Cheap Thrills

I was at once stoked and slightly chagrined this morning to find that Doc Searls had noted my response to his post on madness-inducing public radio fund drives.

Stoked because I've only been experimenting with this blog for a few months and until this week hosted roughly zero visitors (give or take a few) to it.

Tara Hunt did link to it a week or two back after I asked her a question about her marketer as community builder/enabler.

So, in two weeks, I've gotten at least passing attention from two smart, respected thinkers in the Web world, a young gun and a veteran, respectively. These guys are big time in this world that I'm exploring.

Now, I don't worship false idols. But that's just my point, and it's why I'm getting more encouraged about my prospects for sticking with and improving this blog. Their Technorati rankings are top-notch, but they're as eager and willing to engage with the little folks here in the shadows of the blogosphere as they are with fellow A-listers.

So, why chagrined? Because seeing myself referred to as Pinecone felt silly. I've been meaning to update my "About" information but lacked motivation. Now that I know people might actually stop by for a look, I'll have to make that a priority.