Andy DeSoto - Latest Comments in http://www.andydesoto.com/commentary/falling-short-of-true-content-creation/

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Andy DeSoto — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:26:43 -0000

Rahsheen: I think you nailed it on the head there: "The only thing that separates us from other people are the things we do that they can’t, won’t or haven’t gotten around to." I have a little list of mantras I repeat to myself whenever I compose a new post-- I'm going to add this one to the top of the list.

Mark: Absolutely not! It takes much more craft to be able to achieve your ends with words. That's one of the reasons that I love blogging: it's slowly (imperceptibly!) making me a better writer. What a valuable skill.

TJ: Presenting something with a twist seems to be a common theme. I think you're absolutely right. Problem is, thanks to the Internet, the world is running out of twists! Still no excuse, though, gotta be innovative!

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teejayhanton — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:09:05 -0000

Well, since my blog is mostly just my thoughts, things that have happened to me, and sharing pics/vids/etc that I enjoy ... almost everything has been said before (and often better).

However, I don't try to be a tech blogger. Tech blogs that I enjoy reading typically have the same content as others. But, often present it in a humorous way, or have some other spin on the subject that other tech blogs don't.

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Mark Dykeman — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:25:06 -0000

I think there's something that the newer media can do to add some spark, but I don't think that words alone are at their end either.

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Rahsheen — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:18:29 -0000

You bring up some good points here, Andy.

The most popular content on my blog is stuff that is, for the most part, original and specific to me. I didn't read something somewhere else and then say it in my own words, I took it and flipped it in a totally different way. These posts were mostly based on my ability to talk about things I created outside of blogging.

The only thing that separates us from other people are the things we do that they can't, won't or haven't gotten around to. I agree that video and other types of media may help you to feel like more of a creator, this is one of the reasons I started doing music talking about things out of the blogosphere.

Seems like the more tools you have at your disposal (and can actually use), the less boring you will be to yourself and your audience.