tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post5097157329658290298..comments2024-03-27T05:02:49.868-05:00Comments on Mid2Mod: The curious phenomenon of bloggingDana@Mid2Modhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-16657629237773037752014-01-25T14:24:40.541-06:002014-01-25T14:24:40.541-06:00Thanks so very much, Tove. You know, it is very mu...Thanks so very much, Tove. You know, it is very much like having pen pals. You become friends even though you're unlikely to meet in person. That was fun as a child, and it still is. Add to that how much we learn from each other, and it becomes a very worthwhile endeavor.Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-85668108072515192792014-01-25T14:21:48.953-06:002014-01-25T14:21:48.953-06:00I enjoy all of that too. A blogger I follow usuall...I enjoy all of that too. A blogger I follow usually writes about typewriters or English beers. Recently he took up carving spoons, and he just posted today about how interesting...and a little odd...it has been to uncover a whole sub-culture of spoon carvers.<br /><br />http://typewriterheaven.blogspot.com/2014/01/spoon-3.htmlDana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-52480686497453521352014-01-25T14:21:22.618-06:002014-01-25T14:21:22.618-06:00Your incredibly impressive number of hits have eve...Your incredibly impressive number of hits have everything to do with you, Dana!! You are a sweet person and your blog is fab, those two qualities don't go by unnoticed:-) It's so fascinating to see how some blogs become epicentres and meeting points for others.<br />I was totally taken by surprise by the blogging thing, I never thought it was for me, but now, connecting with all you wonderful people, it reminds me so much of having penpals in my teens! Meeting like- minded people with with similar interests is so great, and the aspect of learning from eachother's shared information is really valuable. <br />Here's to 1 500 000 more, Dana!!!tovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12181574311574113584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-39547744650596938532014-01-25T13:48:05.480-06:002014-01-25T13:48:05.480-06:00I enjoy writing about artists and designers, disco...I enjoy writing about artists and designers, discovering new ones, sharing their stories. You seem a kindred spirit in this. I think of the idea of the " long tail" where the Internet allows us to find others interested in more obscure topics along the trailing end of the bell curve, and all the fascinating stories.Margaret Almonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922823341489003652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-60660823343293626792014-01-23T04:51:39.516-06:002014-01-23T04:51:39.516-06:00When I wrote this post, I thought it might not get...When I wrote this post, I thought it might not get any comments, because it delved into an abstruse "geek culture" topic. I promise that it wasn't meant as a fishing expedition for compliments...but, damn! Who can resist compliments like these? Thanks, Carmel!Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-83540039503565859772014-01-23T03:22:22.108-06:002014-01-23T03:22:22.108-06:00Well Dana, I really have to comment on this post. ...Well Dana, I really have to comment on this post. I read your posts on my i-phone via bloglovin'. I find it really difficult to comment on the i-phone so don't leave as many comments as I'd like. I like your blog for many, many reasons. I admire your taste (and that off your SIL and daughter), I admire your stock, I am agog at your MC knowledge and well-written posts, but most of all I like you. You're pleasant and funny and smart and caring and honest. You're genuine and friendly and generous and loving towards your family. You're also very pretty. If it weren't for you I wouldn't keep coming back. So credit's all down to you, sister! CarmelxoMakeminemidcenturyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304535583168822160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-77680055979999700012014-01-22T22:17:05.722-06:002014-01-22T22:17:05.722-06:00Like you, I've been blessed with some really g...Like you, I've been blessed with some really good online and in-person friendships that have developed as a result of blogging. After all, without the blog, I wouldn't have met you and Patricia! :)Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-23662103560207340982014-01-22T22:09:38.041-06:002014-01-22T22:09:38.041-06:00hahaha!!! Busted! I'm really a geek at heart.hahaha!!! Busted! I'm really a geek at heart.Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-75913798485675390882014-01-22T22:08:24.094-06:002014-01-22T22:08:24.094-06:00I guess posting every day eventually pays off. :)I guess posting every day eventually pays off. :)Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-40651385776864289732014-01-22T08:59:52.245-06:002014-01-22T08:59:52.245-06:00Blogger friendships are great! When I started my b...Blogger friendships are great! When I started my blog in Nov of 2009, it was like yelling "echo" into a cave... not sure if anything was going to come back or what might happen. But people started following and commenting (and pardon my Sally Fields but) "They liked me! They REALLY liked me!" It became a wonderful place for me to share about things I care about but not many of my friends at the time had no interest in. My how things have changed! I can relate with the slight uneasiness of ones posts being "out there", but most of what I post I would share with people anyways. Most all of my blogging experience has been a good one! (I have an Aunt that wouldn't speak a word to me in real life, but I can tell by her IP address she check in on my blog almost every day.) What fascinates me most though, Is that people really read and comment on my posts. Haha most kindly ignore my horrid spelling, and armature photography and come back time and time again to see whats going on "Here at Mick's!". Here's to another (and growing) 1.5Mil!Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403425991447291560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-46678393967710569292014-01-22T05:45:09.941-06:002014-01-22T05:45:09.941-06:00I think if you are pro-active in the 'sphere a...I think if you are pro-active in the 'sphere and originate good material about your subject niche, regularly and often, your website (that's all a blog is, a website with posts) can become a 'go-to' place for information. This factor and your 500+ registered followers makes mid2mod something of an information hub. Oh yes, and name dropping. You drop Eames, Sottsass and van der Rohe into a piece, you'll get traffic. Congrats on the big 1.5Mil, you don't look a day over 500,000 :-)Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-73657495288891813752014-01-22T00:35:09.631-06:002014-01-22T00:35:09.631-06:00You're being too geeky about it :)You're being too geeky about it :)Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258543009688502584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-88245665245694993072014-01-21T22:51:07.462-06:002014-01-21T22:51:07.462-06:00Thanks so much...but I think there's a lot of ...Thanks so much...but I think there's a lot of math involved that's too complicated for me to understand.Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-62902232324071903762014-01-21T22:50:28.837-06:002014-01-21T22:50:28.837-06:00You're too, too kind...but it's that overn...You're too, too kind...but it's that overnight escalation that fascinates me.Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-68235065328536875392014-01-21T21:12:22.432-06:002014-01-21T21:12:22.432-06:00Wow, go Dana! I agree with everyone else...it'...Wow, go Dana! I agree with everyone else...it's all you.Tina@WhatWeKeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784869477053139668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-74562623395014397172014-01-21T19:51:27.272-06:002014-01-21T19:51:27.272-06:00That's an interesting comment. Most of us do s...That's an interesting comment. Most of us do show our homes in our blogs to some extent, and maybe that's why we start to feel that we know each other, because we get such personal insights into each other's lives.Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-64311382805092697872014-01-21T19:51:04.536-06:002014-01-21T19:51:04.536-06:00I think all those hits have got everything to do w...I think all those hits have got everything to do with YOU dear Dana! Nothing fluke-ish or spammer-ish about them! xKyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258543009688502584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-43420533090999075862014-01-21T19:49:17.496-06:002014-01-21T19:49:17.496-06:00Thanks so much for your kind words!Thanks so much for your kind words!Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-15170277405780291812014-01-21T17:14:49.537-06:002014-01-21T17:14:49.537-06:00I see your blog as your virtual mid century mod ho...I see your blog as your virtual mid century mod home. We are your guests and you make us feel at home. Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-40308283244182394712014-01-21T16:46:59.719-06:002014-01-21T16:46:59.719-06:00I agree! You are successful because you are yourse...I agree! You are successful because you are yourself, and it comes across sincerely. Plus, you do so many well-researched posts, you can't help but come up near the top of the search pages! :)<br />SusieQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472123869920926206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-68253255044812695472014-01-21T15:18:52.091-06:002014-01-21T15:18:52.091-06:00Thanks so much, Jacqueline. While I do think my bl...Thanks so much, Jacqueline. While I do think my blog contains valuable, well-researched information for people who are interested in modern design, what fascinates me is the math...and how page hits can suddenly start to increase exponentially. Not having much of a math brain, I find it inexplicably magical.Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-33225155179364555872014-01-21T15:04:57.383-06:002014-01-21T15:04:57.383-06:00Thing is Dana: it's you who caused that critic...Thing is Dana: it's you who caused that critical mass. If you weren't the warm, welcoming, real person you are there would never have been enough hits for critical mass to occur...modesty is a wonderful thing but don't forget to give credit where credit is due.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-16711009239997791142014-01-21T12:42:07.827-06:002014-01-21T12:42:07.827-06:00CT, I think a big part of it does have to do with ...CT, I think a big part of it does have to do with position on the search engine pages, but what I find most interesting is that after you get there, math takes over. Hits generate more hits until the whole thing becomes self-sustaining.<br /><br />Still, I love your kind words. Being the internet hostess with the mostest is a nice aspiration! :)Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-68160611532790558492014-01-21T12:36:46.549-06:002014-01-21T12:36:46.549-06:00I also love the blogging friendships I've made...I also love the blogging friendships I've made, and I count you among those friends, Ria.Dana@Mid2Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055460107477850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9087940973013594269.post-81769908028127130112014-01-21T08:43:14.748-06:002014-01-21T08:43:14.748-06:00I don't think you glitched out Blogger Dana - ...I don't think you glitched out Blogger Dana - with so many great articles about past and future notable designers and amazing pieces of furniture, you most likely pop up in a lot (and I mean A LOT) of Internet searches. Just the few blog posts JT has done about specific guitars are what seem to get a large chunk of the search traffic for us as people go out and research a guitar they want to buy or want more information on. And -- you have a lot of repeat customers because you're yourself and that resonates through the screen and makes us all feel welcome here, like an (internet) hostess with the mostest. Cheers - CTCT@Living Analoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065424476705256946noreply@blogger.com