tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440449.post110666247633396200..comments2023-03-24T08:31:36.013-04:00Comments on Blog Them Out of the Stone Age: Cordesman on Iraq, Grand Strategy, and the Military MetanarrativeMark G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08655782356556219869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440449.post-1106990632103241832005-01-29T04:23:00.000-05:002005-01-29T04:23:00.000-05:00I concur that "gaming" the blogosphere is a bad id...I concur that "gaming" the blogosphere is a bad idea; I just wanted to know if I'd hit upon a workable strategy for ramping up a blog site's ranking in the <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.truthlaidbear.com%2Fecosystem.php">The TTLB Blogosphere Ecosystem</A>. Just need it for thought experiment purposes, and was afraid the idea wouldn't "pop" if the readers instantly saw that Mark G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655782356556219869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440449.post-1106905644173533972005-01-28T04:47:00.000-05:002005-01-28T04:47:00.000-05:00Oh, hey! I did see this essay by Burke. In fact ...Oh, hey! I did see this essay by Burke. In fact I printed it out so I could read it more easily--and so I could give it to my Gap colleagues if need be.Mark G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655782356556219869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440449.post-1106905238154651692005-01-28T04:40:00.000-05:002005-01-28T04:40:00.000-05:00Hi Nadezhda! Thanks so much for writing. I've be...Hi Nadezhda! Thanks so much for writing. I've been following some of the exchanges about the costs and benefits of academic blogging, but I haven't seen the essay you mention. I'll go take a look.<br /><br />One of the things that crops up in discussion is the disconnect between those who "get it"--that blogging can be in direct support of one's professional pursuits, energizing the blogger Mark G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655782356556219869noreply@blogger.com