tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post165766310862201280..comments2024-03-26T23:23:06.905-07:00Comments on Blogger in Middle-earth: My Friendly CommentsphereBlogger In Middle-earthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-24713734170789929192008-09-17T11:56:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:56:00.000-07:00Ken, this is a great post... I enjoy the transpare...Ken, this is a great post... I enjoy the transparency of thought you offer. Oddly enough, I have been pondering the same thing quite a bit lately and just wrote a post last night about it...Ken Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07253119051236940476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-44686340624528146932008-09-16T01:36:00.000-07:002008-09-16T01:36:00.000-07:00Tēnā kōrua Samccoy and Britt!Haere mai Samccoy!I a...Tēnā kōrua Samccoy and Britt!<BR/><BR/>Haere mai Samccoy!<BR/><BR/>I am honoured that you appreciate how I've used Wordle. It is a new Web2.0 app for me to use. But then, that is what part of the assignment was about.<BR/><BR/>Wordle permits a degree of analysis on its own. The prominence (size) of the displayed word is a graphic measure of its frequency in the entered text before Wordle is run.<BR/><BR/>I didn't know how I was going to average a whole lot of disparate textual information associated with comments on my blog. Wordle takes the angst out of all that, I'm relieved to say :-)<BR/><BR/>Ka kiteBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-31144388109876340392008-09-15T19:01:00.000-07:002008-09-15T19:01:00.000-07:00What a pleasant surprise to see my name listed...a...What a pleasant surprise to see my name listed...and what a neat way of using Wordle! Good on you!!!Britt Watwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487014790973980773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-54283124331562722162008-09-15T07:51:00.000-07:002008-09-15T07:51:00.000-07:00Ken, using Wordle and other tools of analysis with...Ken, using <A HREF="http://www.wordle.net" REL="nofollow">Wordle</A> and other tools of analysis within your blog is a great idea. <BR/><BR/>I use <A HREF="http://www.wordle.net" REL="nofollow">Wordle</A>, but I haven't done a simple word analysis. To me, that seems to be an effective way to determine areas of interest among you and your colleagues.<BR/><BR/>I agree that trying to peg personality profiles or personal brands is often an elusive, if not ephemeral task. It is good to know yourself, yet I have found that person changes over time through experiences.samccoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820641673301360531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-54564737989052467132008-09-14T02:07:00.000-07:002008-09-14T02:07:00.000-07:00Kia ora Christy!I have to say that ever since I fi...Kia ora Christy!<BR/><BR/>I have to say that ever since I first started attending a Folk Music Centre in New Zealand, I have been aware of the labels that people tend to hang on others. I think that people tend to categorise personalities as a way of summing them up.<BR/><BR/>It may also be to do with preconceived expectation associated with that labelling that causes the 'brand' to be reinforced when that expectation is confirmed.<BR/><BR/>I have always reacted against any attempt by anyone to slot me into a people category, for no other reason than there is a likelihood that I'd be slotted into the wrong category. But, some would say I'm a missfit anyway :-)<BR/><BR/>Tēnā koe Andrea -<BR/><BR/>I could not get my Wordle to work at all at first. Apparently there is a Java plugin that needs to be installed.<BR/><BR/>For me, it was the simplest way for seemingly disparate information to be aggregated. It seemed to work in a manner of sorts.<BR/><BR/>Ka pai Michele -<BR/><BR/>Thank you for reminding me that it was not your definition but, indeed, Steve woodruff's. I'm not sure why I tend to do this. It's not the first time I've apportioned ownership of something written to the quoter instead of the author. Oops!<BR/><BR/>I have <A HREF="http://newmiddle-earth.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-friendly-commentsphere.html#amendment" REL="nofollow">amended</A> my post to give due credit.<BR/><BR/>Ka kiteBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-69452210357101019762008-09-13T05:22:00.000-07:002008-09-13T05:22:00.000-07:00Ken, I like what you did with this--a cool idea to...Ken, I like what you did with this--a cool idea to get a feel for your commenters! <BR/><BR/>Just to clarify on the personal brand thing, though, that wasn't my definition, but Steve Woodruff's. Not that I disagree, but want to give credit where it's due. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-364161376184086512008-09-13T05:04:00.000-07:002008-09-13T05:04:00.000-07:00That's just cool. What a good idea to turn everyth...That's just cool. What a good idea to turn everything into a wordle...makes me want to do that on my blog.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630103304646424890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-45417299784286474902008-09-13T04:45:00.000-07:002008-09-13T04:45:00.000-07:00Thanks for the acknowledgment. You said: "I’m not ...Thanks for the acknowledgment. <BR/><BR/>You said: "I’m not sure that a single personal brand exists."<BR/><BR/>I think personal brands don't work quite the same as the brand identity of a product. With a product or company, you can focus the brand around a handful of ideas or association. However, we're complex, so our brands are complex. I see it as more shades of the same brand than being different brands.<BR/><BR/>The exception, of course, is if you maintain separate identities online. I have a username from Beliefnet that is separate from my real name and professional identity (even though I haven't been active there in some time). I don't want to mix my religious views with my professional life, so that's all done under a pseudonym. If I was blogging about politics, especially if I wanted to get into arguments with people, I'd probably do the same thing.<BR/><BR/>But as far as your real name goes, I think it's all facets of the same personal brand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com