Comments on: Keeping Internet Fame in Perspective http://churchm.ag/keeping-internet-fame-in-perspective/ Exploring the Intersection of Church and Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom http://churchm.ag/keeping-internet-fame-in-perspective/#comment-35831 Tom Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:22:55 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=7395#comment-35831 Internet fame is a weird beast. In some cases, in leaves just as fast as it comes. Case in point, I had a small, open-source software project that slowly gained traction over a year or so. It actually ended up featured on a couple of sites (Web Resources Depot, ironically enough). Huge influx of traffic and email for a few days. Couple of weeks later, there were crickets. The way I see it, no one would know @human3rror if it wasn't for the frequency of blog posts, release of WP themes, or coffee tweets each morning. And no one would know @dewde if it wasn't for how many time he's been photoshopped (I kid!). Real Internet fame can come in a variety of ways, but I think that it takes constant quality contribution to the community that you're committed to. Man, that's a lot of C's. Internet fame is a weird beast. In some cases, in leaves just as fast as it comes. Case in point, I had a small, open-source software project that slowly gained traction over a year or so. It actually ended up featured on a couple of sites (Web Resources Depot, ironically enough). Huge influx of traffic and email for a few days.

Couple of weeks later, there were crickets.

The way I see it, no one would know @human3rror if it wasn't for the frequency of blog posts, release of WP themes, or coffee tweets each morning.

And no one would know @dewde if it wasn't for how many time he's been photoshopped (I kid!).

Real Internet fame can come in a variety of ways, but I think that it takes constant quality contribution to the community that you're committed to.

Man, that's a lot of C's.

]]> By: @BillWhitt http://churchm.ag/keeping-internet-fame-in-perspective/#comment-35832 @BillWhitt Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:51:29 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=7395#comment-35832 I won a contest on Carlos Whittaker's blog once. I've never had as many unique visitors as I did on that day! I won a contest on Carlos Whittaker's blog once. I've never had as many unique visitors as I did on that day!

]]> By: seanrreid http://churchm.ag/keeping-internet-fame-in-perspective/#comment-35830 seanrreid Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:43:17 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=7395#comment-35830 I responded by following you and Dewde around WordCamp like a lost puppy. I felt like I was part of an entourage. =) I responded by following you and Dewde around WordCamp like a lost puppy. I felt like I was part of an entourage. =)

]]> By: Aaron http://churchm.ag/keeping-internet-fame-in-perspective/#comment-35829 Aaron Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:18:53 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=7395#comment-35829 The Dave Ramsey show re-tweeted something I had said during their broadcast and I quickly got RT'd over and over and over and I forgot about it the next day. :) The Dave Ramsey show re-tweeted something I had said during their broadcast and I quickly got RT'd over and over and over and I forgot about it the next day. :)

]]> By: jasonthebaldguy http://churchm.ag/keeping-internet-fame-in-perspective/#comment-35828 jasonthebaldguy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:03:08 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=7395#comment-35828 what internet fame?!! :) what internet fame?!! :)

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://churchm.ag/keeping-internet-fame-in-perspective/#comment-35827 uberVU - social comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:59:43 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=7395#comment-35827 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by human3rror: Keeping Internet Fame in Perspective - http://ow.ly/1njBGD... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: srivera http://churchm.ag/keeping-internet-fame-in-perspective/#comment-35826 srivera Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:56:16 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=7395#comment-35826 We should go after Impact!! This post made me laugh!! Thx! We should go after Impact!!
This post made me laugh!!

Thx!

]]> By: Adam_S http://churchm.ag/keeping-internet-fame-in-perspective/#comment-35825 Adam_S Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:46:48 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=7395#comment-35825 I was going to say the same thing :) I was going to say the same thing :)

]]> By: Owen Greaves http://churchm.ag/keeping-internet-fame-in-perspective/#comment-35824 Owen Greaves Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:37:51 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=7395#comment-35824 What's really important, its not fame, no matter what your status, I will always ask one question. How Many People Are Better Off Because You Lived? You will be judged in the end and the love you get will be based on the love you give. Jesus lives in this place. What's really important, its not fame, no matter what your status, I will always ask one question.

How Many People Are Better Off Because You Lived?

You will be judged in the end and the love you get will be based on the love you give.

Jesus lives in this place.

]]> By: Kyle Reed http://churchm.ag/keeping-internet-fame-in-perspective/#comment-35823 Kyle Reed Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:27:49 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=7395#comment-35823 i do this myself. I am always reminded of this when I "go out in public" and people ask what I have been doing or what I am up to and I will start talking about blogs and conversations and they will say "who is John Saddington?" or "Who is Carlos Whittaker" (sorry John, I am working on making your name global, I just need some more time). It puts things in perspective of moving conversations from an online world to face-to-face. But yes, it is very easy to get caught up in feeling famous for a day. I remember a big blogger mentioning me in a post and linked to my site. For a day I was king and then the next day I was a peasant. It was a sobering reminder. i do this myself.
I am always reminded of this when I "go out in public" and people ask what I have been doing or what I am up to and I will start talking about blogs and conversations and they will say "who is John Saddington?" or "Who is Carlos Whittaker" (sorry John, I am working on making your name global, I just need some more time). It puts things in perspective of moving conversations from an online world to face-to-face. But yes, it is very easy to get caught up in feeling famous for a day.

I remember a big blogger mentioning me in a post and linked to my site. For a day I was king and then the next day I was a peasant. It was a sobering reminder.

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