Chain Drop: Putting the Human back into the Social Media Equation
Posted by: Alan in Off-Topic
Blogging has truly been an adventure for me. I started out just wanting to keep up with a couple of old friends (Hi Ron, Hi Bev) and before I knew it I was making a bunch of new friends and learning a heck of a lot and somewhere along the way my project evolved from a personal diary to a book review site and my ambition morphed from staying in touch with a few people to becoming an internet destination for book lovers.
And every step of the way I have gotten help from my friends, without whom None of this would have been in any way possible. And the thing about putting my focus on networking and making friends with other bloggers is that my friends just never stop surprising me with new and amazing gifts. Which is how it is that I am now collaborating on a Social Networking site for bloggers with a man I’ve come to respect and admire a great deal. And who (slipping for a moment into the very personal mode) happens to be an incredibly hot biker type whose face/avatar half the bears in Seattle have drooled over when peeking
at my computer screen to see what it is I’ve been up to since I stopped hanging out on those sites, only to slump away in regret when told that Dane is actually a married straight guy whose world clearly revolves around his family. (And a big part of why Dane and I are friends lies in the fact that he will either blush or break out laughing when he reads this instead of getting all huffy.)
I hope that all of my friends, new and old, will head over to Chain Drop, which btw we are going to make into The social networking site for bloggers. Blogging continues to be quite an adventure for me. And I hope very much that you will join me as this new chapter unfurls.
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January 9th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Thanks for advertising on Frugal Dad. I enjoyed reading through your reviews, and plan to come back to read more.
January 10th, 2008 at 8:46 am
This blogging and networking stuff can get time consuming but I’ve met some pretty neat people as well.
January 11th, 2008 at 12:02 am
Hope chain drop is taking off for you
It’s a great idea. Best of luck to you and Dane! 
January 13th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Sweeet, sounds great… I’m sure it’ll take off and, whatever happens, the goal, as far as I’m concerned, is to learn a lot and I’m sure that’ll definitely come to fruition…! Keep it up and maybe I’ll take you and Dane to see the “Full Monty”…
January 13th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Now a days Blogging is some people life living job.
January 15th, 2008 at 12:14 am
I went to the chaindrop site but didn’t see any way to sign up. Just a blog catalog community. It that where you join?
January 15th, 2008 at 12:47 am
this is the first time i’ve heard of this program. i really hope it will really put the Human back into the Social Media Equation, which is at times missing in some networks. goodluck on this!
January 15th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
truly digging blogging myself - wish I could make it a full time job - but alas I need to pay the bills. My blog has morphed too into something more meaningful. Will check out chaindrop…
January 21st, 2008 at 2:18 am
Thanks for all of the good wishes. To the folks who had trouble signing up for chain drop– click on the big orange AT symbol in the header.