Comments on: My Blogging History http://www.growinghappiness.com/2009/03/20/my-blogging-history-how-i-started-blogging/ Journey to greater happiness Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:09:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Christopher Waldrop http://www.growinghappiness.com/2009/03/20/my-blogging-history-how-i-started-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-7729 Christopher Waldrop Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:15:50 +0000 http://www.growinghappiness.com/?p=601#comment-7729 While it's not technically blogging, I did start sending out a sort of mass e-mail to a group of friends I called "Freethinkers Anonymous" back in 1995, and one of them created a web site and started archiving them. I've been doing it ever since, taking an occasional week off here and there, but probably averaging around forty mini-essays per year. My more formal blog, started in 2007, began because a friend asked me to help out a start-up internet company some friends of hers were creating. They needed a book/writing/publishing/librarian blogger. Sometimes all this writing really feels like work, but I keep hoping it'll lead to something. While it’s not technically blogging, I did start sending out a sort of mass e-mail to a group of friends I called “Freethinkers Anonymous” back in 1995, and one of them created a web site and started archiving them. I’ve been doing it ever since, taking an occasional week off here and there, but probably averaging around forty mini-essays per year.

My more formal blog, started in 2007, began because a friend asked me to help out a start-up internet company some friends of hers were creating. They needed a book/writing/publishing/librarian blogger. Sometimes all this writing really feels like work, but I keep hoping it’ll lead to something.

]]> By: Ginger M http://www.growinghappiness.com/2009/03/20/my-blogging-history-how-i-started-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-6715 Ginger M Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:39:35 +0000 http://www.growinghappiness.com/?p=601#comment-6715 @Damien: 1996 is the year I bought my own computer! It cost about $5000 then! <br/> @Anya: Kids nowadays start really young don't they. I was a bit shocked to find my 8 year old cousin's MySpace account last year! BTW, thanks in advance!<br/> @Claire: -2.5 years? LOL @Damien: 1996 is the year I bought my own computer! It cost about $5000 then!
@Anya: Kids nowadays start really young don’t they. I was a bit shocked to find my 8 year old cousin’s MySpace account last year! BTW, thanks in advance!
@Claire: -2.5 years? LOL

]]> By: Claire http://www.growinghappiness.com/2009/03/20/my-blogging-history-how-i-started-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-6648 Claire Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:17:18 +0000 http://www.growinghappiness.com/?p=601#comment-6648 I have been blogging for 2.5 years now (ish) and thank god for push button publishing, otherwise I would of been blogging for -2.5 years :) I have been blogging for 2.5 years now (ish) and thank god for push button publishing, otherwise I would of been blogging for -2.5 years :)

]]> By: anya http://www.growinghappiness.com/2009/03/20/my-blogging-history-how-i-started-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-6617 anya Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:17:06 +0000 http://www.growinghappiness.com/?p=601#comment-6617 In the distant 1999, I was among the few teenagers in my small home town (in Russia) who had a wispy clue about the cyberspace existence and its possibilites (I was fifteen back then, and mostly was interested in dating sites). :) Nine years later, that is, in jan 2008, I decided I want to write and created my blog as a starting point. P.S. I love your history! P.P.S. As to the vegetarian restaurants in Amsterdam, I'll get back to you with a few suggestions shortly. In the distant 1999, I was among the few teenagers in my small home town (in Russia) who had a wispy clue about the cyberspace existence and its possibilites (I was fifteen back then, and mostly was interested in dating sites). :) Nine years later, that is, in jan 2008, I decided I want to write and created my blog as a starting point.

P.S. I love your history!
P.P.S. As to the vegetarian restaurants in Amsterdam, I’ll get back to you with a few suggestions shortly.

]]> By: Damien Riley http://www.growinghappiness.com/2009/03/20/my-blogging-history-how-i-started-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-6467 Damien Riley Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:30:50 +0000 http://www.growinghappiness.com/?p=601#comment-6467 What a great little history. I knew you were one of those designer types! I agree that Wordpress and platforms like it are much faster than creating an HTML page. I used to create those much like the way you describe on Geocities back in 1996. What a great little history. I knew you were one of those designer types! I agree that Wordpress and platforms like it are much faster than creating an HTML page. I used to create those much like the way you describe on Geocities back in 1996.

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