American Idol Blog may bring the world to an end.

[JPTrick]

How many blogs have you read in the last day/week/month/year, etc.

How many of them did you find interesting?

This question isn't about subject matter or content.

With that in mind, was the blog professional looking? grammatically correct, typo-less. (My brother, who happens to have an incredibly crappy blog, imparted this nugget to me.

I'll bet you've all heard this one before. I'll put it in the context of the conversation because it's a little funnier.

Him is my genius brother and Me, well, I think you figured that one out.

Him: Well, did you read my blogs?
Me: Yeah.

Him: Pretty good, huh?
Me: First, I found a TON of misspellings and typos that you missed.

Him: You must have been looking at some other site because mine definitely does not have typos.
Me: Dude, just because you proofread your post doesn't mean you didn't miss any mistakes.

Dumba**Proofread? I didn't proofread it,I never bother with that because it's not necessary nowadays if you have a computer.
Me:I know what you are going to say but tell me anyway for the entertainment value.

Him: I will then, genius. Everyone else in the world already knows this. I guess it's time for you to know as well.

My computer has a spell checker and a grammar fixer. All I have to do is write the post. If there is a mistake, the word gets underlined. All I have to do is pick the right word. The grammar thing, well I don't really know how that one works. I'm pretty dang awesome with my grammar so I've never had even ONE thing underlined telling me I did the grammar wrong.
Do you want me to show you how to use it on your computer?
Me: Thanks. I appreciate the gesture. If you come within a mile of my laptop I will kill you, bro.
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Oh yeah, the American Idol reference;

I am fascinated by human nature gone wrong.
Every town visited by Idol attracted so many aspiring Carries that it takes a stadium to hold them until it's their turn to try out.
I am always amazed by the fact that the folks who are terrible singers, and that includes the vast majority of the people who auditioned, truly believe that they are great singers and deserve to be "goin' to Hollywood."

What does this have to do with blogging?

Just this: Thousands of people think that they are so talented that they will wait in line for days in order to audition.
They know that they will be on TV in front of millions of viewers, yet they do it anyway.
Many, after being berated and criticized by Randy, Paula, and Simon, storm out of the room.
When Ryan Seacrest interviews them, they absolutely refuse to believe that they weren't good enough to move to the next level. Invariably, they proceed to question the qualifications of the panel who dared to pass judgment on the incredibly talented people(themselves, of course) auditioning.

Thousands of people also think that their blog is a hidden gem and if they could somehow get people to read it, those people will be begging for additional posts.

If people are willing to humiliate themselves in front of millions of viewers, imagine how many bloggers in this world think that whatever they have to say is incredibly informative and informational.

Connect their inflated egos with the anonymity of the internet and you have an ever expanding blog community that is more than likely 90% garbage in-garbage out.

Now add the potential to make a fortune by using Adsense, and a fortune they will make because their blog is one of the best on the web.

In fact, people will click on the ads just to make sure the website won't disappear for lack of funds.

Basically, you can suck at blogging and there are no consequences for your self-esteem and ego.

I wrote this while attempting to play battleship with my son. Please forgive me if it is disjointed or pointless-you know, the exact things I criticized everyone else for!

One more time, please give me you opinion on my questions at the top.
This is going to be painful-please critique my posts, I can probably handle it.
Of course, no one will see me cry if you crucify me.


JPTrick

[Blaine Moore]

I like the analogy, except that I don't know how the american idol process works. I always assumed that I had no interest in seeing some kid's dreams dashed by people I would never fraternize with anyway.

As for how many blogs I read, I have no idea. Quite a few. Most have at least one thing worth reading, or else I wouldn't keep their RSS feed in my reader. Quite a few go downhill, though.

[JPTrick]

Originally Posted by Blaine Moore

I like the analogy, except that I don't know how the american idol process works. I always assumed that I had no interest in seeing some kid's dreams dashed by people I would never fraternize with anyway.

As for how many blogs I read, I have no idea. Quite a few. Most have at least one thing worth reading, or else I wouldn't keep their RSS feed in my reader. Quite a few go downhill, though.

LOL, you pegged the exact way the process works "some kid's dreams dashed by people I would never fraternize with anyway."

Watching the audition portion is done solely to peek at the train wrecks who get up there and do their thing. I doubt 33 million people tune in to see the 5 talented people who pass this part of the process.

I am a bit ashamed that I watch the show but maybe if I can talk about it, I can be healed and recover. Then, the next time it's on TV I'll be able to break Idol's hold on me and I can watch The History Channel again.

I still haven't plunged into the world of RSS yet. I did download Google Reader but haven't put it to use yet.