-Listers, as with anyone with fame, you develop a level of exposure that demands a response.<br><br>To link or not to link, that is the question! (it appears)<br><br>Guy</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668722" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668722" href="http://kosmaczewski.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Adrian</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668722" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert, thanks for offering this space; I am a software developer living in Switzerland, "migrating" from Microsoft technologies to open source ones, and my blog is all about that: <a href="http://kosmaczewski.net/" rel="nofollow">http://kosmaczewski.net/</a><br><br>By the way, I\'ll be attending LIFT in Geneva too, so maybe we\'ll have a chance to chat about blogging   :)<br><br>Adrian</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668723" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668723" href="http://krishami.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Krishna Kumar</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668723" class="dsq-comment-message">The PageRank algorithm is probably one of the key factors in this whole argument about link sharing. While the initial search engines used the "content" of your web site or page, nowadays (because of content spammers) authority (determined by incoming links) matters more.<br><br>The problem is that if a newbie or Z-lister has something really important to say or has some great idea, he or she will not get the necessary audience to propagate that idea.<br><br>I am not sure how this can be resolved because the commercialization of the Internet along with SEO businesses have changed the rules of the game that unfortunately now negatively affects new ideas.<br><br>And yes, a tech-savvy person can get his or her idea spread, but what if the person (non-profit, medical field, etc.) has no clue about Google juice and stuff like that.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9668720">Stoneford</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668720" class="dsq-comment-message">First of all, every post from you is worth a reading in my opinion. I just started blogging, mainly because the company I work for had an internal blog which died just after it started. Nobody paid attention to it, and there was no management support. I started blogging mainly for my colleagues and friends. But also because of an independed voice towards my company, a place where I can speak out free. I want to focus my blog on everything related to Microsoft, the main part is development, collaboration and unified messaging/collaboration and collaboration. Everything web/enterprise 2.0 has also my interest.<br>Besides that I want to blog about everything that has my personal interest. Blogging has changed the way I live, and acquire knowledge. And yes, I link back to the source<br><a href="http://www.virtual-generations.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.virtual-generations.com</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668718" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668718" href="http://blog.danmcweeney.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">dan mcweeney</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668718" class="dsq-comment-message">Writings about enterprise software, dynamic programming languages and general geekiness.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668715" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668715" href="http://samharrelson.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sam Harrelson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668715" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert-<br><br>Great idea and wonderful way to give exposure to what others are saying and doing out in the world.<br><br>CostPerNews (<a href="http://wwww.costpernews.com" rel="nofollow">http://wwww.costpernews.com</a>) is my blog geared towards the online marketing and affiliate marketing crowd.  Our little niche industry is really coming into its own as players like Google, AOL and Yahoo continue to move into the space and attempt to make use of affiliate marketing\'s organic and relationship-based nature.<br><br>Should be a fun 2007 for acquisitions!<br><br>Thanks again, Robert... keep it up!<br><br>Sam</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668716" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668716" href="http://engtech.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">engtech</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668716" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert was the first "big" link I ever got, when my blog was only a couple of months old.<br><br>The fact that I was hosted on <a href="http://wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">wordpress.com</a> also and my article had been popular enough to show up in the dashboard helped him discover me, but quite a few times I\'ve found smaller blogs because of his links.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668717" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668717" href="http://www.burnertrouble.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Martin Edic</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668717" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.burnertrouble.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.burnertrouble.com</a><br>How is climate change/global warming affecting us right now? What can we do socialogically and technologically?<br>All the links in the world can\'t replace good content!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668714" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668714" href="http://podophile.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Daniel Z</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668714" class="dsq-comment-message">Sure, I\'ll jump on the linkwagon...<br><br><a href="http://podophile.com" rel="nofollow">http://podophile.com</a><br><br>My little iPod blog. Claim to fame: First to confirm that the Nike+iPod Sport Kit works with any brand of running shoe. My how-to "shoe hacker" guide was linked to by both Gizmodo and Engadget, so I\'ve got no beef with them.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668711" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668711" href="http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/paul/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">paul</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668711" class="dsq-comment-message">There is less linking as more blogs are born.<br><br>When the Tech guys were 90% of the bloggers there was way more linking.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668707" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668707" href="http://www.baron.vc/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">baron</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668707" class="dsq-comment-message">I feel a bit embarassed for coming out of the woodworks like this but I\'m a longtime reader and run a tech blog of sorts.  I\'d be delighted if you could add me as well.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668708" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668708" href="http://www.comeacross.info/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Raoul</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668708" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668708" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert, thank you for the opportunity! Give <a href="http://www.comeacross.info" rel="nofollow">ComeAcross</a> a whirl when you have a few minutes. A lot of my posts center around technology, but I write about other things as well. Thanks!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9668710">danja</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668710" class="dsq-comment-message">Fun way to get back in favour, Robert!<br><br>Seems as good a place for a comment re. linking. First of all, although I subscribe to your blog, I don\'t watch your videos. I\'m on a 128kbs line (rural, no ASDL) which kind of limits the media. So I\'m missing out on a lot of your material. But even if I could watch it, how would I link to the interesting frame 12 minutes in? (Should be technically possible, btw). If I wanted to quote anything, would I have to transcribe it myself?<br><br>If you want more linkage (not necessarily from the big guys), you could try providing linkable screenshots and transcripts.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668704" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668704" href="http://ithewritingwriter.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Danni</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668704" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668704" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey, I\'ve just started a blog which covers Computing, Gaming, Web Development, News and Reviews. Check it out, if you dont mind at <a href="http://ithewritingwriter.wordpress.com/wp-admin/" rel="nofollow">I,TheWritingWriter</a><br><br>Thanks for the oppertunity.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668703" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668703" href="http://michaeldotnet.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Michael Letterle</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668703" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think A-list bloggers have a responsibility to link to lesser known blogs per se.  I think the reason most bloggers are A-list is because they keep track of what\'s going on in the blogosphere at large and just end up linking to lesser known blogs to get to the cool content.  It\'s like asking if a lion has a responsibility to eat a monkey.  Well no, that\'s just what the lion does.  Oh and I\'m always looking for a few extra clicks: <a href="http://michaeldotnet.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Michael.NET</a><br><br><br>What makes my blog interesting?  I\'m not Scoble and I don\'t make the front page of Techmeme.  I am the trenches baby.  I write about what I find interesting be it tech or life, and I try to always put my own analysis on things rather then just blindly link to other people\'s content.<br><br>I am Blog, resistance is futile, you will be linked.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668701" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668701" href="http://copyrightings.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kevin</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668701" class="dsq-comment-message">I cover digital copyright developments such as Creative Commons, DRM, etc. at <a href="http://www.copyrightings.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.copyrightings.blogspot.com</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668702" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668702" href="http://www.njconcierges.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Serge Lescouarnec</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668702" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert<br><br>The linking takes place in the posts as well.<br>At least this is the way I mostly do it and crediting my sources.<br><br>In any case, whatever the size of your audience,it takes time to build it.<br><br>My main blog \'Serge the Concierge\' will turn 2 in March but it has been really picking up momentum in the past 6 months.<br><br>I think you have to be patient and recognize the fact that after writing frequently for many months, you offer your audience more to chew on.<br><br>I will actually start a new blog soon on the topics of Food, Wine and Travel as experienced the world over by local people as opposed to tourists and magazine writers.<br>A number of people will contribute their posts, I will mix it up and serve it.<br><br>Take care<br><br>Serge<br>Biz:<br><a href="http://www.njconcierges.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.njconcierges.com</a><br>Blog:<br><a href="http://www.sergetheconcierge.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.sergetheconcierge.com</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668698" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9668698">TheThirdEye</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668698" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert, and all readers. Please check out <a href="http://www.thethirdeye.org" rel="nofollow">www.thethirdeye.org</a>. Its tech-based and improving all the time.<br>Thanks</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668694" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668694" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668694" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, these blogs all rock. Thanks everyone, keep them coming!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668687" href="http://mickeleh.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Michael Markman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668687" class="dsq-comment-message">The question of what A-listers owe Z-listers seems to be a perennial. Last time it bloomed in August, 2006 it echoed around the blogosphere for a week or so.<br><a href="http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2006/08/the_great_unrea.php" rel="nofollow">Nick Carr</a> posted a parable about peasants hungering for links from the A-listers who lived in a castle on an island. It was beautifully written, and provocative enough to get him called an A-hole by <a href="http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=258" rel="nofollow">Mike Arrington</a> and spark a flurry conversation that made it to <a href="http://www.techmeme.com/060816/p8#a060816p8" rel="nofollow">Techmeme</a>. <a href="http://www.scripting.com/2006/08/16.html#readingIsntComprehending" rel="nofollow">Winer</a> and <a href="http://doc.weblogs.com/2006/08/18#unchainYourArt" rel="nofollow">Doc Searls</a> joined the fray, along with many others. At the time, <a href="http://scobleizer.com/2006/08/16/hacking-a-listers/" rel="nofollow">Scoble</a> said this:<br><br><blockquote>"Ahh, why do I fall for this stuff? Nick Carr started a whole debate about why he doesn’t get enough traffic.<br><br>"I think the whole thing is bunk. No one promised me traffic when I started blogging. I just wanted to impress Dori Smith, JavaScript guru."<br></blockquote><br><br>I guess it\'s different now.<br><br>My blogs are <a href="http://mickeleh.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mickeleh\'s Take</a>, on tech marketing and media--with a special interest in how television is being subsumed and transformed by the Internet, and <a href="http://mickelehsoap.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mickeleh\'s Soapbox</a>, on politics. I worked at Apple for nearly a decade and at Digeo (Moxi) for more than half a decade and the Take reflects that. The Soapbox reflects some unhappiness with the current White House regime. Some random personal interests leak into both blogs.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668683" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668683" href="http://ian.sundermedia.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ian Muir</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668683" class="dsq-comment-message">I think you\'ve seen mine before<br><br><a href="http://ian.sundermedia.com" rel="nofollow">http://ian.sundermedia.com</a><br><br>Don\'t worry I haven\'t made any more anti-scoble posts.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668746" href="http://www.makeyougohmm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TDavid</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668746" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert - a pitch for a buddy since I believe you already loosely follow one of mine (thank you).<br><br>It\'s kind of ironic that you bring up Convergence South in a post about linking to others when I know the guy (Ben) who said he was instrumental in getting you an invite to that event. He seemed a little miffed that you never acknowledged him for that here, instead choosing to thank Sue Pollinsky.<br><br>True or false? If true, you might want to give his tech blog a little love somewhere down the line ... Easy to find his site, it\'s the fifth one linked on the Convergence South page.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668744" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668744" href="http://benlucier.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ben Lucier</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668744" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, great way to encourage people to promote their blogs, well done.  