jeremy_o 0 #1 March 26, 2009 Hi, As an active skydiver, I find it odd that there isn't a single stop for all the skydiving related blogs out there. So, I created http://planetskydive.net/ This site is an aggregation of skydiver blogs. So, if you have a blog you can get added to this site by emailing me or sending me a PM. So far it is just me and the USPA blog. I emailed PD but they haven't responded yet. Read this for more info: http://blog.jolexa.net/2009/02/23/new-project-httpplanetskydivenet/http://planetskydive.net/ - An online aggregation of skydiver's blogs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #2 March 26, 2009 "You cannot advertise products for sale..." in bold as the 'only rule' is probably somewhat is off-putting to a company like PD (and mine). I have blogged a great deal about various skydiving events and experiences, but occasionally blog about various products, why I like them, and in two cases, why I produced products related to skydiving. Limiting speech to be non-offensive is one thing; telling PD or other skydiving manufacturer they can't "market" through their blog defeats the very intention of a manufacturer's intentionality for blogging. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremy_o 0 #3 March 26, 2009 I'm pretty lax, I just don't want it to become a classified section. "I really need to sell my Factory Diver" for example. Likewise, I have been subscribed to PD's blog for many months and never seen an advertisement from them. I would actually welcome a post now and then about new products that they release. Edit to add: A blog post about releasing a new product, or why you produced something is different than a blog post explicitly to sell an item. I think it would be nice to expose your experiences/event reviews to a wider audience, DSE. http://planetskydive.net/ - An online aggregation of skydiver's blogs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #4 March 27, 2009 I think blogging only caters to a limited crowd..If someone is not into skydiving,there wont be much interest in your blogging.... im not in to hotrods,so i'll never read or interact with a related blog.,,, Blogging to me is like playing with yourself on the front porch during the daytime. Doesnt serve much purpose other than some exhib/voyer self indulgance.I don't think you finder a larger crowd than DZ.Com or USPA. Just my .02 smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremy_o 0 #5 March 27, 2009 Quote I think blogging only caters to a limited crowd..If someone is not into skydiving,there wont be much interest in your blogging.... im not in to hotrods,so i'll never read or interact with a related blog.,,, Which is why an aggregation site is a good idea. That way you can subscribe there and *only* read about skydiving stuff instead of my whole blog which has lots of crap that you don't care about. http://planetskydive.net/ - An online aggregation of skydiver's blogs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
humbled1 0 #6 March 29, 2009 Quote ....Blogging to me is like playing with yourself on the front porch during the daytime. Doesnt serve much purpose other than some exhib/voyer self indulgance..... You just hit the nail on the head!!!"Tell ya the truth, I don't think this is a brains kind of operation." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #7 March 29, 2009 Quote Quote ....Blogging to me is like playing with yourself on the front porch during the daytime. Doesnt serve much purpose other than some exhib/voyer self indulgance..... You just hit the nail on the head!!! This post is nothing more, nothing less than a blog. A blog is an online diary. And...some folks enjoy reading those "diary" entries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waldschrat 0 #8 March 29, 2009 Quote Hi, As an active skydiver, I find it odd that there isn't a single stop for all the skydiving related blogs out there. So, I created Blogging at itself is more then needless. 99% from all the blogging crap is only a waste of time, (even skydiving blogs) and do only slows the web down. Also when i think at all the obama pseudo reality crap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #9 March 29, 2009 QuotePosting on an internet forum to me is like playing with yourself on the front porch during the daytime. Doesnt serve much purpose other than some exhib/voyer self indulgance Fixed it for ya. QuotePosting on internet forums at itself is more then needless. 99% from all the forum posting crap is only a waste of time, (even skydiving forums) and do only slows the web down. Fixed yours too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waldschrat 0 #10 April 10, 2009 You are right about me, my posts in this thread are needless. But what would we do without the "Photography and Video" Forum? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erikph 0 #11 April 10, 2009 hello, I have been blogging about skydiving for a few years now. My blog is my logbook . Some people like my blog and read it, some may even have learned a thing or two. And of course you're free not to read it... If you want to aggregate it or do something with it, use one of it's RSS feeds. That's what they're there for. blue skies, http://myjumps.blogspot.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
