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Wednesday
Jun012011

A WordCount Blogathon Wrapup #blog2011

I completed the 2011 WordCount Blogathon yesterday, thank goodness!

Today, participants are sharing “what we liked, what he hated and what we learned from blogging every day in May” during a live Twitter chat hosted by the organizer of this blogathon. The organizer also listed five questions for participants to answer during the Twitter chat but I am sharing these things with Madlab Post readers here on the blog for a more in-depth view of blogathon experiences in the past few weeks. Here are my thoughts on the WordCount Blogathon.

Q1: What was your favorite part of the blogathon?

My favorite part of the blogathon was meeting three bloggers who were each influential to my continued participation in the event. They include Tara at Two Hands and a Roadmap, whose assistance with a lot of technical issues and communication problems with the WordCount group at the beginning of the month is very much appreciated. Tara also provided inspiration for getting posts up quick when she created ‘Fake it Fridays,’ which I used on days when I either did not have time, topic ideas to write about or motivation to blog.

Anyes at Far Away in the Sunshine was a pleasure to meet during the blogathon and collaborate with on Day 16 when we wrote Guest Posts for each others blog. She takes an uplifting approach to blogging with the topics that she chooses to write about and the beautiful photos that are published on her blog to accompany many of the posts.

While her participation in the blogathon came to a halt later in May due to being sick, Rashida at Books, Bass and Beauty is a blogger that I was glad to meet because she caused me to pay more attention to urban fiction than I normally would. Even though I may still not purchase any books in that genre, I can understand how all of the outrageous drama makes them an entertaining read for audiences who enjoy them.

Q2: What was your least favorite part of the blogathon?

My least favorite part of the blogathon was the lack of community sense among participants in this event. As far as I know, none of the participants (with the exception of my fave 3, of course) visited my blog or communicated with me on Twitter nor did they respond to my comments when I read their posts.

The Google Group setup for the WordCount blogathon was also more aggravation than anything else because I could not access it for almost two weeks into the month of May and when I did, there wasn’t much of a fun or useful atmosphere. I felt isolated during this blogathon and if it weren’t for this blog already being active and having regular readers that I already knew before May, I probably would’ve been very disappointed in my blogging efforts.

Q3: What did you learn about blogging?

I learned that most of the time, you get out of blogging what you put in it. After considering to remove my participation in the WordCount blogathon due to several factors that made it relatively unpleasant, I decided to use it as motivation for me to place my blog in a position to launch other media projects that I’m developing and to also obtain other writing opportunities. I’m not surprised that I had to make connections with bloggers on my own because that is something that has to be done on any given day throughout the year anyway, whether participating in a group event or not.

What I am disappointed by, however, is the fact that the WordCount Blogathon was a waste of time in some respects for me.....all of the tweeting, visiting blogs that don’t seem to be interested in connecting with me and messing around with Google Groups could have been spent reading blogs and communicating with other bloggers who were not in the blogathon, that I have missed in the last few weeks. My connections with Tara, Anyes and Rashida were no accident.....they probably would not have known that my blog even existed if I had not commented on their blogs or reached out to them. That goes to show that sometimes, you have to make something happen instead of waiting for things to happen.

If I never contacted Anyes, I probably wouldn’t have had a guest post for Day 16.....well actually, I would have but I wanted to work with her because I like reading her blog and knew that she was also participating in the WordCount Blogathon. If that did not work out, I probably would have asked Cindy to write another guest post for this blog or asked Lindsay Maddox if we could exchange blog posts.....so I would’ve got it done even if I had to go outside of the WordCount Blogathon to do it.

However, that to me kind of defeats the whole purpose of a group or community experience and the purpose of meeting new bloggers, which seems to be what the WordCount Blogathon is all about. Then again, I guess that does not apply to me because of the isolation factor that I had to deal with during the blogathon.

This brings me to another lesson, which is that I learned the importance of finding alternative ways of getting new readers, connecting with other bloggers and also writing blog posts. After experiencing some difficulty in coming up with a post to write about Johnny Depp for his last King Dong post this month, I traveled to a shopping district and spoke to strangers about the actor. This not only gave me something to write about but also became a way to introduce my blog to potential readers who may visit or recommend it to their friends.

