Comments on: Finding the diamonds in the rough in the "blogosphere" http://inpropriapersona.com/finding-the-diamonds-in-the-rough-in-the-blogosphere/ Law + tech + history, from a JD/PhD graduate student in the history of science. Sat, 19 May 2012 17:25:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Linda /finding-the-diamonds-in-the-rough-in-the-blogosphere/#comment-602 Linda Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:15:14 +0000 http://www.inpropriapersona.com/?p=1044#comment-602 I am a diamond in the rough ... visit me! My recent post <a href="http://truthisanotheruselessthought.blogspot.com/2011/08/892011-102752-am.html" rel="nofollow">etch-a-sketch</a> I am a diamond in the rough … visit me!
My recent post etch-a-sketch

]]> By: saul@thoora.com /finding-the-diamonds-in-the-rough-in-the-blogosphere/#comment-66 saul@thoora.com Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:55:44 +0000 http://www.inpropriapersona.com/?p=1044#comment-66 Hi Kris, I would love to invite you to check out Thoora.com!  I don't intend this comment to be spammy in anyway but Thoora is a algorithmic curated news service specificially designed to find all the voiced talking about any given story and rank them based on reaction. Because we rely on our algorithm and not an editor we don't favor top 10 news sources or popular bloggers (even if we do have some favorites out there).  I don't want to clog up your comments with any more of my pitch but if you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me at saul@thoora.com and let me know if we are close to digging up the diamonds for you! Saul Colt Thoora Evangelist! www.thoora.com Hi Kris,

I would love to invite you to check out Thoora.com! 

I don’t intend this comment to be spammy in anyway but Thoora is a algorithmic curated news service specificially designed to find all the voiced talking about any given story and rank them based on reaction. Because we rely on our algorithm and not an editor we don’t favor top 10 news sources or popular bloggers (even if we do have some favorites out there). 

I don’t want to clog up your comments with any more of my pitch but if you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me at saul@thoora.com and let me know if we are close to digging up the diamonds for you!

Saul Colt
Thoora Evangelist!
http://www.thoora.com

]]> By: Kristopher Nelson /finding-the-diamonds-in-the-rough-in-the-blogosphere/#comment-65 Kristopher Nelson Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:43:47 +0000 http://www.inpropriapersona.com/?p=1044#comment-65 Good ideas from both of you. Certainly people I know--online or otherwise--are excellent sources, especially in areas I regularly pay attention too (Twitter excels at this, of course). But that tends to be fairly random, too, so it isn't always as useful when looking into specific topics, or topics I don't follow as regularly. As to the source issue--I normally look to blogs more for opinion and analysis anyway. They are good for sparking ideas and new directions, Thanks for your thoughts! Good ideas from both of you. Certainly people I know–online or otherwise–are excellent sources, especially in areas I regularly pay attention too (Twitter excels at this, of course). But that tends to be fairly random, too, so it isn't always as useful when looking into specific topics, or topics I don't follow as regularly.

As to the source issue–I normally look to blogs more for opinion and analysis anyway. They are good for sparking ideas and new directions,

Thanks for your thoughts!

]]> By: Mark Dykeman /finding-the-diamonds-in-the-rough-in-the-blogosphere/#comment-64 Mark Dykeman Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:49:32 +0000 http://www.inpropriapersona.com/?p=1044#comment-64 I assume that you're not finding what you're looking for within university or college websites either and that's why you're interested in scouring the lesser known blogs for quality content. Are many professors or lecturers in your fields of interest blogging, either within or outside the confines of their employers? Sources can be a significant problem within blogs, especially smaller ones when the author is presenting more opinion than anything else. I think Kirsten Wright has the right idea: "ask a friend". However, I'd do that beyond the confines of your own blog. Message boards, Ning groups, and online communities are still worth looking in as well. I assume that you're not finding what you're looking for within university or college websites either and that's why you're interested in scouring the lesser known blogs for quality content. Are many professors or lecturers in your fields of interest blogging, either within or outside the confines of their employers?

Sources can be a significant problem within blogs, especially smaller ones when the author is presenting more opinion than anything else.

I think Kirsten Wright has the right idea: "ask a friend". However, I'd do that beyond the confines of your own blog. Message boards, Ning groups, and online communities are still worth looking in as well.

]]> By: Kirsten Wright /finding-the-diamonds-in-the-rough-in-the-blogosphere/#comment-63 Kirsten Wright Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:38:23 +0000 http://www.inpropriapersona.com/?p=1044#comment-63 Well, seeing as I found this post through a link on a friend's facebook page, I would go with "ask a friend". If you asked each of your friends/twitter followers/facebook friends to recommend one blog, that wasn't a "big blogger" you would probably discover some new and great sites! Well, seeing as I found this post through a link on a friend's facebook page, I would go with "ask a friend". If you asked each of your friends/twitter followers/facebook friends to recommend one blog, that wasn't a "big blogger" you would probably discover some new and great sites!

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