I find myself saying that a lot. Well, maybe not the “OMG” part, but I’m always coming across new things to read and then passing them along to friends or family. In fact, my recent raves about Twilight right here on The Librarian Next Door led my friend Meghan (she of “Dancing A La Mode” fame) to go out and buy all the books in the series.
So because of my affinity for passing along good reads, I’m trying something new. Chuck Westbrook had an idea about driving up traffic for blogs with great content, but no readers. This is the age of citizen journalism, people! Who says those New York Times and Newsweek people should get all the love? There are thousands – maybe millions – of us “regular folks” out there with a lot to say and a blog that’s a great read.
Chuck’s idea is to take a group of people and have them all read the same blog for two weeks. After the two weeks is up, the group moves on to another blog. The idea is to highlight great reads that people don’t know about. I like to think of it as Amazon.com’s “You Might Also Like This…” but for blogs.
I’ve already thrown my hat into the ring for Chuck’s experiment. You should, too. You never know when you’ll find that great, unknown read.
(Note: Usually, I just stick to books here at The Librarian Next Door, but I think this idea is worth bending the rules for.)
Meredith: I love this (Chuck’s) idea and your blog. SQ
SQ – Thank you very much! I’m having a lot of fun with this.