If I could, I would spend all nights in the fog. Until, of course, I see someone with a hook.

Question: If you had to choose, would you prefer making money online or offline?08.11.07

Today’s question can affect you in the long run, specially if you want to sell anything online. This question, in my view, can also be considered more of an offline decision than something that is solely an online decision, since the online world depends on the offline world to exist, and not vice versa. If you had a choice and had something to sell or offer that did not depend on whether or not you were online, would you preferring making money in the online or in the offline world?

There are many benefits and drawbacks to both the online and offline ways of making money. In addition to the different mediums [internet and non-internet], your own skills and your views related to both the online and offline worlds play an important role when answering the big question. You should, however, keep in mind that probably every benefit or drawback can be overcome by the individual in question, which is you, depending on how much you value each benefit and drawback of online and offline worlds.

5 random benefits of making money online

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Question: Do you prefer reading blogs written by bloggers from your own ethnic background?08.05.07

This can be a very serious question, if you try to apply it to yourself. Do you prefer reading content produced by bloggers whose ethnic background is the same as yours? Do you prefer linking or commenting on blogs written by people from the same ethnic background as yourself?

More and more bloggers are trying to link only to bloggers of the same ethnic background

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Question: Do you like the idea of using online dating services?07.29.07

This should be a very fun question to ask yourself, since it may be one of the most important things to consider in your life. Do you like meeting people through online dating services?

Different online dating services tend to cater to different people and provide different results

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Question: Do you like using MySpace?07.28.07

MySpace - a place to connect with friends - logoThis should be an interesting question that may affect many of your online activities and interaction with others. Do you like using MySpace to find and interact with others?

MySpace comes with some benefits, and it also comes with some annoying drawbacks. Following are some random pros and cons of using MySpace.

Some good and bad things about using MySpace

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Question: Do you like sharing your relationship status online?07.22.07

Today’s question brings forth your relationship life into your online public life. I see more and more people online everyday telling others whether or not they are single. Do you like sharing with others online your relationship status, like being single, married, divorced or engaged?

You may post about your relationship status on your blog’s “About” page, or you may also post about your relationship in your online comment signatures. You may also list your relationship status on different social networking profiles for others else to see.

Some places may require relationship disclosures in some people’s views

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Question: Do you prefer reading A-list blogs over non-A-list blogs?07.21.07

This is a very fun question to ask yourself, since it can tell a lot about the way you treat others online, and also in the offline world. This can also pinpoint a growing trend where many people are using the specific criteria of whether or not a blog is considered an A-list blog to determine its importance. Using a browser, an RSS Feed Reader, e-mail subscriptions or any other method, do you prefer reading A-list blogs over non-A-list blogs?

A-list Blogs

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5 Reasons blogging about your offline life can be bad07.17.07

There is a stereotype that personal blogs can only talk about personal life stories. On the contrary, personal blogs can and do talk about almost anything including business, politics, relationships, blogging, etc. Similarly, many non-personal blogs can talk about one’s offline life stories. In this article, I am talking specifically about sharing personal offline life stories in the online world, like on blog posts or any website.

If you write something about your offline life or come across a writing talking about someone in the offline world, chances are there can be a couple of reasons why many people would consider such writing to be bad. To see how sharing your offline life online can be done both in a relaxed and mature fashion, following are 5 reasons why talking about the offline life can be bad in the online world if you are not careful.

5 Reasons Writing About Offline Events Can Cause Trouble Online

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Question: Do you like building relations with others outside of a blog?07.15.07

In addition to being fun, this can be a very serious question, whether you are a blogger or a commentor. I consider this a very important question myself. Do you like interacting with bloggers and commentors outside of a blog?

Sometimes, you may find that a blog can be the perfect, and only place, to interact with people depending on their characters or preference. At other times, you may notice that you can approach and interact with people on more levels than simply on a blog through the blog comments area.

5 random reasons to build relations with bloggers and commentors outside blogs

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Question: Do you prefer non-personal blogs over personal blogs?07.14.07

This can be a fun and also a very important question to ask yourself, whether you are a blogger or a blog reader. Do you prefer reading and writing non-personal blogs over personal blogs?

Many people think personal blogs offer not much value to the blogosphere, and I think while that may be true in case of many specific personal blogs, non-personal blogs are more prone to not offering any value, while creating an illusion of value. Thus, both personal and non-personal blogs can offer value, and can also waste time, energy and faith, depending on the perspective used to look at things.

In this question, I am asking specifically about the importance of non-personal blogs in your life, and comparing it to the importance of personal blogs in your life. To give you a better idea of personal blogs and non-personal blogs, here is one of the countless ways to look at both of them.

Personal Blogs Vs. Non-Personal Blogs

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Question: Do you like responding to all blog comments?07.08.07

Today I have a fun question that probably applies to every blogger and every blog reader and commentor. Do you like responding to each and every blog comment?

There are two main ways you can respond to blog comments. One could be as a blogger, and the other could be as a blog reader.

Responding to comments as a blogger

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Question: Do you like using MyBlogLog?07.07.07

Today’s question revolves around your view of a specific blogging service: MyBlogLog. At its simplest, MyBlogLog is a service that is supposed to help you track specific people who visit your website, along with those people’s details like name, gender, any associated website, etc. Keeping that definition of MyBlogLog in mind, do you like using MyBlogLog?

A while ago I talked about 5 things that MyBlogLog can improve. I can see some of the improvements being implemented that I recommended to Eric at MyBlogLog, like the revamped MyBlogLog community pages, where the focus is more on the related blog itself through the use of RSS feeds instead of having the RSS feed be a non-significant part of a community.

Following are some pros and cons of using MyBlogLog. If you can think of any other things, please let me know and I will update this list and give you credit.

Pros and Cons of using MyBlogLog

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Question: Do you like having password-protected entries?07.01.07

This question can go along with yesterday’s question, “Why do you blog?” Depending on many reasons, including the reason you blog, you may want to have or avoid having password protected entries. On your blog, or on someone else’s blog, do you currently like having or seeing password protected entries?

Generally, you can have password protected content on personal blogs and non-personal blogs.

Password protected entries on Personal Blogs

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Question: Why do you blog?06.30.07

Today’s question can be one of the most important questions, if not the most important question, for many bloggers. Why do you blog? If you run a website which is not a blog, why do you run that website?

Different reasons you blog

There could be a lot of reasons why you may be blogging. You may do it for personal reasons, and you may be blogging for non-personal reasons. Some of the specific, different reasons you may blog is because you may want to:

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