You can find my own blog at <a href="http://benlucier.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://benlucier.wordpress.com</a>.  Generally, I use my blog as a creative outlet not focused on any one subject.  But, since I love my work and technology, most of my writings are business and tech industry focused.<br><br>PS: I\'ll be in SF and San Jose in March. Keep me posted on any meetups.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668738" href="http://geekwhat.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tony Chung</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668738" class="dsq-comment-message">I think it\'s awesome that you encourage linking to others.  Sometimes A-listers forget who got them there in the first place.  Kinda like sold out pop stars who forget how integral their initial fans are.<br><br>My blog is over at <a href="http://geekwhat.com" rel="nofollow">Geekwhat.com</a>.<br><br>I blog mainly about the projects I am involved in as well as my thoughts on tech, music, and business items.  Some interesting items:<br><br>1. Getting my music album <a href="http://www.geekwhat.com/2007/01/08/music-geek-what/" rel="nofollow">onto Apple iTunes</a><br>2. <a href="http://www.geekwhat.com/2007/01/27/im-in-the-top-23-in-the-lj-competition/" rel="nofollow">Writing music</a> for NBA superstar Lebron James<br>3. Photos and blog entries <a href="http://www.geekwhat.com/2007/01/09/macworld-2007-photos/" rel="nofollow">straight from Macworld 07</a><br><br>Enjoy! :)<br><br>Tony</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668736" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668736" href="http://mndoci.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Deepak</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668736" class="dsq-comment-message">Do A-list bloggers have a responsibility to link to others?  Not at all.  Why should they?  I suspect the flip side is more appropriate... while they don\'t have the responsibility of linking to other bloggers, it is irresponsible of A-listers not to link to other bloggers when they are inspired by something that they read on a smaller blog, even if it is not what they end up writing about.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668729" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668729" href="http://churchtechmatters.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jim Walton</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668729" class="dsq-comment-message">My blog is <a href="http://churchtechmatters.com" rel="nofollow">churchtechmatters.com</a> and I blog about ways that churches are using technology, ways the churches can use technology and a variety of other things.<br><br>I started over 2 years ago because I couldn\'t find anyone else doing this kind of thing and it seemed important to me and because I wanted to learn more about it.  Now, I\'m able to interact with churches and church leaders around the world, which is amazing to me.<br><br>I love the interaction and I\'m always learning new things from my readers.  Also, I hope I\'m providing some value too.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668728" href="http://www.serverdays.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Carl</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668728" class="dsq-comment-message">Kudos to you for doing this, as the A-list often tends to be an echo chamber.  Now on to the shameless self-promotion: I run a Windows Sysamin <a href="http://www.serverdays.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.serverdays.com</a> blog focused (for now) on Windows Vista, Office 2007 and small business IT issues.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668725" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668725" href="http://www.HubSpot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dharmesh Shah</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668725" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'ve already linked to me a couple of times (thanks!), but thought I\'d jump in any ways.<br><br>I write a reasonably popular blog for software startup entrepreneurs.<br><br><a href="http://OnStartups.com" rel="nofollow">http://OnStartups.com</a><br><br>P.S.  To answer your question, I don\'t think anyone is really obligated to link out.  I think it\'s in their interests to do so, but it\'s not required.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668721" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668721" href="http://sue.polinsky.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sue</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668721" class="dsq-comment-message">Darn it, Robert. This is at least the <b>SECONDM</b> time you\'ve linked to my blog and ConvergeSouth and it hasn\'t taken down ANY of our servers. What does it take to get slashdotted anymore?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668709" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668709" href="http://kid666.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tom</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668709" class="dsq-comment-message">One blog which is full of front-end, security, philosophy and any old crap happening at Yahoo! in London.<br><br>In terms of responsibility I\'m not sure that I would use so strong a term. However I do believe that bloggers that rode the first wave and deliberately don\'t link to good material in the lesser ranks are not the kind of people that are my kind of people.<br><br>I do wonder how many A-listers actually find the time to read non A-listers with all their side projects.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668705" href="http://sue.polinsky.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sue</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668705" class="dsq-comment-message">On-topic, there is at least one local Greensboro-area blogger who believes that my blog is important enough that by not linking to her, I have done her a serious disservice and shown a "non-welcoming attitude" of the "Greensboro blogging community" (which is silly). I update my blogroll about twice a year and don\'t think my ability to promote anyone is very serious. However, she thinks so and it\'s sticking in her craw that I won\'t link to her. <a href="http://blog.news-record.com/staff/jrblog/" rel="nofollow">John Robinson</a>, our news-blog-trend-setting newspaper editor, has also often been accused of non-linking when it\'s possibly, like me, a case of just not updating blogrolls.<br><br>People take this very seriously and it still astounds me. But folks, here\'s how connectivity works:<br><br>(1) We (mostly Ben) invited Robert to speak at ConvergeSouth and after a lot of negotiating schedules, got him here (a "yay" moment).<br><br>(2) He and Maryam stayed with us at our home, because I wanted to absorb his energy and CS is nonprofit and it was cheaper that way.<br><br>(3) We got to know each other, talked, drank tea, ate Thai food, and had a blast, even though his luggage was lost.<br><br>(4) He interviewed me for the <a href="http://www.podtech.net/scobleshow/technology/1223/tech-momma-of-greensboro-north-carolina-talks-about-bootstrapping-your-community" rel="nofollow">Scoble show</a>.<br><br>(5) Someone watched that show. Really. He tracked me down through an organization I mentioned on the interview. (They thought he was a spammer, but forwarded it anyway. Good thing.)<br><br>(6) I got an invite to do a bi-weekly column on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/01/17/managing-metadata/" rel="nofollow">DownloadSquad.com</a>, (a Weblogs, Inc. company, part of AOL).<br><br>The online community is international and immediate. You don\'t get high billing unless you write something interesting and timely and over time (see <a href="http://scripting.com" rel="nofollow">Winer, Dave</a>). And you keep at it. Not being an "A" lister (I self-describe as an X/Y/Z lister), my goal isn\'t to be on the top. I blog because I have something to share.<br><br>One of things I always thought was wrong with America (and there are a heckuva lot of things RIGHT with America) is that people don\'t have a place to tell their stories. I believe blogging is one of those places that solves that problem. Tell your story and stop worrying about who is reading it.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668706" href="http://www.dealarchitect.typepad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">vinnie mirchandani</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668706" class="dsq-comment-message">you are asking the right question, and no, you did not make enemies yesterday. It pains me to link to Gartner/Forrester when I know my link will require the reader to have an expensive subscription account. Ditto with the NY Times when I know they do not link back to bloggers. The sad thing is they will generously quote interviewees, but conveniently use blogger stuff with no attribution. So, yes all- A, B and C list bloggers would be better off attributing each other and linking to each other.<br><br>Using that principle, Jeff Nolan facilitated a group of enterprise focused bloggers when he was at SAP and it has blossomed nicely in less than a year - see <a href="http://enterpriseirregulars.com/" rel="nofollow">http://enterpriseirregulars.com/</a> and see the quality of stuff coming out of this group of bloggers<br><br>The reality is in the enterprise space the industry analysts and some trade rags just happen to have pretty good content and we would hurt ourselves if we did not link to them. Hey they have been doing it 2-3 decades longer than us bloggers.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668700" href="http://www.thebloggingtimes.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Minic Rivera</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668700" class="dsq-comment-message">I blog on blogs at <a href="http://htp://www.thebloggingtimes.com" rel="nofollow">htp://www.thebloggingtimes.com</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668699" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668699" href="http://www.martingordon.org/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Martin Gordon</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668699" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://martingordon.org/blog" rel="nofollow">http://martingordon.org/blog</a> - Serving full-text feeds since 2005!<br><br>I cover anything tech that interests me. Mostly Apple stuff, but also some Web 2.0, gaming and even some photography stuff.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668697" href="http://thesoapboxprophet.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Andrew Venegas</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668697" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Robert. Thanks for looking at our blogs. Mine\'s <a href="http://thesoapboxprophet.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Soapbox Prophet</a><br><br>It\'s an SJSU college/tech blog - I actually took a lot of tips on it from you when you came to JMC163. Thanks again!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668696" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668696" href="http://adultaddstrengths.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Pete Quily</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668696" class="dsq-comment-message">A listers have the opportunity to link to others but as free human beings they can do what they want.<br><br>Smart A listers link to others as a strategy to maintain their high traffic levels, or as a welcome side effect of doing so.<br><br>If someone links to your blog you\'re more likely to read theirs and possibly comment on it or link to it. If that linker drives a lot of traffic to your blog, that would increase the likelyhood of that happening. It\'s not easy to stay on the A list when most people want to get there and there is turnover. Blog in a bubble to long and you may lose your A list status.<br><br>My blog <a href="http://adultaddstrengths.com" rel="nofollow">http://adultaddstrengths.com</a> focuses on adults with attention surplus condition, or as Jacob Stewart has said " "high availability multi thread asynchronous task and associative processing skills""<br>more commonly known as attention deficit disorder.<br>I try to show the side of ADHD that is often missed, the advantages of having it such as being highly creative, higher energy levels, rapid processing mind, the ability to hyperfocus and multitask etc.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9668695">arablondoner</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668695" class="dsq-comment-message">I just saw your blog - and really, no really(!), not intending to use it as a link thingy or whatever, I want to say a heartfelt well done. I just read your about me and I am really impressed. I hope you go from strength to strength.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668691" href="http://www.seocritique.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TMS</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668691" class="dsq-comment-message">Scoble,<br><br>While linking out to others can be good ka it can also be a double-edged sword. I have stopped reading many blogs because they stopped focusing on original content and became too frequent participants of the echo chamber.<br><br>It\'s nice to think that each of us has our own audience and that by pointing-out another person\'s or company\'s posting we are providing a valuable service to our readers. Unfortunately I thing this is an incorrect paradigm, one that is largely egocentric and does not reflect the true nature of the reader; one that does not offer a good reader experience.<br><br>Could the real nature of the blog-sphere experience be closer to reading a newspaper? Could each blog represent a different reporter, columnist or editorialist? Could the difference be that instead of a managing editor making one choice for everyone we get to choose for ourselves the authors we want to read? At least I think it is so.<br><br>By using a collective paradigm instead of an individual resource paradigm one could compare the modern blog reading experience as being akin to reading a Sunday newspaper where most of the stories go something like this: “Today, Angie Smith wrote a great review on the intelligence of Asian monkeys over on page 6."<br><br>So, to answer your question, bloggers, especially A-list bloggers, have a responsibility to be judicious when linking to others and to only link to others when they can add something of value to the conversation.<br><br>I propose the following rules of thumb:<br><br>1) If you have a news feed then be a news feed. If you have an original content feed then be an original content feed. If you want to do both then use separate feeds and keep the content separate. (A decent example of doing this is Tom Peters over at <a href="http://www.tompeters.com" rel="nofollow">www.tompeters.com</a>)<br><br>2) If you want to write about a news story or about someone else’s article in an original content blog then make sure you add something new and original; add something valuable. Do not simple regurgitate with a quick, “You should read this” or, “I liked this” or, “I hated this.” Dig into your intelligence and say something worthwhile that nobody else has said. Compare the article to other posts on the same subject. Provide an educational background. Provide a comprehensive defense or attack.<br><br>And for heavens sake, if you are not sure you can add something original or worthwhile to the conversation then do not write about it. If you think it is worth mentioning then so will twenty other bloggers. That’s twenty presses of the J key in Google Reader. That’s twenty deletes in an email client RSS reader. That’s twenty re-runs no one wants to watch.<br><br>There are more worlds than this….and blog readers know it. Treat readers with respect and give them the user experience they deserve.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668688" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668688" href="http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Billy The Blogging Poet</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668688" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br>Let\'s here it for the <a href="http://life.firelace.com/" rel="nofollow">Asian guy</a>, the real brains and originator of the idea for ConvergeSouth. Not that I want to take anything away from Sue (she\'s fantastic) but I think he\'s feeling a little left out and he\'s such a nice guy and a necessary part of what keeps <a href="http://blog.meetup.com/79" rel="nofollow">Blogsboro</a> alive.