How to spot a blogger?

by whlooi | Filed under BSL5.com, General, Interesting, KeyEll(Kuala Lumpur), Networking.

How to spot a blogger? Well, I would say that 80-90 percent of bloggers ( why not 100% !?, don’t ask me, I also don’t have the answer…) have the below symptoms. Not really hard to get noticed if they are around. ^^;

1) Cameras: We bloggers are ever ready with our cameras, whether it’s over dinner, a day trip to other states, at work, on holiday at some exotic destination or even a simple trip to the loo. Most bloggers own a camera and we tend to snap at everything we come across, be it that cute kitten by the roadside or a misleading road sign or two. Anything that inspires is worth a shot.

2) Inquisitive: We want to be know-it-alls. We are always full of questions and we want our answers in full detail, if you please. How else would you expect us to blog about something if we didn’t know much about it, especially if it’s something exotic like foreign cuisine or a place we’ve never been to. With this in mind, don’t fret if a bunch of people descend on a restaurant, questioning everything in sight and pestering the waiters. They’re more likely to be bloggers than harsh food critics.

3) Internet addiction: For most of us, the Internet is like a fifth limb. Take away my Internet connection and you might as well take away my life. Few bloggers can survive for long without the wonders of the World Wide Web, especially full-time bloggers like myself. We seem to have an urge to log on every two hours and we consider wi-fi to be the most amazing technology in the world.

4) Different priorities: We talk about comments and traffic as if that’s all we care about. It’s a habit and I’m sure most bloggers you asked would say that the first thing they do after logging on would be to check for incoming comments and finding out the traffic. It’s almost as essential as coffee and it becomes a routine, like reading the newspapers in the morning. In fact, many of us would feel uncomfortable if we did not do this during our morning rituals.

5) A sense of unity: Bloggers unite! I’m pretty sure that most bloggers have attended at least one blog-related event, no matter how anti-social they are. If you don’t believe me, just ask around.

Bluff…bluff…. no THE END, the list still growing healthy-ly.

(PS: These tips are not supported by any evidence and are meant to be humorous asides. However, I believe that there is some observational truth to them.)

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2 Responses to “How to spot a blogger?”

SANOKAME | 29/07/08
I’ll have to agree on almost everything. I don’t really check my traffic that often, I check that on a weekly basis, but the first thing I do is to check my email (which includes comments). I also haven’t been to a blog-related event, since most of those are out of my range (like in the US or Japan). The second thing I check is usually Twitter and other social communities, I think that’s something bloggers do very often too.
whlooi | 29/07/08
Thanks for the comment, SANOKAME ^^;