Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Benefits of receiving comments: Communication Needs Comments are a concrete way of showing that your blog has readers, particularly interested in your blog, rather than just passing trade.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
If you have some logs to pass along an want to share them with the thousands of readers of this blog, email them to the address in the masthead.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They’re filming Top Chef in New York this season, and the Eater blog has a reader speculating that one of the cheftestants might be from Westchester.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Social Actions is proud to announce the launch of a revolutionary widget that recommends to readers of your blog or website related ways to take action.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will know that it took next to no time for an intrepid blogger, Andy Abramson, to find a get – around to make VoIP calling from American Airline’s new in – flight Wi – Fi service.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Dear overweight readers of my blog, I am not poking fun at overweight people, I myself have some love handles – and if I were a hipster and wore tight jeans I would have a huge muffin top though I wouldn’t have crumbs on top.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In the inaugural installment of Readers Around Town, Andy, who in addition to being this blog’s most loyal reader happens to be a close friend and fellow Amherst grad, had his question selected for the Freakonomics blog Q & A with agricultural economist Daniel Sumner: Q: Are there any good arguments that support farm subsidies?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Readers of my blog will also note that I haven’t posted here in a very very very long time, and since I am on vacation I have a bit of time to leave a note here :).
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Make useful comments and that blog’s reader will come to your blog.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
1800blogger has released a new free WordPress plugin allowing your blog’s reader to rate your site’s posts called Vote – The – Post.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Impressed by Roberto’s professional capabilities, I’ve become an avid reader of his blog and discovered a mine of interesting articles, stories, and people.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But why she was doing that; because one of her friend challenge – if her blog really has any reader.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Regular readers of my blog (both of you) will note that I am posting a review on Monday, not Wednesday as is my custom.
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In Wikipedia:
With more than 40,000 monthly visitors, his blog has more readers than the local newspaper.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Readers of this blog will not be surprised to learn that I have no trouble expressing my opinion.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This little blog has very few regular readers.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Did you know my blog has more readers than Psychiatric Times and Family Process? combined?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Make useful comments and that blog’s reader will come to your blog.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Via Irish Spy and Jihad Watch, a detailed article reviewing information regular readers of this blog have known for a while, but it’s a good article: Hezbollah presence in Venezuela feared Western anti-terrorism officials are increasingly concerned that Hezbollah, the Lebanon – based Shiite Muslim militia that Washington has labeled a terrorist group, is using Venezuela as a base for operations.
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(. .)))
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