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9668689">gedcarroll</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668689" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert,<br><br>I blog about technology, culture (from a tech/geek viewpoint), music and PR - particularly how it interfaces by social media.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Ged</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668690" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668690" href="http://tweblog.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Toby Getsch</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668690" class="dsq-comment-message">ping; geek w/ social skillz; because i got stuff to say<br><br>:-P</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668684" href="http://blog.macb.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">macbeach</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668684" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think anyone has a responsibility to link to anyone else.   There is some great content out there that is completely independent work with no links or only a few that serve as "footnotes" to the essay at hand.<br><br>There are other sources that have almost NO original content and who\'s only purpose is to aggregate good (theoretically) content.<br><br>The vast majority of bloggers are not making a dime off their efforts.  A few are making some money, but not enough to quit their day jobs or even pay for their hosting services (if they are using one that charges).<br><br>I think for those of us who fall into that latter category, we are fairly disinterested how many links we get.<br><br>I feel most sorry for those z-listers who have hit the big-time for a few weeks or months and now feel compelled to stay up there in the ranks so that they CAN quit their day jobs.  I bet more than a few have quit their day jobs prematurely.<br><br>With organizations like Time laying off a thousand people at a time you have to ask yourself how many full-time expense accounted new people can this country support.   Any technology based answer that comes out to "More than we have now" is the wrong answer.<br><br>I\'ve always been suspicious of any new technology that replaces a few centralized specialists with a distributed group of lower paid amateurs.  Such systems, one way or another, eventually collapse, and I\'m sure the the current system once it adjusts to the new tools presented by blogging will have a shake-out, just as the client server admin-heavy network systems will eventually re-centralize around systems that look a lot like mainframes (but will be called something else).  (I\'ve always maintained that there was little new to blogging other than the more sophisticated tool we use to update our web pages.  I stand by that).</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668685" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668685" href="http://internetriches.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mark Flavin</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668685" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668685" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Rob,<br><br>I started by blog <a href="http://markflavinblog.com" rel="nofollow">http://markflavinblog.com</a> just 3 weeks ago. I blog all about the internet marketing industry. Everything from affiliate marketing to search engine optimization.<br><br>All the best,<br>Mark Flavin</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668686" href="http://wpfwonderland.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Walt Ritscher</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668686" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think any blogger has an obligation to link to another.  The link should come because the new blogger is writing something interesting and pertinent and you want share it with your readers/friends.<br>Robert, if your links aren’t honest your readers will lose trust and go elsewhere.<br>Your book, Naked Conversations, has a lot of good advice for people.  One point, be passionate about what you write about applies to this conversation I think.  If you are writing about something you love, you will find an audience of like minded people.   When you are writing about what you love, your enthusiasm shows.<br>So the simple answer is - link to bloggers that you find interesting.<br><br>Of course getting a link from an A-list blogger can drive a lot of traffic to your site.  But if you don’t hold the readers interest, none of those thousands of readers will come back for more</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9668679">gedcarroll</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668679" class="dsq-comment-message">Sorry I should have given my URL: http:renaissancechambara.com/<br><br>\'Hi Robert,<br><br>I blog about technology, culture (from a tech/geek viewpoint), music and PR - particularly how it interfaces by social media.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Ged\'</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668682" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668682" href="http://www.merchantsmirror.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ben Hwang</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668682" class="dsq-comment-message">Ehh...  Thanks to Tdavid and Billy for looking after my interests.  Yes, I\'d have to say at some point I was a bit miffed that Scoble pointed out the wifi thing was Sue\'s too.  Sue\'s like my adopted mama, so I love her and she should get credit, but the wifi thing was mine.   But when it comes to credit:  ConvergeSouth founders/organizers are Sue, myself, and Ed Cone.  It was my idea, but without any of the three, none of it would have happened.   And there\'s a whole slew of volunteers that I\'m grateful for.<br><br>Otherwise, oh well.. I\'m overlooked.   heh.  Oh well.  But I have to say that it\'s rather amusing and somewhat hypocritical on the whole credit thing when there\'s the whole worrying about Engadget linking back.   And there-in lies the amusement.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668677" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668677" href="http://wpfwonderland.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Walt Ritscher</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668677" class="dsq-comment-message">I guess I should plug my new WPF blog.<br><br>I write about Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) at <a href="http://wpfwonderland.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://wpfwonderland.wordpress.com</a><br><br>WPF is the huge new graphic programming engine the shipped with .NET 3.0.   It will change the way Windows user interfaces are written during the next 5-10 years.  I believe it\'s a very significant shift, but poorly understood by the average Windows programmer who has only seen a garish demo of spinning buttons and 17 color buttons at a Microsoft event.<br><br>Code samples, videocasts, decontructing existing WPF applications, new WPF tools, tutorials and more.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668675" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668675" href="http://fm.schmoller.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Seb Schmoller</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668675" class="dsq-comment-message">Agree with you that we (I\'m no "A list" blogger, mind; more a C or a D) have a responsibility to link to  wherever we find the stuff that we point to or write about (or otherwise give credit).</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9668673">Blog Bloke</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668673" class="dsq-comment-message">The question of a-listers linking to the rest of us mere mortals seems moot to me, and I\'m happy to report that at least Robert Scoble gets it. Apparently so does Arrington. Good on them.<br><br>P.s.: I\'m still waiting for mine</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668671" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668671" href="http://www.louisgray.com/live/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Louis Gray</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668671" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>As of this morning, I know you\'ve already subscribed to the RSS feed.<br><br>I tend to cover technology, blogging and Web, with a major focus on Google, Apple, TiVo and Microsoft. I am also an avid sports fan, covering the Oakland A\'s and Sacramento Kings, and contribute to other blogs, such as The Apple Blog.<br><br>A recent highlight I thought you might be interested in is an analysis I did on the ROI of media downloads (songs vs. films and TV)<br><br><a href="http://www.louisgray.com/live/2007/01/what-is-true-value-of-entertainment.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.louisgray.com/live/2007/01/what-is-t...</a><br><br>If instead, you prefer comics, I do weekly comics on the A\'s all baseball season long, called The ANtics. They\'ve been featured on an A\'s broadcast, and gotten me calls from family of the players, asking for their own copies.<br><br>Those are hiding here:<br><a href="http://www.louisgray.com/live/fun/comics.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.louisgray.com/live/fun/comics.html</a><br><br>Hope somebody enjoys them.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668667" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668667" href="http://www.touchstonelive.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Chris Saad</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668667" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert - you inspire us all.<br>I will take up your offer - but only to do a manual trackback to my post about your post. Maybe you can do a post about my post about your post. And then I will do a post about your post about my post about your post (you get the picture).<br><br>Manual Trackback:<br><a href="http://www.touchstonelive.com/blog/2007/01/how-to-get-linked-from-a-list.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.touchstonelive.com/blog/2007/01/how-...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668669" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668669" href="http://blogs.sun.com/lskrocki" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Skrocki, Sun Micro Blogs Engin</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668669" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for the link love, Robert!  Looks like you\'re blogroll is light on Sun Micro blogs. Here\'s one that\'s fun and informative: <a href="blogs.sun.com/lskrocki" rel="nofollow">blogs.sun.com/lskrocki</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668666" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668666" href="http://svartling.hopto.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">svartling</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668666" class="dsq-comment-message">You can always try my blogs:<br><a href="http://making-music.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://making-music.blogspot.com/</a><br><a href="http://www.svartlinks.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.svartlinks.com/</a><br><a href="http://microcontent.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://microcontent.blogspot.com/</a><br><a href="http://svartling.hopto.org/" rel="nofollow">http://svartling.hopto.org/</a><br><br>And I\'ve also have a interesting search engine:<br><a href="http://readle.net/" rel="nofollow">http://readle.net/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668665" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668665" href="http://www.cunningham.me.uk/wordpress" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Andy Cunningham</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668665" class="dsq-comment-message">My blog is just a personal one about whatever occurrs to me.. a little neglected of late - more effort needed!<br><br><a href="http://www.cunningham.me.uk/wordpress" rel="nofollow">http://www.cunningham.me.uk/wordpress</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668664" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668664" href="http://iwbo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">IWBO</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668664" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668664" class="dsq-comment-message">"I wanna be overwieght" is my approach to losing some excess weight, combining somme well known ideas from the WeightWatchers commercial plan with some of the statistics from the Hacker\'s Diet.  (I have to lose about 40 lbs to become overweight instad of being obese!)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668663" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668663" href="http://www.thomsinger.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Thom Singer</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668663" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert-<br><br>This is a big project, I assume you will get hundreds of comments from folks who will post their link (heck, I will do it!).  I like it when the Uber-bloggers like yourself are just regular folks.  Too many people start to see themselves as celbrities.  I also read a lot of blogs (big and small) with authors who never site anyone for any idea or topic they write about.  Nobody can come up with it all on their own, thus linking and giving credit to others is just what everyone should do.<br><br>I know you will have a lot of blogs to visit based on this project.  Already around 70...I predict you hit over 300.  I hope you find something to smile at on my blog, "Some Assembly Required":<br><br><a href="http://www.thomsinger.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.thomsinger.blogspot.com</a><br><br>It is mostly networking, business development, sales,  marketing, PR, advertising....but also has a lot of my personal rants and raves.<br><br>In answer to the question, I don\'t think anyone is required to link to others....but I do believe it shows a lot of class when someone like you invites others to be showcased like this.<br><br>Have A Great Day.<br><br>thom</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668662" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668662" href="http://www.goldb.org/goldblog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Corey</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668662" class="dsq-comment-message">my tech/programming blog:  <a href="http://www.goldb.org/goldblog" rel="nofollow">http://www.goldb.org/goldblog</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668657" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668657" href="http://semcertification.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">semcertification</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668657" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for asking Robert. Most A listers simply don\'t care or get it. "No link love for you loser." Here\'s a blog on <a href="http://multilingual-search.com" rel="nofollow">international search engines</a> and a blog on <a href="http://semcertification.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> search engine marketing training.</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668655" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668655" href="http://chris.leckness.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Chris Leckness</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668655" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh man Robert, I guess I will get my links in.<br><br>I started off in the PDA world with a small site about the Dell Axim that ended up being a huge site, <a href="http://www.aximsite.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.aximsite.com</a>, Aximite really isn\'t a blog, but it spawned another site that is now a blog, <a href="http://www.mobilitysite.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.mobilitysite.com</a>. It started out as just a forum community, but now the front end is run by Movable Type Blogging software. We have gotten links from both Engadget and Gizmodo in the past. Engadget more so than Gizmodo. If my personal blog is of any interest, it at <a href="http://chris.leckness.com" rel="nofollow">http://chris.leckness.com</a> and is basicly a place for me to share some tech stuff, pics of the kids, car, devices, etc... And Yogos! I love Yogos now!<br><br>I met you for the 1st time in Vegas and wish we could have finished out iPhone conversation but I had to get to dinner. Sorry. Not sure if you remember that. :)<br><br>That\'s for the call to visit our Z list blogs!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668653" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668653" href="http://percywalker.