I hear this one from time to time. I know, I know: it seems like CultureFeast.com goes through periods of hibernation, then bursts on the scene with a flurry of new content, then disappears again.
The short and simple answer is that I’ve grown tired of pop culture. It’s always the same flashing lights. I’m pursuing more substance, which leads me to write more often on my personal site or RenewMyMind.com.
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I’ve spent years reading, studying, and writing blogs to fit formulas in search of the golden ticket. And I’ve recently had my cathartic moment of truth when I realized my bloglife had to change.
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If you’ve tried reading through the comments on Papaya Clothing, Caylee Anthony, or Facebook Breastfeeding Photos, you’ve probably given up along the way. Once an article’s comments get into the 20s and beyond, it’s frustrating to follow who’s responding to what.
Thank God for WordPress. I recently came across a plugin that allows us to thread the comments of each post, starting now. So when you want to reply to a specific comment, you’ll click “Reply” at the end of that person’s comment rather than the generic “Leave a Reply” at the end of all comments.
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On behalf of the CultureFeast writers, Happy New Year! May this be one you never forget, as you leap frog into greater depths of personal growth and wholeness.
I won’t speak for you, but 2008 was an interesting year for us. We started off the year with a bang, pumping out two, sometimes three posts per day. Many new writers joined our little experiment last January. We cut production back to one a day halfway through the year when our staff shrank due to life circumstances.
Our writers contribute their thoughts and perspectives because they have something to say, and if it helps their career in the process, what’s the harm in that, right?
Let’s take a quick look back at the twelve most popular articles of 2008 as well as a few other interesting things, as we say goodbye to that which has gone before, and we look forward to having the best year we’ve ever had.
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Yes, for those of you who have spent sleepless nights waiting for the moment when Culture Feast paraphernalia would FINALLY come available, be of good cheer! Your day has come! You can now purchase all kinds of worthless/awesome stuff online from Cafe Press. Everything from coffee mugs and t-shirts to clocks and journals. We know you're brilliant. We just want everyone ELSE to know. And what better way than to express your love of all things culture. Exactly.
We know you'll love these products. There are only two logo variations right now, but we'll work on getting some more variety online as we go. Because hey, we want you to look good (while promoting our website).
We're not really in it for the money. We just want to get the word out. Help us do that by proudly wearing your very own CultureFeast t-shirt or cap when you hit the town. And when people ask, "What the heck is Culture Feast?" You can smile, feel nice and superior, and tell them that it's only the coolest culture blog around. Hey! Tell them that even if it's NOT true! Good. Glad we agree.
If you have any ideas of other ways we can promote CultureFeast to draw more readers, let us know. We're only human…. mostly.
CultureFeast.com is in the midst of change… again. While I have been the primary contributer, we've had guest bloggers on occasion covering various topics. Guest posts will continue, and you'll still hear from me every week. In addition to more of the same, I've invited some bloggers to join the team to contribute weekly. The hope is to have at least one blog post from a new author each day of the week.
One of the biggest complaints I've heard over the past two years has been that posting here has been sporadic. No one will keep your RSS feed in their feed reader if they don't get regularly updated content. That's going to change. CultureFeast is going to produce content every day of the week.
The second most common complaint has been theme… mainly, people wonder what ours is. The point of adding a few new bloggers into the mix is to give each one the opportunity to focus on a category. Some team members will still roam the open topic plains, but most will be known for one or two subjects tops, and those topics will be released on the same day of each week. That way you will know what days are best to visit based on your interests.
I'm still looking at people, so contact me (daniel-at-culturefeast.com)or leave a comment if you'd like to contribute weekly. If we get seven weekly bloggers, we'll grow to 14 people so you can get culture topics twice daily.
For those of you who find the time to comment occasionally (no pressure, just do it more often) to the posts here on CultureFeast, it's time you got some facial recognition. We've added Gravatar recognition to comments so we can see your shiny mug each time you share your thoughts.
How does it work?
It's simple. Go to the Gravatar website, and click signup in the top right corner. You'll create a user profile and upload a pic of yourself. You can add as many email addresses as you want to your profile, and give yourself a different photo per email or use the same for each. The point is, once you've set it up, you can go to any blog that has gravatar enhanced comments and just make sure you enter the same email address you used for your gravatar account.
That way, you can be seen AND heard (or read, however that works)! Sound good? If you have any questions, post a comment here and ask. We want to see your shining happy faces and it only takes maybe 3 minutes to set up if you already have a photo ready, so just do it.
