Reader concerns.
A local blogger, who prefers to remain nameless, was concerned about the Chapter 3 persona here at the Chapter 3 blog. He thought the whole thing was a bit "cloak and dagger-ish", and didn't understand why Chapter 3 deserved a blog.
Well he does have a good point about the Chapter 3 persona. The blog was originally conceived as an experiment by Jacqui Murphy and me - Larry Borsato. I created the Chapter 3 thing as a placeholder for everybody who posted, and because I didn't think any single person should receive the credit (or the blame). Several blogs do this. I read The Huffington Post, where many of the posts are credited to The Huffington Post. Besides, I read about 700 blogs daily in a newsreader, and I rarely notice who the author was. But in retrospect, it wasn't such a good idea.
So now you'll notice that the new posts are correctly attributed to the author, so you know who is thinking what.
As for whether something deserves a blog, well that's a different story. If you've got something to say, then you deserve a blog. If someone doesn't like what you have to say, they are free to comment, or to stop reading.
The Chapter 3 blog wasn't created to promote an event. It was created to try to kickstart a little discussion about startups, entrepreneurs, and resources. I'd like to think that it will outlast Chapter 3. Maybe it will, and maybe it won't.
I'd also like the local community to see the power of blogs as a tool for communicating and sharing information - a tool to help to create communities.
And we like to think of it as a little window into what we're going through as we try to help entrepreneurs succeed. After all, we are just a bunch of amateurs here. We're just making this up as we go.
Update: I generally do not like changing a post, but this post originally contained the name of the blogger, and he asked that it be removed. That was done as he requested.
Well he does have a good point about the Chapter 3 persona. The blog was originally conceived as an experiment by Jacqui Murphy and me - Larry Borsato. I created the Chapter 3 thing as a placeholder for everybody who posted, and because I didn't think any single person should receive the credit (or the blame). Several blogs do this. I read The Huffington Post, where many of the posts are credited to The Huffington Post. Besides, I read about 700 blogs daily in a newsreader, and I rarely notice who the author was. But in retrospect, it wasn't such a good idea.
So now you'll notice that the new posts are correctly attributed to the author, so you know who is thinking what.
As for whether something deserves a blog, well that's a different story. If you've got something to say, then you deserve a blog. If someone doesn't like what you have to say, they are free to comment, or to stop reading.
The Chapter 3 blog wasn't created to promote an event. It was created to try to kickstart a little discussion about startups, entrepreneurs, and resources. I'd like to think that it will outlast Chapter 3. Maybe it will, and maybe it won't.
I'd also like the local community to see the power of blogs as a tool for communicating and sharing information - a tool to help to create communities.
And we like to think of it as a little window into what we're going through as we try to help entrepreneurs succeed. After all, we are just a bunch of amateurs here. We're just making this up as we go.
Update: I generally do not like changing a post, but this post originally contained the name of the blogger, and he asked that it be removed. That was done as he requested.
posted by Larry at 9:54 PM
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