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Percy Walker</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668653" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m no tech blogger, but I am a billionaire who sometimes invests in tech companies.  I expect soon to overtake Mark Cuban\'s blog soon as top billionaire blog.<br><br>I enjoyed your and your wife\'s talk at ConvergeSouth.  It helped inspire me to start blogging.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668652" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668652" href="http://busymom.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Busy Mom</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668652" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668652" class="dsq-comment-message">My place isn\'t technical, save my bitching about a contrary laptop. However, I just didn\'t want to be left out.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668651" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668651" href="http://charisma18.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">aaron</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668651" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://charisma18.com" rel="nofollow">http://charisma18.com</a> - My blog is not good.  And THAT is why it\'s interesting.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668650" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668650" href="http://www.pinaldave.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pinaldave</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668650" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668650" class="dsq-comment-message">It is all about SQL Server :)<br><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com" rel="nofollow">http://blog.sqlauthority.com</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668649" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668649" href="http://krishami.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Krishna Kumar</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668649" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668649" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert<br><br>I just saw that you added me to your link blog.<br><br>Thank you very much. It means a lot coming from you.<br><br>Krish</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668647" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668647" href="http://www.sisoft.info/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Simon Middlemiss</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668647" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668647" class="dsq-comment-message">Surely you only have the responsibility to link to blogs that are worth reading, independent of if they are small, new, big or old?<br><br>I wouldn\'t expect you to link to my blog since I\'m still quite new at it, my content is of limited appeal outside the small community I\'m involved in and I think I am still to find my proper blogging voice.<br><br>Even when I do, I still wouldn\'t *expect* a link from an A-list blog unless it warranted it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668646" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668646" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668646" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668646" class="dsq-comment-message">Darkmoon and Billy: I\'m sorry about not handing out the credit appropriately. That\'s my bad.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668645" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668645" href="http://www.makeyougohmm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TDavid</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668645" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668645" class="dsq-comment-message">RE #81 - Geez Scoble, I guess you just missed #36 too, lol.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668644" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668644" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668644" class="dsq-comment-message">TDavid: yeah, sorry, so many comments, so little time!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668642" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668642" href="http://www.paulshort.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Paul Short</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668642" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668642" class="dsq-comment-message">Holy Cripes, a comment spam free-for-all on Scoble\'s blog! <a href="http://www.paulshort.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.paulshort.com</a><br><br>BTW, about this linking thing - I\'ve found that a lot of the blogs that were cool 2-3 years ago have now gotten so big, they are (more or less) MSM now in internet terms. Either that or they have been absorbed by one of the many blog networks out there and often only link to their sister/brother sites.<br><br>At any rate, the blog linked from my name below will be seeing a lot more tech/biz/blogosphere banter soon... and tons of heavy linking out, no matter how popular it gets.<br><br>Keep pissing off the blogsphere, Robert. I\'m reading.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668640" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668640" href="http://www.createdigitalmusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Peter Kirn</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668640" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668640" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert,<br>It\'s terrific to see the variety of sites that start popping up as you do this; for all the democratization the Web promises, it\'s not always easy for people to build audiences for new and niche topics.<br><br>One of the central issues to me is that smaller, more focused tech communities like creative sites often can\'t get the attention "mainstream" tech topics do. In these comments alone, I\'ve just picked up a music blog and WPF blog I hadn\'t seen before. Part of the reason I write creative music and motion blogs is because I\'m as interested in promoting those technologies and artists as I am in myself:<br><a href="http://createdigitalmusic.com" rel="nofollow">http://createdigitalmusic.com</a><br><a href="http://createdigitalmotion.com" rel="nofollow">http://createdigitalmotion.com</a><br><br>And while I\'m at it, I\'ve been really blown away by this site:<br><a href="http://www.retrothing.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.retrothing.com</a><br>... because James (who I met as a reader of my site) seems equally interested in producing professional-style writing and video on topics that are way too focused for anyone else (like reviewing an arcade cabinet stand).</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668641" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668641" href="http://www.901am.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">David Krug</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668641" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.901am.com" rel="nofollow">New Media News Every Morning</a> Why your venture back startup doesn\'t get links</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668639" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668639" href="http://www.madtechie.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">MadTechie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668639" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert:<br><br>I do think it is fundamentally wrong not to link back to someone if you find it useful.  It is not always in the interest of main stream media to link back.  The fact that bloggers are able to get information before they can must drive them crazy.<br><br>My blog is <a href="http://www.madtechie.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.madtechie.com/</a><br><br>I blog about anything technology related but in general have a bias for all things Microsoft - especially XBOX 360 and Windows Vista.<br><br>By trade I am a technolgy executive/strategist.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668638" href="http://appcrazy.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Judson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668638" class="dsq-comment-message">You can check out my blog, <a href="http://appcrazy.com" rel="nofollow">http://appcrazy.com</a>.<br><br>I talk about Social Media, Macs, and a few other things...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668637" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668637" href="http://act2.spaces.live.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Alfred Thompson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668637" class="dsq-comment-message">Link to me when you think your readers might find what I say interesting. Ignore the other 25 posts I make. I\'ll do the same for you. If I link to you enough maybe you\'ll become famous. :-)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668636" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668636" href="http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Corrine</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668636" class="dsq-comment-message">I feel strongly that regardless of who the author is or what their media, it is their responsibility to provide proper credit to the source of the information being written about.<br><br>That said, although there is no responsibility, per se, for an "A-list" blogger to link to smaller or newer ones, I can say from experience that it is an absolute thrill when it does happen.<br><br>I had only been blogging for three months when I wrote about Mary Jo Foley moving to "ZDnet". In less than a week after starting at ZDnet, Mary Jo linked to a post I wrote about Microsoft support ending for XP SP1 and 1A. I was so excited that I told everyone I saw for the next few days. (Just don\'t tell Mary Jo that not everyone knew who she is. ;) )<br><br>Mary Jo\'s link was a thrill for a beginner.<br><br>References:<br><a href="http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2006/09/leaves-arent-only-things-changing.html" rel="nofollow">http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2006/09/leav...</a><br><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=21" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=21</a><br><br>My Blog: <a href="http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668635" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668635" href="http://brianm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brian M</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668635" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert,<br><br>I\'ll keep reading - no matter how much you piss off the blogosphere! Thanks for the link, and for getting me started:<br><br><a href="http://brianm.com" rel="nofollow">http://brianm.com</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668634" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668634" href="http://blog.yuvisense.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Yuvi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668634" class="dsq-comment-message">Do you know me?:-?:D<br><br>Before you linked to me? I had a total of 300 hits in the 3 months before, and some 3k hits in the one and a half year before that...<br><br>After? I get 300 hits a day, in addition to a 2k spike when you link to me. Thanks.<br><br>But, more important than the traffic, is the friends. I got to know you, David Willson, Guy, Rob, lots of people. Thanks for that! And, I couldn\'t have gotten that shiny new cam without your links. Thanks again!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668633" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668633" href="http://www.blogkits.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jim Kukral</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668633" class="dsq-comment-message">Check your email Robert, I have an idea to take this further, need your help.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668631" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668631" href="http://technomarketer.typepad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Matt Dickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668631" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668631" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>Great work overall, I\'ve read your blog for years and I agree on the responsibility to link to others and spread the conversation. I cover technology\'s impact on marketing on my blog.<br><br><a href="http://technomarketer.typepad.com" rel="nofollow">http://technomarketer.typepad.com</a><br><br>Thanks!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668630" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9668630">Mujibur</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668630" class="dsq-comment-message">Just look at the front page of Podtech... the content looks so boring.<br><br>Having a hard time generating traffic Robert?  Microsoft made you interesting.  Now you\'re just another marketing channel to be manipulated by PR.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668629" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9668629">Mujibur</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668629" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668629" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh and by the way, you were far better interviewing engineers and product managers.<br><br>Watching you interview CEOs and senior management is cringe-worthy.  It\'s embarrassing to watch.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668627" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668627" href="http://thechrisproject.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Chris Norris</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668627" class="dsq-comment-message">My <a href="http://thechrisproject.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog is about photography</a> on the web and photography in general.<br><br>I\'m also trying to raise money for the Special Olympics by making <a href="http://www.thechrisproject.com/polarplunge/" rel="nofollow">silly videos</a>.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668628" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668628" href="http://destraynor.com/serendipity/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Des Traynor</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668628" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://destraynor.com/serendipity/" rel="nofollow">http://destraynor.com/serendipity/</a><br><br>My blog is about programming, tech, and usability. It\'s actually really funny, you\'ll relate to a lot of Robert, especially the post "Ship or Shut Up".<br><br>Give it a read, I\'d really appreciate it.<br><br>-<br>Des</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668624" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668624" href="http://www.jonzee.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">David Jones</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668624" class="dsq-comment-message">Me personally I only think that there is a moral obligation to link to others if you are referencing them. As far as it being an A-list bloggers responsibility, no I don\'t think you can expect anyone to do you any favors, or hold anyone to doing favors. At the same time, like with anything someone does and is successful, you should always remember where you come from, and appreciate your success, don\'t take it for granted or get to a point where you feel "above things" now that you\'ve made it (saying "you" as in a general you, not you specifically).<br><br><br>My blog is <a href="http://www.jonzee.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.jonzee.com</a><br>Been doin it for about 5 months, and its a blog about shopping online, and consumer/product information. With a heavy focus on tech and electronic products, deals, reviews etc. Theres also a Podcast associated with the blog (links are all on the site).</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668625" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668625" href="http://www.computerdefense.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tyler Reguly</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668625" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow...<br><br>This is getting a decent number of posts... Well I\'m going to add mine... <a href="http://www.computerdefense.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.computerdefense.org</a><br><br>IT Security, Tech... Whatever I feel like actually... Give it a look.