NOTE: After posting this entry I later found out that the contents were based on a false assumption on my part (see this entry for more details). I am keeping this entry here for historical and ethical purposes.
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First of all, I’m sorry for the long absence. I’ve had to concentrate on my offline life for a little while, and blogging just had to take a backseat while I helped with someone’s wedding, moved, and dealt with a backlog at work. The backlog and the move are ongoing, but I swear I’ll come back to this Real Soon Now. And get this, dear readers: not only will you once again have the chance to enjoy my smooth prose, sparkling wit, and (of course) inspiring humility, but you will also get some spiffy new features to help you satisfy all your online time-wasting needs. For example…
Peer-to-peer software companies and legal music download services have come to the rescue of 12-year-old Brianna LaHara of Manhattan. Threatened by the RIAA with up to $150,000 in fines for illegally sharing copyrighted music online, Brianna’s mother opted to settle for $2,000 out of court. Now P2P Unlimited, a coalition of P2P companies, has stepped forward to pay the girl’s fine. In addition, Music download service Musicrebellion.com has set up an account in her name, credited with $2000 that she can use to download music legally at about $1 per song.
I’m new to the blog craze, but in its first two weeks this site has gotten 572 hits and 146 unique visitors (as of early this morning, according to server logs). That’s 44 hits per day, much better than personal web sites I’ve had in the past, and the numbers seem to keep improving. Doing some reading on the ExtremeTech forum topic “Do you have your own blog?” I saw a handful of people complaining that their blogs don’t get any traffic, or wondering how many people take the time to actually read blogs. Unqualified though I may be, I decided to offer up some suggestions, observations, and tips for writing an attention-getting blog.
