Comments on: Don’t pick the G.I. Joe action figure

By: Matt Stigliano

Matt Stigliano — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:28:12 +0000

Julie – Just wound up here thanks to ActiveRain and wound up reading this post. One of the best written, perfect-definition posts I’ve read in awhile. Awesome comparison. Thanks.

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By: Coach Katerina

Coach Katerina — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:02:11 +0000

The best of both worlds for the future in google juice is the site/blog. A static site that has your static info and powered by your blog. For real estate agents and mortgage brokers this is the way to go because they can have their tabs still going down the left with tier 2 pages like testimonials and static info about a neighborhood, etc. Then the blog would be the moving new content that has all the attributes you listed above.

By: Michelle Minch

Michelle Minch — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:56:21 +0000

OK, OK, I get it, Julie. I am working on a new blog that will function as a blog and web site. Its a little overwhelming, but I don’t like the static quality of my current web site and I think a blog/website will function much better for me. ADHD and all that – I need constant stimulation. Happy New Year (and congrats on the feature on Active Rain).

By: Julie Roads

Julie Roads — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:57:53 +0000

No TV!!! Occasionally, they watch a musical (circa Mary Poppins) under dire circumstances (like when we need to have an adult conversation).

I would love to get rid of our cable package…and our phone land lines and long distance…all wasted money! I’m working on it…

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:43:35 +0000

You don’t let your kids watch GI Joe or you don’t let them watch TV?

Why not get rid of the TV? I heard a prediction yesterday from Daisy Whitney (of TV Week) that many people this year will unsubscribe from their cable/satellite packages because all content can be seen online.

By: Julie Roads

Julie Roads — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:56:31 +0000

I agree…but there’s another factor at play – TV. We don’t let our kids watch, so if they got a GI Joe, our son would turn him into a construction worker – because he turns everyone into a construction worker. Case in point: the Eric Cartman (ala South Park) ornament we had on our tree this year – from goodness knows where) – Jack turned him into a construction worker in about 2 seconds…and Cartman would have hated that!

By: Ron Miller

Ron Miller — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:53:04 +0000

I don’t want to belabor the point, but you don’t have to make GI Joe fight. You can make him cook if you want or fly or whatever. Just because he’s defined in a certain way certainly doesn’t mean your 3 year old is going to use it that way.

But of course, this isn’t about toys and I understand that. It’s about blogging. And you can make your blog be about anything you want.

Ron

By: Todd Jordan

Todd Jordan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:37:39 +0000

Love this post. Gosh darn it’s like a splash on the face.

I’ve often fallen for the G.I. Joe > block, just because I was sure that’s what I wanted. Often playing with the block ends up being more fun and more of a stretch.

Of course, I’ve got this thing for penguins, search my Flickr stream to see.

Cheers to a great 2009 kick off on your blog.