<br><br>Peace,<br>HT</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668626" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668626" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668626" href="http://financialaidpodcast.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">financialaidpodcast</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668626" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668626" class="dsq-comment-message">Why is my blog interesting? Well, it\'s a blog about financial aid. I blog regularly about one of the topics that\'s opaque to most people in the hopes that more people will find it accessible and hopefully achieve their college goals. It\'s also the show notes for my podcast.<br><br><a href="http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com</a><br><br>Eagerly awaiting the Seagate drive from Podtech.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668622" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668622" href="http://www.thezeroboss.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Zero Boss</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668622" class="dsq-comment-message">Gee, I\'d love to, Robert. But with 105 comments already, what\'s the point? :-)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668623" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668623" href="http://www.elementlist.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jackie Floyd</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668623" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668623" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert,<br>Since you asked, there are lots of interesting things cooking in the science blogosphere these days. Now that Web 2.0 (which is so over!) is a "hot" property with the mainstream, the science community has taken notice and certain groups, particularly science database managers and science publishers, are uncertain about how they\'re going to make it through this huge wave that is upon them.  I\'d be interested in hearing your thoughts from the "purist" tech world as they might apply to the area where science meets the web. I\'m blogging at <a href="http://www.elementlist.com" rel="nofollow">Element List.com</a>, which is a science blog that covers new and interesting science websites, and has been for the last two years. Stop by and say hi.<br>- Jackie</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668621" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668621" href="http://robitaille.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">robitaille</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668621" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://robitaille.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://robitaille.wordpress.com</a><br><br>My blog about tech news, a bit biased toward Ubuntu/Linux, but I often  add links and news items about Microsoft, Apple, Google, and else whatever grab my interest on that day.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668620" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668620" href="http://robert.accettura.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Accettura</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668620" class="dsq-comment-message">I hack code, give personal opinion on tech issues, and share methods/tips/strategies that I find helpful.<br><br>I don\'t really like blogs that just recycle content from other blogs and add no value of their own.  So I try to avoid that as often as I can.  I rarely just link to something.  If you don\'t contribute, why bother... at least that\'s my opinion.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668619" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668619" href="http://www.douglaskarr.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Doug Karr</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668619" class="dsq-comment-message">Responsibility? No.<br><br>However, if they don\'t... then bloggers are stupid to keep linking to them.  If they can\'t figure out where they came from and who helped them get there... shame on them.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668618" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668618" href="http://www.theonlineballot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Guy Vestal</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668618" class="dsq-comment-message">Well... I am a reader of your blog, and because of your interaction with gizmodo and the like I decided to add a blog to the website I started up, but alas it is not a tech blog, so no free advertising for me.<br><br>But I will be linking you tonight as I put the final touches on it, and make my very first post. :)<br><br>Funny tho, my first post tonight is going to be about linking on blogs. So I guess your original rant about the video was good for me, because it finally prompted me to be a blogger instead of a blog reader! hahahaha...<br><br>-Guy</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668617" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668617" href="http://www.simplenomics.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mike</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668617" class="dsq-comment-message">My blogs interesting because I give away the sales secrets that have helped me sell over $40 million worth of product and I offer nothing for sale on my blog. All content, all the time.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668616" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668616" href="http://www.emomsathome.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Wendy Piersall</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668616" class="dsq-comment-message">My, my, I must say I am impressed - you are certainly setting the panties straight again in the blogosphere.<br><br>eMoms at Home is an entrepreneurial blog for work at home parents - I can\'t say I write a ton about tech stuff - it\'s more about keeping yourself motivated when you\'re at home and don\'t feel like writing about tech stuff that day. :)<br><br>Thanks for the opportunity! -Wendy</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668615" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668615" href="http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Davak</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668615" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks, Scoble.  You\'ve always been kind to me in our email dealings.  I\'ll be glad to add to your feed bloat:<br><br><a href="http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/</a><br><br>I discuss the running of <a href="http://tech-recipes.com" rel="nofollow">tech-recipes.com</a>, give my opinions on tech-related issues, and occassionally debunk hot medical BS posted around the blog world.<br><br>I\'ll be adding a lot of the guys/gals above to my reader tonight.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668613" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668613" href="http://blog.vista.tw/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Vista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668613" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668613" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey, welcome to my blogs:)<br><br><a href="http://blog.vista.tw" rel="nofollow">http://blog.vista.tw</a><br><br><a href="http://www.trends.tw" rel="nofollow">http://www.trends.tw</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668611" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668611" href="http://drumsnwhistles.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karoli</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668611" class="dsq-comment-message">Comic Strip blogger is a hoot -- and Adult ADHD Strengths is a darn fine blog, too. :0<br><br>Mine is such a potpourri (<a href="http://drumsnwhistles.com/" rel="nofollow">odd time signatures</a> that it\'s not really in your context, but I do link to you when I blog about Internet life and of course, all of your photowalking videos are mentioned in my <a href="http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/category/photography/" rel="nofollow">photography section.</a> :)<br><br>I loved your rant about linking yesterday -- it\'s frustrating to really work on something and not get the linkbacks for it.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668608" href="http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rich Miller</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668608" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert: I think you\'ve been generous with outbound links, and I\'ve seen numerous accounts of folks who got traffic through your linkblog.<br><br>I\'ve found some excellent reading in the links posted in this thread. Good stuff. Here\'s my link:<br><br><a href="http://www.datacenterknowledge.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.datacenterknowledge.com</a><br><br>and the full RSS feed:<br><br><a href="http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/index.xml" rel="nofollow">http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/index.xml</a><br><br>The primary Feedburner feed is just summaries.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668606" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668606" href="http://glpelletier.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Guy Pelletier</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668606" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668606" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br>I find it interesting that of all your post today, the two that talk about blogging have 267 comments ( as of this comment\'s time) and the other 5 post have less than 100.<br>The next contender is the post about China, and most of that is between Ann and Peter.<br><br>I still stand by my comments that the quality of your posts have changed, and thats alright, it\'s your blog. With your job at PodTech, you need to work that also, (the magic of channel 9 is not there, hopefully you will find the magic in this endeavor), With these latest post this weekend you have defined who and what you are, somebody that can start a conversation and keep it running.<br>I started reading your stuff about a year ago (when CoComment started) it was then that I saw what can happen when anybody talks to the world.<br><br><br>Guy</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668604" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668604" href="http://www.dotcult.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ryan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668604" class="dsq-comment-message">My Blog is at <a href="http://www.dotcult.com" rel="nofollow">dotcult.com</a> - It\'s basically a mixture of everything.  Mostly internet culture related stuff. (please ignore the fact that the current post is kitten pictures.. I\'ve been told it\'s a requirement if you\'re a geek blogger)<br><br>I\'ve had just about every type of writing published (book, articles, poems, essays for a book of essays, etc) ... but now I develop software and just blog about random shit on the internet that intrigues me, makes me laugh, or pisses me off.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668603" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668603" href="http://qureyoon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">qureyoon</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668603" class="dsq-comment-message">thanks for bringin your link blog to live again ;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668601" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668601" href="http://mediavidea.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Pramit</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668601" class="dsq-comment-message">The MediaVidea blog has a related story:<br><a href="http://mediavidea.blogspot.com/2007/01/listers-vs-long-tail-underdogs-life.html" rel="nofollow">http://mediavidea.blogspot.com/2007/01/listers-...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668599" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668599" href="http://www.medialoper.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">kirk</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668599" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668599" class="dsq-comment-message">See, this is the side of Scoble people love.  Forget that other Scoble who had the meltdown earlier.  He\'s the evil twin.<br><br>Because of this thread I found Louis Gray and his Oakland A\'s comic strip!  I guess today\'s not a total loss.  I take back all of the bad things I was thinking earlier (mostly).<br><br>To be honest, I\'m not sure if you\'ll dig<br><a href="http://www.medialoper.com" rel="nofollow">medialoper.com</a>, but you might take a look just in case.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668597" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668597" href="http://www.silenceandvoice.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jeffrey Keefer</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668597" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668597" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, this thinking of your is one of the reasons you are held in esteem in the blogosphere. As my blog, Silence and Voice <a href="http://www.silenceandvoice.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.silenceandvoice.com/</a> is about organizational power issues, your work here is exactly the social aspect of social networking that helps make this online world a community.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668595" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668595" href="http://dbillian.typepad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Damon Billian</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668595" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668595" class="dsq-comment-message">I personally think that a-list" bloggers can be in some of a conundrum; larger blogs get more traffic and comments, which means that the blogger has to respond more on their own blog &amp; that the blogger then has less time to venture off of their own community (Scoble does a great job at responding to as many posts as he cam, IMHO). I think it can be extremely hard for larger guys to "link out" to other folks...<br><br>Why is my blog interesting? Ummm...not sure;-) Perhaps it is because I\'ve already had a great deal of success participating in online communities &amp; have some practical perspectives on it? I also don\'t look at blogging as the only aspect of community relations w/customers (I can be quite critical of blogging).</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668592" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668592" href="http://devel2.njit.edu/serendipity/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ken Ronkowitz</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668592" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668592" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think bloggers are "obligated" to link to others, but when its relevant, by all means do so.<br><br>Serendipity35 is my blog about educational technology (K-20 though primarily in higher ed) based at NJ Institute of Technology (NJIT).<br><br><a href="http://devel2.njit.edu/serendipity/" rel="nofollow">http://devel2.njit.edu/serendipity/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668590" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668590" href="http://www.depravedlibrarian.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Grace Lee</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668590" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668590" class="dsq-comment-message">I think linking to others is a key part of the conversation.<br><br>My blog, the Depraved Librarian, is a link blog. It\'s a carnival of news and information about culture, law, music, technology and research, from a computer librarian, Palminatrix, and choral singer.<br><br>Thanks for visting.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668749" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668749" href="http://tompaper.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">tom paper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668749" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668749" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>Data360 is a website where people can find, track and report on data...any kind of data.  See <a href="http://www.data360.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.data360.org</a>.<br><br>The blog for Data360 is at <a href="http://data360.wordpress.org" rel="nofollow">http://data360.wordpress.org</a>.