2009年7月21日 星期二

隨想


不久前紐約時報一篇專文提到個人部落格的失敗率是 95%,所謂失敗的定義是120天之內都沒有再張貼新的內容。這個比例聽起來高的驚人,120天也不像是太高的門檻 但是要能持續經營也不是易事。

初始的動機只是想記錄和分享旅遊中的心情故事 漸漸的生活中的其他層面開始慢慢浮出 十分天馬行空 這時就很佩服某些主題誌的堅持和專一

除了極少數留下意見的網友外 有時也很納悶誰會是我的讀者if there is any? 有誰會對我的獨白 喃喃自語有興趣?20年沒晤面的大堂哥說一口氣讀了我的20多篇博客 彷佛藉著我的文筆遨游了五湖四海,上海的堂姐說“很期待博客的更新” 他們給了我一些動力 至少藉著我的閒聊牽系著分散四處的家族感情。有時也有朋友冷不防會提起 “你的某篇撰文 讓我笑翻了” 啊﹗還可以提供稍許幽默。

到底要暴露多少部分的自己 可能是每個格主都有過的掙扎。有的朋友說為什麼不多放一些自己的照片?有的說 “為什麼要放自己的照片?”“你平時喜歡大宴小酌為什麼不只寫飲食篇?” “你不是曾經是室內設計師嗎?”“別老說你的貓” 有許多的方向 也有許多的忐忑不安。

我沒有太刻意經營 也沒想過商業目的去擴大followers 時間上也不允許。只是忠實地記錄心情和三不五時冒出的“新愁舊恨”。很多時候也是一種catharsis, 審視成長的軌跡將生活上累積攢壓的的印記做個洗滌釋放。

至少目前我還未打算加入 95% 的統計數字。

3 則留言:

christina 提到...

That is a very interesting statistics. Where is the "fine" line? That is how I ask myself. Don't feel like expressing too much personal information. And how much is enough. Well I have the same feeling that you have. Who are reading my blog besides the people I know already. I have a world map that I can tell who is on line or where they are from. Somehow, every day around the same time in the evening, there is this little dot west of Africa. Someone or some people on that island is/are reading my blog but have not surfed up and talked to me. I almost feel like to write a post and ask who the person of persons is/are. I don't know what country that is(not aware that any country is there). One time it shows as a US military base. Quite interesting, isn't it? I don;t want to scare the readers because there is no obligation that they need to talk to me.

The way I look at blog, I mean my blog, is to record our lives and travels, as simple as that. Nothing else. Not interested in commercial use. If someone surf up and talk and we become friends. That is probably for me the most benefit that I get.

Just my thought, sorry for the lengthy English.

Miss LK 提到...

Echo,
Blogging終極目的就是自己開心, 而且以圖文會友誼親, 不失君子之交的隱私權 但也滿溫暖的.

Echomiao 提到...

Christina

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. It must be a warm feeling knowing someone is out there reading your blog everyday.

I try to stay focused on what I start with but my thoughts often wander off. Couldn't agree with you more on the pleasure of making new friends.


Miss LK
My goal is to share positive, pleasant experiences with readers; sometimes it inevitably reveals my vulneralbility. Being a private person, the tug of war is - to share or not to share.