March 3, 2005
INTAKE WEEKLY RUNS ARTICLE ON BLOGGING IN INDIANAPOLIS
The current edition of INtake Weekly--an independently distributed paper covering lifestyle, entertainment, and news of interest to urban professionals living in and around metropolitan Indianapolis--has an interesting series of articles about Blogs and Indianapolis-based bloggers. From the March 3-9 electronic version of the story (available by clicking on the "Feature Story" tab here:
Mikal Belicove started his blog, Belicove.com, as a way for his friends and family to know what's going in his world -- which means less expensive phone bills and shorter conversations with his mother, who lives in Vermont.
"I'll want to update her on something that's happening in my life, and she'll cut me off midstream and go, 'Honey, I know. I read about that on your blog,' " said Belicove, 39.
While I get the feeling that my Mom is going to give me a lot of gripe for that little dandy of a comment, it is absolutely true. I can't tell you how many times this exact same thing has happened to me, and not just with my Mom. Case in point: I was talking on the phone with an out-of-state friend just last week--someone I hadn't spoken with in over six months--and he gives me one these "Mikal, please; what, you don't think I read your blog?!" comments. If this is the biggest casualty of blogging--that I'm now actually more connected with people than I think--I'll take it.
If you're at all interested in a small slice of the Indianapolis-based blogging scene, pick up a copy of the March 3-9 edition of INtake Weekly (available at various locations throughout the city starting today). Or, if something in that article prompted you to land on this site, welcome... while I'm glad you're here, you should know that there are a ton of other Indy-based blogs not mentioned in the article that are very much worth checking out, including:
- Cindra's Red & Purple Haze
- Hugh's Three Bed, Two Bath
- Doug Meade's Blog
- Sallie's ATtheHEARTofIT
- Mike's Gotta Have a Cup of Mocha
- Blueher's Babblings
- Scott's Sardonic Bomb
- Louis Mahern's Indy Pundit
- Steph's Commonplace Book
Blog On!
Posted by Mikal at March 3, 2005 6:57 AM
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Doesn't "connected" imply two parties? Maybe they are connected to you - but are you truly connected to them? Just a thought.... I can read a great book and feel connected to the author or watch an interview with a movie star and feel connected to them, but would they say they are connected to me? Seems like a pretty one-sided relationship to me.
Mikal:
Thank you for your kind words. I don't know if I'm worthy to be listed second in that list (but I'LL TAKE IT!). You are certainly a great representative of the Indy blogging scene. Steph Mineart who was featured in NUVO a couple of months ago. That made reference to her blog, but the article was about her collection of photographs of big things.
I know that at least a couple of my relatives read my blog, but I know that my parents don't (a) because the technology escapes them and (b) because I tend to tell them most family things one sees on my blog anyway. Obviously, I call the Wife and Daughters #1 and #2 by their real names. Or maybe those are their real names. . .
FYI: INtake is published by the Indianapolis Star, so I don't know how "independent" it is, as compared to, say, NUVO.
I use my blog as a forum to bitch about my roommate.
and occassionally about how my coworkers shuffling and reshuffling habits make me want to drive head on into the canal.
i think a lot about how your blog evolves depends on who in real life knows you and if your audience for the large part, are or are not people you interact with one a daily basis.
I can tell you this though. If my roommate read my blog, i wouldn't be referring to her as the Big LaSlutski.
Uh, oh... I have just been "outed" on your website which is being even more heavily read as a result of the article... now I am going to have really upgrade my content and look! Congrats on the article, Mikal. You have done a lot of good with your blog.
Thank-YOU for the link Mikal. {Is that YOU in that article picture??? Can't be!}
The IndyStar{INtake} is the ONLY local paper of record for our city and the only show in town so-to-speak. Just like the weathermen here, "they" probably don't look out there doors very much. It seems they don't look very far for their content or sources{SAD!}. As someone whose family has lived in this community for over 7 generations, "their thinking" is narrow and sometimes slanted on what "they" want you to believe and see. I could go on but it is not my blog. {I know of another 4-5 Great Bloggers, with "International Reputations" that could be added to your list.} If it was not for you, I would never have started my blog and continued it for over 18 months, 1057 posts and 2299 comments{excluding spam}. I am not sure if "The Star" likes me very much... I have slammed them from time to time. Must be where I live, Aahumm! I am not going to lose any sleep from the non-mention, I am flattered by yours. It would bother me if the wonderful people{in over 150 countries} that comment and make my life richer would never visit my site again. We ARE a community of folks all over the world not just based in IndiaNOplace. Bravo to YOU, for being! I am sure your Mom{and Family} are very proud.
Congrats on your selection in the INtake article. Yours was the only blog site I recognized. I live here in the city but only know a handful of local bloggers. It is a shame that I know more in the cyber hotbeds than I do in my own town. Maybe with some local recognition others can be brought into the spotlight.
Other than the usual Indystar-bashing (I'm a freelance writer for INtake), I just hope people enjoyed the article. Especially the fact that i had less than five days to interview the five individuals and that finding local blogs wasn't exactly a cake walk. But the story did one thing and that was remind me why I started my own blog in the first place. Mikal and the others were excited about putting their own thoughts and opinions so everyone around the world can check it out. And they made me realize about how I wasn't alone in my frustrations in my blog. It's annoying when others check out my blog and don't comment. Then there's that feeling I got when I felt like I was writing to no one. But writing this story kind of inspired me to be more productive with my blog (which I will do...someday).
Congrats on the feature story, Mikal (and thanks for the link)! And regarding the anonymous commenter on top: clearly he doesn't have a blog so he doesn't get it. I count among my best friends some people I've met because of the blog. There is definitely a connection.
Mikal that's so cool! And props to Urban Element, too.
Nick, I tried to leave a comment on your blog, but it doesn't allow me to unless I set up a blogger account. Is there someway you can change that option? I think it may prevent people from commenting. Just a thought. BTW, great article.
Whoops, i forgot about that. I stopped the comment thing a while back because of the spam stuff. Thanks.
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