<br><br>Thanks for doing this.  Regards, Tom Paper</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668719" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668719" href="http://mitchmcdad.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mitch McDad</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668719" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668719" class="dsq-comment-message">I was just blog surfing and I came across you. I\'m not much of a tech guy and my blog is not a tech blog, but I saw this post and just wanted to say, very cool of you.<br><br>If you or any of your readers want to read about being a dad and a husband from a slightly raw point of view, please visit me at <a href="http://www.mitchmcdad.com" rel="nofollow">www.mitchmcdad.com</a> .<br><br>Now I\'m going to check out your blog a bit more and get a little more tech savey.<br><br>Take care<br>~Mitch</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668713" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668713" href="http://www.emiratesmac.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Magnus</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668713" class="dsq-comment-message">I keep the blog for <a href="http://www.emiratesmac.com" rel="nofollow">EmiratesMac.com</a>. We\'re the only English-language web site in the Middle East (as far as we know) that focuses solely on Apple stuff, and we\'re the only registered Apple User Group in the UAE (and one of very few in the entire Middle East). I try to write about local/regional issues that would be of interest to our members, and try to cover any Apple news with a local/regional perspective. We face a number of particular issues here in the Middle East, including higher prices on Apple products, Apple not being well known, and Apple being represented here by an IMC.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668743" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668743" href="http://www.nigelcooke.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">monkeyleader</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668743" class="dsq-comment-message">So whos gonna link and subscribe to monkeynuts? (linked via my name) Mostly just linking to other stories but from time to time my own life including my love affair with all things tech is covered. Oh and you may also get lucky and find the odd drunken ramble on there too.<br><br>Oh and I need more followers on twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/monkeyleader" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/monkeyleader</a>) :(<br><br>Nige</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668735" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668735" href="http://www.nigelcooke.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">monkeyleader</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668735" class="dsq-comment-message">Opps - and in answer to your original question (why can\'t I edit my original comment) Yes I agree linking is the number1 rule in blogging !<br><br>Nige</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668732" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668732" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mscrmfreak" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Menno te Koppele</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668732" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Robert interesting article and since my pingback didn\'t came through I\'ll just add it manually. <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mscrmfreak" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.msdn.com/mscrmfreak</a><br><br>A site you linked to last year just because you liked my name..I hope you and everydbody else also like the content I have been bringing the past year about Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Keep your eyes open for my new blog in a couple of months...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668724" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668724" href="http://fredtime.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Fred Davis</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668724" class="dsq-comment-message">Getting a link from you is a great thing! I think it\'s important to keep the web a real web, and that means linkage! Go Scoble!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668712" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668712" href="http://randomelements.me.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Colin Walker</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668712" class="dsq-comment-message">The recent blogger/Ferrari laptop fiasco made me think about this issue from a different angle. The result of that incident was that a lot of bloggers resented people getting freebies - primarily on the grounds that they were (allegedy) little more than bribes - and thought that bloggers should have the same ethics and integrity as journalists and therefore shouldn\'t accept gifts which could be seen to compromise their "journalistic integrity".<br><br>On the other hand a number of bloggers argued that they are not journalists - they are enthusiasts and are not getting paid so shouldn\'t have to conform to the same standards as journalists - personally, I agree.<br><br>Whether or not you believe bloggers should act and be treated like journalists surely they should be like journalists in one particular way: report the news from wherever it comes irrespective of source - if you want to call it an obligation to other bloggers then so be it.<br><br>Large news agencies collect stories from smaller, independent journalists so I firmly believe that bloggers should follow that lead. I certainly think that it would be wrong not to link to a "lesser" blog just because you deem it is "beneath you".<br><br><a href="http://randomelements.me.uk" rel="nofollow">http://randomelements.me.uk</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668693" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668693" href="http://www.ohgizmo.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">David</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668693" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi.  I\'m one of John Battelle\'s authors, part of Federated Media.  We\'ve been blogging for a good two years now.  The site\'s <a href="http://ohgizmo.com" rel="nofollow">ohgizmo.com</a>.  Even though we may seem like "yet another gadget blog", if you do give the site a quick visit, you\'ll see there\'s more to it than regular, mainstream gadgets.<br><br>Thanks for the opportunity.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668658" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668658" href="http://andybeard.eu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AndyBeard</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668658" class="dsq-comment-message">I am enjoying all the discussion on linking. In many ways it is similar to the discussions relating to Wikipedia and NoFollow.<br><br>Google uses links to determine original source of content, so if someone grabs someone elses story, and doesn\'t give a link, Google has a hard job determining who was the original source, especially when a larger more popular site picks up a story and others then link to them, and not the site that broke the news first.<br><br>Some of my posts discussing NoFollow were aimed at my own readership, so more for the SEO and marketing crowd, but I did write one more piece in more simple terms that your readership might enjoy.<br><br><a href="http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/exactly-why-nofollow-at-wikipedia-is-bad.html" rel="nofollow">http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/exactly-why-nofollo...</a><br><br>In many ways it also applies to your current situation and discussion.<br><br>Oh and who might deserve a link?<br><br>Alister\'s Scoble Search - he did a lot more work than I did with the Scoble toolbar.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668648" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668648" href="http://acidzebra.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Michiel</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668648" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668648" class="dsq-comment-message">Why do us hairless monkeys try to turn everything into a popularity contest? It\'s bizarre.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668643" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668643" href="http://www.pooya.com/poo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Pooya</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668643" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668643" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think it\'s an obligation but it\'s certainly nice.  Finding a blog that you like is hard, so once you do, you might as well use their opinion on what other blogs are good.  I\'ve started to post more regularly on my blog which is not strictly a tech blog (as you\'ll see by the food pics) but most of the posts happen to be about my complaints with current software.  I try not to just complain but actually give feedback of what\'s good and how I\'d like to see it improved.<br><br>Thanks.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668632" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668632" href="http://cocolico.info/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Thuan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668632" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668632" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi. All you guys are very much into technology, so I hope it wouldn\'t bug you if there\'s a blog about green design. The term concerns design products that lower the use of natural resources. For instance, magnetic fridges, as able as current ones but with a fraction of their energy needs. Or solar-powered cellphones. The url is: <a href="http://cocolico.info" rel="nofollow">http://cocolico.info</a>.<br>Cheers.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668586" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668586" href="http://www.NickStarr.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nick Starr</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668586" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668586" class="dsq-comment-message">The site is <a href="http://www.NickStarr.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.NickStarr.com</a> where daily tech news centric on the trendy web companies.<br><br>Also <a href="http://www.ZuneStarr.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ZuneStarr.com</a> for my writings about living with the Microsoft Zune for 30 days (without touching my multitude of iPods).</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668584" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668584" href="http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">OZaC</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668584" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668584" class="dsq-comment-message">Is there some sort of responsibility present? Yes... I like using the word responsibility to describe the idea. I don\'t like telling anyone that they *have* to do something, and so responsibility implies that rather than linking out being something you must do, it\'s something you should do. That responsibility applies to every blogger, however. Linking is a two way street - linking gets others noticed, and it brings them right back to you. It\'s all part of the concept of a conversation.<br><br>Finally, here\'s a link to my own blog:<br><a href="http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/</a><br>Of Zen and Computing is a tech blog whose goal is to help the everyday person become more comfortable with technology.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668579" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668579" href="http://writelife.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Bill</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668579" class="dsq-comment-message">What was it that American economist said? "A wealth of information leads to a poverty of attention?" While there likely should be some responsibility to link to others, there\'s also a responsibility to make it manageable for readers. Or maybe the word practical is more appropriate. I\'m not sure.<br><br>Anyway ... my blog is Writelife:  <a href="http://writelife.net" rel="nofollow">http://writelife.net</a><br><br>It\'s sometimes tech focus but I\'d say it\'s more musings on working as a writer commercially, meaning business writing, technical writing, marketing and so on.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668582" href="http://www.profitablesignals.com/blog/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sean Ammirati</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668582" class="dsq-comment-message">I write a blog focused on the convergence of media &amp; technology issues.  My blog\'s name is profitable signals because at the end of the day much of the focus is on delivering a profitable signal through all the noise.<br><br>URL:  <a href="http://www.profitablesignals.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">http://www.profitablesignals.com/blog/</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668577" href="http://www.videosmom.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ed Mercado</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668577" class="dsq-comment-message">Nothing technical or business for me.  My wife and I shoot and edit alot of family and youth sports video.  So, we started a blog related to this (video and family issues in general) and kicked it off this Fall with this posting on the first day in Kindergarten:<br><br><a href="http://videosmom.typepad.com/videos/2006/09/first_day_kinde.html" rel="nofollow">http://videosmom.typepad.com/videos/2006/09/fir...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668576" href="http://milt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TonNet</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668576" class="dsq-comment-message">See what you can and cannot find in: <a href="http://milt.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://milt.blogspot.com</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668575" href="http://www.JibberJobber.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jason Alba</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668575" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re going to be busy checking out all of these blogs ;)  Great stuff here, its fun to see who your other readers are and what they are about.<br><br>I started my blog last summer during a job search, and I <a href="http://www.JibberJobber.com/blog" rel="nofollow">blog</a> on all things career management - organizing a job search, networking (thanks Thom Singer), personal branding, etc.<br><br>It does not have an IT slant on it, although I *was* an IT guy in a former life.  I started the blog with the idea of supporting the website (<a href="http://www.JibberJobber.com" rel="nofollow">JibberJobber</a>) and with the hope of encouraging more folks to pay more attention to their career management!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668574" href="http://www.saasblogs.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Matt Ammerman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668574" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert,<br><br><a href="http://www.saasblogs.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.saasblogs.com</a> is a blog about Software as a Service (SaaS), it\'s effect on the software industry and new developments at Apprenda (A provider of a SaaS platform <a href="http://www.apprenda.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.apprenda.com</a>).<br><br>Please join us and let us know what you think.<br><br>Regards,<br>Matt Ammerman</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668573" href="http://ajitmonteiro.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ajitmonteiro</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668573" class="dsq-comment-message">My blog can be found at <a href="http://ajitmonteiro.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://ajitmonteiro.wordpress.com/</a> and I write about topics related to Media Center, Windows Vista, and anything that seems to be related.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668572" href="http://www.fresharrival.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">richard</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668572" class="dsq-comment-message">Our website is FreshArrival, at <a href="http://www.fresharrival.com" rel="nofollow">www.fresharrival.com</a>.