Q4: What blogging software or apps do you want to know more about?
I do not want to know more about any blogging software or apps because I don’t utilize these tools much and have no need for them at the moment.

Q5: What should we add or do differently next time?

Next time, it would be nice if the WordCount Blogathon organizer or organizers interacted with most or all of their participants rather than a small group of them because doing so reflects on the quality of leadership and morale among participants, collectively.

It would also be nice if there were improved efforts to ensure that new participants have all of the tools and resources necessary to have the best experience possible, especially when these participants are expected to utilize third-party services such as Google Groups to communicate with fellow participants. This is my first time participating in the WordCount Blogathon and based on my first impression of the event, I doubt that I would be interested in participating in this blogathon again in the future.

Though not live and not on Twitter, these questions and answers conclude my contribution to the WordCount blogathon chat.

Would I recommend the blogathon to others? No. However, that does not mean you shouldn’t participate if you are reading this and may be interested in the blogathon, because you may have a different and better experience. In fact, there are other bloggers who enjoy it and champion it so while I’m not a big fan of the event, I also do not recommend that you use my wrapup post as the sole basis for your decision for joining or not joining the blogathon.

I can name a few bloggers who could give you a more favorable analysis of the blogathon, including some of the ones that I mentioned in this post, so the WordCount Blogathon may be just what you need to jump start your blog on the path to success, whatever that means. You never know until you try, so consider my account as just an example of the fact that.....as the old saying goes......all that glitters ain’t gold!

There is no one-size-fits all event, service, product, etc. for everyone in the world. I like “The Good Wife” on CBS and "24" that was on FOX but there are also other people who can’t stand those TV shows, so there you go. To each, his own!

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Tuesday
May312011

Successfully Cinematic and the Bigger Picture

At times, I have wished that success had a clear and concise definition that could be used as the ultimate guide on what goals to have or how to go about achieving them.

Still, I also often appreciate the fact that success is defined in different ways from person to person. To me, success means being able to make films and discuss them without needing to have day jobs, night jobs and side jobs to support my regular living expenses. This is especially important if at the end of the day, I realize that there is not much funds leftover to support any filmmaking efforts while paying bills and such at the same time.

Success would require me to be able to earn income through filmmaking or related activities so that I won't have to constantly be in a state of trying to make time for my own interests....I would be doing it!

These days, I try to keep the fact that life is short and nothing lasts forever in mind. Since I know that I'm going to die (eventually), I try to measure success by other important factors in life such as achieving a constant state of peace, being of some service to others even if it's only one person and trying to always do more good than harm.

I guess right now, success means being able to cover all of one's basic needs while having some room for additional tasks or activities that offer personal growth....whatever it is.....learning how to cook a steak properly, change a car tire, teaching someone else a new skill or solution to a problem or being more pleasant when interacting with other human beings.

There is a "Successful" song that pretty much sums up a lot about how some people who want to achieve success tend to feel a quite often:

"I want things to go my way,
but as of late, a lot of S--- has been going sideways" - Drake featuring Trey Songz


What does Success mean to YOU?

This post was written for the topic of "Success" in the Group Blogging Experience (GBE 2).

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Monday
May302011

My Memorial Day DVD Wishes

Happy Memorial Day!

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It’s a day for relaxation, celebration and/or acknowledgement. Let’s wish all military personnel and their families well. Since The Bumbles placed this week’s Monday movie meme on pause until next week, that gives us a bit of a break for highlighting films that share a certain theme among each other. On days like today, I still wish I had “Pearl Harbor” or “The Battle of Algiers” in my DVD collection, as they are movies worth watching again....even if only for the purpose of playing something related to the holiday in some way.

I just realized that I've been putting off watching "The Siege of Firebase Gloria" for the first time and may try to check out this movie before the end of the day, to find out if it's any good.

What are Your Memorial Day plans?

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