<br><br>The premise is simple:  We feature one amazingly cool thing, every day.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668571" href="http://itsvista.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668571" class="dsq-comment-message">My site is called ITsVISTA (<a href="http://itsvista.com" rel="nofollow">http://itsvista.com</a>). The site focuses on everything Windows Vista, but leans towards resources most useful to IT professionals. I currently have 30 tips available, with more everyday, and some feature stories. As I derive my deployment plan for Vista, I\'ll share all the methods and info that I learn to help others along the same path.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668570" href="http://morrick.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Riccardo Mori</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668570" class="dsq-comment-message">Hello Mr Scoble,<br><br>I found your blog via a blurb posted in John Gruber\'s <a href="http://daringfireball.net" rel="nofollow">http://daringfireball.net</a>, a space I read frequently.<br><br>The answer to the questions posed in this post is not an easy one. "Obligation" and "Responsibility" sound like strong words, and I tend to agree to those who commented that it would be a nice, correct thing to link to someone else\'s blog or website when that blog or website happen to be the source of information that\'s being discussed, agreed, criticised. If I find something interesting and worth posting through another blog/website, I think it\'s just fair to give the reference. If I find that someone has posted an insightful, informative piece about the same topic I\'m writing about in my blog, I will provide a link to that piece.<br><br>I think it\'s fair behaviour, whether a "Z-list" blog is pointing to an "A-list" one or vice-versa.<br><br><br>Now, for the "free blog advertising!" part:<br><br>I began journalling in early 2001 on LiveJournal, and my journal talked about personal things and musing, sometimes experimenting with the prose, sometimes posting unpublished poems and short texts. In 2005 I started my first blog, in Italian (my mother language). Since I\'m a freelance translator, tech writer, typophile and a Mac user, my blog was and is about those topics. I generally write my opinions on things Mac, I write small reviews of software I find useful, and sometimes about the joys &amp; pains of being a freelance translator.<br><br>My audience is very very small and my blog is still into deep obscurity (I think Google page rank would laugh at me if it could). The other day I started an English version of that blog (wanted to go international, heh), called "System Folder" (<a href="http://systemfolder.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://systemfolder.wordpress.com</a>). It\'s very new, only one entry so far, but I plan to translate and publish old entries from the Italian blog that might still be of some interest and worth republishing.<br><br>I want to improve my job and my online presence. I think it\'s crucial to stay afloat today. When I saw your post and all this feedback, I thought "why not add a comment?" - I have nothing to lose, haven\'t I?<br><br>My apologies for my verbosity. My compliments for your blog and what you do.<br><br>Cheers<br>Rick</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668569" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668569" href="http://dailycock.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Uncle Phil</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668569" class="dsq-comment-message">Every day I post a new joke about how much Jim Sweeney loves cock.  It doesn\'t really have a whole lot to do with technology, but it is hilarious.  And sometimes I find ways to link elsewhere.  But really, you didn\'t know cock jokes could be this good.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9668568">Roreec</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668568" class="dsq-comment-message">This is very noble of scoble(rhymes - funny). If everyone was as helpful(i know a lot are), the medium of blogging would evolve even quicker.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668567" href="http://webimpact.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Corinne</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668567" class="dsq-comment-message">The blog that my name currently links to... is probably not very link-worthy. Why? Because I don\'t think I\'m as much in the industry as I would like to be to provide any staggering insight into anything going on today. (I\'m working on that).<br><br>I do have another blog, one that seems to be doing better by leaps and bounds over Web.Impact. It\'s called 25 cents. (URL here: <a href="http://25cents.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://25cents.wordpress.com</a>) It\'s a look through my eyes at my quarter life crisis, or at least what\'s left of it. I don\'t really write for anyone. I write for me -- but looking at the numbers, it appears my voice is something people my age can identify with. It\'s got humor, inspiration, and insight. And geekiness.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668566" href="http://www.VermontWoodsStudios.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Peggy Farabaugh</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668566" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert-<br>You\'re a good guy!  Thanks for your invitation and I wish you all the best of continued success in you blog.  I wonder if you\'ll get this far down on the list.  You don\'t have any other green furniture bloggers...here\'s your first one!<br><br>Peggy Farabaugh<br><a href="http://www.VermontWoodsStudios.com" rel="nofollow">www.VermontWoodsStudios.com</a><br>Fine Furniture from Sustainable Sources<br><br>Providing you with the world\'s most beautiful custom and limited edition furniture while helping to preserve the world\'s forests for your children.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668564" href="http://bigbignews.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Heywood Jablome</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668564" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, I feel it only fair to warn you, that you will be featured on my site <a href="http://bigbignews.net" rel="nofollow">http://bigbignews.net</a> in the near future.<br><br>Cheers!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668563" href="http://krgreenlee.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kim Greenlee</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668563" class="dsq-comment-message">So I just have to ask...how do you define a good tech blog?  Good is pretty subjective and as for technology...it has so many faces.  A similar idea I struggle with is what is a geek?  You call yourself a geek but you can\'t write code.  You report on the tech sector and you’re a gadget guy.  I call myself a geek but I am not an early gadget adopter.  I love building software products and getting my hands dirty with tough problems.  We both are geeks.  But the label geek doesn’t seem to yield a clear image anymore.<br><br>Just wondering...</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668562" href="http://deliciousfruit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">thepearlady</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668562" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve enjoyed reading the Scobleizer many times, and this entry just reaffirms why I do. Thank you!<br>~ThePearLady<br>DeliciousFruit<br><a href="http://deliciousfruit.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://deliciousfruit.wordpress.com</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668560" href="http://rudd-o.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rudd-O</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668560" class="dsq-comment-message">Hello, Robert.  By now, you have a huge reading list composed of rather short comments on this page.  That\'s why I wasn\'t originally going to write anything here, but I\'ve decided against it after watching <a href="http://www.1938media.com/linkbait-is-for-losers/" rel="nofollow">Linkbait is for losers</a>.<br><br>Let me short-circuit my reasoning (I\'m sure you\'re pressed for time) and just state the obvious.  I have two ventures you might be interested into:<br><br>- My online magazine <a href="http://rudd-o.com/" rel="nofollow">Rudd-O.com</a> (controversial subjects, open source, religion, ethics and a couple of quips).<br>- A WordPress-based CMS designed for pro bloggers and Web marketers, called <a href="http://turbochargedcms.com/" rel="nofollow">Turbocharged</a>.  I\'m posting this because I also believe in being transparent and not hyping stuff up, and that\'s exactly how I plan to continue selling this CMS.<br><br>I certainly hope those two links are useful to you.  Have a great day, and keep writing, because I\'ll keep you on my Flock feed list.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668565" href="http://www.mychurch.org/user/?J=48" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">joe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668565" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert,<br><br>My wife and I actually met you a couple months ago.  We founded <a href="http://MyChurch.org" rel="nofollow">MyChurch.org</a>, social networking for churches.  When we met, you told us about your visit to Fellowship Church in Texas.<br><br>We arranged with Irina to do a video interview shortly afterwards, but our schedules had conflicts unfortunately (you actually offered to come check out our church on Sunday at San Jose State).  Even though we never got a chance to be interviewed, we never forgot your kind offer!<br><br>In any case, feel free to check out my blog where I talk about the trials and tribulations of getting churches to blog and use Web 2.0 tools to enhance their communities.  We\'ve gotten 2500 churches on board, and we\'ll be demoing at the Community Next conference at Stanford on Feb 10th.<br><br>Thanks,<br>joe</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668561" href="http://www.iConnectDots.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steve Borsch</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668561" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh pleez, oh pleez...link me.<br><br>Actually, I always wonder what constitutes blog content that\'s worthy of attention. Is it being concise? Pithy and witty? Living in the Bay area? Looking really great in a tight sweater?<br><br>For shits-n-giggles, the last week of December I went back through *all* of my posts dating back to Dec of 2004 when I started. I also listened to most of my podcasts (though scrubbed through stuff even *I* now find boring). It sort of saddened me that so much stuff I\'m proud of may never be read and I feel pretty good about most of it.<br><br>Major attention isn\'t the goal. Putting valuable perspective into the mix is. I guess I always wonder how a guy like you -- who gets hundreds of emails -- expects to find someone like me (even though we interacted a bit after that post Hot, Naked Geeks: <a href="http://www.iconnectdots.com/ctd/2006/02/hot_naked_geeks.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.iconnectdots.com/ctd/2006/02/hot_nak...</a>).<br><br>Keep lookin\' and turnin\' over rocks. Mine is probably under a boulder...but check it out: <a href="http://www.iConnectDots.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.iConnectDots.com</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668559" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668559" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668559" class="dsq-comment-message">Steve: looking great in tight sweaters helps!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668558" href="http://www.techsmessage.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nate Lanxon</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668558" class="dsq-comment-message">So I have your blog in Google Reader, I find it enlightening. Perhaps you\'ll find something enlightening at my tech blog. It\'s UK based and strictly non-profit. <a href="http://www.techsmessage.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.techsmessage.com</a><br><br>Take care.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668557" href="http://livingwithgeeks.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">jillmfoster</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668557" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert - Thanks for posting on this; I\'m still (slowly but with passion!) producing that documentary and video series for Living with Geeks (...interviewed a couple last week who mock-dueled eachother with their Star Wars\' lite sabers.   In between editing/posting footage - I\'ve linked to  some of your stuff to at least keep conversational.  So thanks for posting the volume that you do!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668556" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668556" href="http://www.davidpaulrobinson.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">David Paul Robinson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668556" class="dsq-comment-message">My blog is called David Paul Robinson and it\'s about, guess who!!!  :)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668548" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668548" href="http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Everton</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668548" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668548" class="dsq-comment-message">Just keep doing what you are doing Robert.  I get sick of all the people who try to get you to link to them by mentioning your name in a post.  How on earth are you expected to link to all of them?  You\'d have to employ a full-time team of 100 devotees to keep track of all your links.<br><br>Yes, A-list bloggers tend to link to each other and it\'s a virtuous circle, but that\'s just the way of the world.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668549" href="http://www.rickmann-design.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Andrew</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668549" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668549" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m not sure my blog is interesting to anyone but me. I tend to link little because all so often an article has said it all.<br><br>People don\'t come to me for links to other places, they come by happy accident mostly, so lots of this-is-cool links probably wouldn\'t be appreciated by anyone.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668550" href="http://www.stevetrefethen.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steve Trefethen</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668550" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668550" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert,<br>My blog is largely geared towards the Borland (now CodeGear\'s) Delphi developer community. Remember Anders Hejlsberg? Yes, _that_ Delphi. I had the opportunity to work with Anders on Delphi 1, 2 and 3. In fact, here is a funny story from those days: <a href="http://www.stevetrefethen.com/blog/default%2Cmonth%2C2005-08.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.stevetrefethen.com/blog/default,mont...</a><br><br>-Steve</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668554" href="http://thewayoftheweb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dan Thornton</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668554" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668554" class="dsq-comment-message">Trying to find the best ways to work with the web, without the geek speak.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668555" href="http://www.pleon.it/web/blogs/geektalk.nsf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gianni</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668555" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668555" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br>\'Nuff thinking (actually almost 37 hours of it !) - my guitar heroes post is the testimony of the unusually intense and strenuous mental activity.<br>My thing is to advise clients sensibly on how to deal with Social Media, and the purpose of the blog is to avoid the Unmarried Marriage Consultant syndrome.<br>I\'ll go back listening to Duane Allman, now!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668553" href="http://www.noninz.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noni</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668553" class="dsq-comment-message">Not a tech blog but probably you find something of interest at <a href="http://www.noninz.com/noni-juice-blog/" rel="nofollow">http://www.noninz.com/noni-juice-blog/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668551" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668551" href="http://thejoshblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Josh</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668551" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668551" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Robert,<br><br>Your blog was one of the first I read (in the days of C9) and I am still subscribed to you.<br><br>Even though you are always busy I find it awesome that you manage to talk to everybody and view everybody\'s vlog and the likes.<br><br>Anyway here is my blog: <a href="http://thejoshblog.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://thejoshblog.wordpress.com</a> - it is about anything I want to talk about (generally Programming, Microsoft, etc)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668552" href="http://churchmojo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mark Alves</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668552" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668552" class="dsq-comment-message">FaithfulWeb -- tips for church webmasters and their church websites.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668545" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668545" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668545" href="http://www.cybersview.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">David Cooley</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668545" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668545" class="dsq-comment-message">Just don\'t confuse links from your site to links in your link blog. Your link blog is just shared items from Google and therefore has a seperate address and does not carry the weight that a link from your domain does.<br><br>Shared Items are a great way to show others what you are reading, but they do not carry the value gained from a "real link" on your blog.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668546" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668546" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668546" href="http://aaronlong.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">aaronlong</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668546" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668546" class="dsq-comment-message">Linking is necessary, not for promotion of bloggers, but instead for revealing your sources. So A-list guys should do it too.<br><br>Traditional journalism is viewed by many as untrustworthy. See this link where as much as 75% of journalists are considered untrustworthy: <a href="http://www.thinkandask.com/news/becomeareporter.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thinkandask.com/news/becomeareporter...</a><br><br>Bloggers offer information "straight from the horses mouth" and to make sure the words are correct, the source should be linked. This also promotes people with original thoughts and ideas (as it should be).<br><br>My blog is here: <a href="http://longstation.com/" rel="nofollow">http://longstation.com/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668547" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668547" href="http://www.venukb.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Venu</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668547" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668547" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert,<br>Thanks for the invite, I did try posting my blog link twice, guess akismet has gobbled it !!<br><br>My blog is here:<br><a href="http://www.venukb.com/blog" rel="nofollow">http://www.venukb.com/blog</a><br><br>Its primarily a techie blog, I am sure you will find a few interesting posts :)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668544" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668544" href="http://www.softwaresoapbox.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">brian Benz</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668544" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668544" class="dsq-comment-message">Coming late to the party here but....my blog is mostly technical but tends to wander form time to time.  Recents posts:  Posts on the Newspaper Association of America Marketing COnference in Vegas (They have a blog and a social networking session!), IBM\'s Social software offerings, disposable underwear, a piece on the guy who blew up the buddhist staures in Afghanistan in 2001 (he was killed last week), MSM coverage vs bloggers at Davos, My ideas for dining VRM, brian finerprinting, ideas for a travel coffee maker and a new Vista boot screen, CES coverage, and is poker a game of skill or chance....</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668543" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668543" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668543" href="http://www.codeslate.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jim Martin</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668543" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668543" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, this is going to be a long comment thread! Here\'s one of my recent blog posts (the blog is about creating elegant software):<br><br><a href="http://www.codeslate.com/2007/01/you-dont-bury-survivors.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.codeslate.com/2007/01/you-dont-bury-...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668542" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668542" href="http://www.jpony.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jeremy David</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668542" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668542" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, 186 comments now? Intense. I hope you make it through the list!<br><br>My blog is a choose your own adventure site where people choose my adventures ha ha. Random idea, but has the potential to be fun... if people actually submitted ideas.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668748" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668748" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668748" href="http://blog.solomon2crm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Pierre Hulsebus</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668748" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668748" class="dsq-comment-message">WOW,<br><br>Love your blog...  A living legend.  I log how when you left microsoft their stock fell the next day.<br><br>Any who......<br><br>I have developed an integration between Solomon and Microsoft CRM.  I have a great blog.   But ... Hard finding people in my community who will link.   Very frustrating...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668692">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668692" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668692" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668692" href="http://www.praized.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sebastien Provencher</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668692" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668692" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Robert,<br><br>If you want to check it out, the Praized Blog covers what I call Local 2.0: where Local meets Social.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668661">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668661" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668661" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9668661">Danny Bull</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668661" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668661" class="dsq-comment-message">Passionate about the web:<br><br><a href="http://www.digi-nut.co.uk/blog/" rel="nofollow">http://www.digi-nut.co.uk/blog/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668588" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668588" href="http://vantelo.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AaronZ</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668588" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668588" class="dsq-comment-message">One of the comments here mentioned how they hate to link to sources of information that will charge the viewer to see the content. The example of IT analyst firms like Gartner and Forrester was given.<br><br>I started a blog to aggregate and comment on the analyst reports that are licensed and distributed by IT vendors. These are complete reports from those same leading IT analysts, but you don\'t have to register anywhere or pay a fee to get the report.<br><br>Hope you find it useful. <a href="http://vantelo.com" rel="nofollow">vantelo.com</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668750" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668750" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668750" href="http://sqlauthority.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pinaldave</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668750" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668750" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you Scoble. This is wonderful. A-Listers do not have obligation. The only obligation they have is to provide good vibe in community and keep everybody aware of how to maintain the community.<br>You are doing good job. Thanks.<br><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com" rel="nofollow">http://blog.sqlauthority.com</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668751" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668751" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668751" href="http://bglo.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steffan Innokenti</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668751" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668751" class="dsq-comment-message">If I thought that you were willing to give a little bac. Steffan Innokenti.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668753" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668753" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668753" href="http://www.ingilizcetercumanlar.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ingilizce</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668753" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668753" class="dsq-comment-message">I cover anything tech that interests me. Mostly Apple stuff, but also some Web 2.0, gaming and even some photography stuff...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9668752">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668752" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668752" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668752" href="http://sneezymelon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sneezy Melon</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668752" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668752" class="dsq-comment-message">my blog is at <a href="http://sneezymelon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://sneezymelon.blogspot.com</a><br>it is a personal blog where I talk about my daily experiences. Do visit in a while :)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9668754" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668754" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668754" href="http://www.blogatation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jean Mounier</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668754" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668754" class="dsq-comment-message">No, there is no obligation to link anyone.  There are far too many blogs out there to do that. Besides, a blog is supposed to be more personal than other media types and with that the right to list only the the blogs you desire to be listed on your site. In closing, I shall thank you for the opportunity to list my new blog in this comment.<br><br><a href="http://www.blogatation.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.blogatation.blogspot.com/</a><br><br>Please feel free to spam my blog with your website in return, if you should so desire.<br><br>Best wishes</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9668755" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9668755" href="http://www.guitarticles.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tennyson Williams</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9668755" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9668755" class="dsq-comment-message">I am very passionate about my blog, but since it is a guitar instructional blog, it is extremely specific. There are a lot of guitar blogs but not that many instructional blogs, or at least not that many that actually keep up with it. Tech and financial blogs are always in demand, but it makes me wonder how personal blogs are able to do well. There doesn\'t seem to be as much of a demand for these types of things, but maybe its just me.</div>\
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		}
	};
	obj.heartBeat = function() {
		if (!pending.length) {
			stopTimer();
		}
		var newPending = [];
		for (var i=0; i<pending.length; i++) {
			var cond = pending[i][0];
			var code = pending[i][1];
			// FIXME: if cond or code throw an error, they never get removed from pending
			if (cond()){
				code();
			}
			else {
				newPending.push([cond, code]);
			}
		}
		pending = newPending;
	};
	return obj;
})();

// also used in embed_thread.js:
window.fbIsReady = function () {return window.FB && FB.init;};
// NOTE: This script gets executed again without threadEl
//       set when we are loaded again as the fbc_receiver.
//       In this case, we don't need the hidden container.

if(!window.FB || !FB.init) {
	if(window.Dsq && Dsq.container) {
		// container is not present when init.js is loaded from an xd-receiver iframe; in this case,
		// we don't need the FB_HiddenContainer anyway.
		var fbDiv = document.createElement('div');
		fbDiv.id = "FB_HiddenContainer";	// Required or else FeatureLoader will execute a document.write.
		fbDiv.style.position = 'absolute';	// This is intentionally not setting display to none as this breaks
		fbDiv.style.top = '-10000px';		// Flash in Safari.
		fbDiv.style.left = '-10000px';
		fbDiv.style.width = '0px';
		fbDiv.style.height = '0px';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(fbDiv);
	}
	var fbJS = document.createElement('script');
	fbJS.type = "text/javascript";
	fbJS.src = "http://static.ak.connect.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php";
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(fbJS);

	ExecuteWhen.add(window.fbIsReady,
		function () {
			// HACK: This is a workaround FBC's single domain limitation by
			//		 allowing sites to create multiple forums with different
			//		 Facebook API keys.  This must be used in conjunction with
			//		 disqus_facebook_forum (see authenticateFacebook).
			var facebook_api_key = 'faaf467d0f47abde553c3b8e0e1b3570';
			if (typeof disqus_facebook_api_key != 'undefined') {
				facebook_api_key = disqus_facebook_api_key;
			}

			FB.init(facebook_api_key, window.facebookXdReceiverPath || null,
				{fetchSignedPublicSessionData: true});
		});
}


	


if(typeof(disqus_callback) == 'function') {
	var callback_params = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams()['dsq_cbp'] || null;

	// We don't care about any errors in third-party code
	try {
		disqus_callback(callback_params);
	} catch (x) {
		if (typeof(console) != 'undefined' && typeof(console.log) == 'function') {
			// But it would be nice to let developers know about them
			console.log(x);
		}
		// pass
	}

	// HACK: We don't know if the callback wraps our container, which may
	// possibly result in a new DOM element.
	Dsq.container = document.getElementById('dsq-content');
}

// Global event handler for narcissus.
if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
	var g = Dsq.Utils.ie ? document : window;
	Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(g, 'keydown', function(event) {
		// Handle "enter" key on input for post box.
		if ((event.keyCode || event.which) == 13) {
			var target = Dsq.Utils.ie ? event.srcElement : event.target;
			// For Safari bug, detect text node.
			if (target.nodeType == 3) {
				target = target.parentNode;
			}

			if (target.nodeName == 'INPUT' &&
				target.parentNode.className == 'dsq-input-wrapper') {
				var postId = Dsq.Utils.extractId(target);
				Dsq.Templates.postComment(postId, this, false);
			}
		}
	});
}

})();




