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In 2008, I became addicted to these 5 apps. And you? « TheNextWeb.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:29:29 +0000

[...] language, city, or company will make the cut. Saves me a lot of time. And have I already told you how I use Pipes to build a community around The Next [...]

By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth

Ernst-Jan Pfauth — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:16:49 +0000

@WoW!ter my only experience with it, is the Dutch marketing blog carnival. That one happens every month or so.

The Library 2.0 page on your website looks like a community indeed.

By: WoW!ter

WoW!ter — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:29:42 +0000

@Ernst-Jan
It is temporary at a single blog, but the idea is that it is host amongst community members each time. There exist some variations on this theme.

By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth

Ernst-Jan Pfauth — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:52:03 +0000

@WoW!ter maybe.. the shared purpose is getting attention for a collection of blogs. But it’s just temporary right?

By: WoW!ter

WoW!ter — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:27:20 +0000

Aren’t blog carnivals good examples of blogging communities?

By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth

Ernst-Jan Pfauth — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:56:58 +0000

This article on Blog for a Living is a valuable addition to mine.

After a few minutes of reading I also figured out the explanation: Maki does something that most bloggers are lazy to do on a daily basis.
He responds to almost every single comment by name, and gives a detailed answer to the commenter. It can be tremendous work for sure, but it looks like it’s worth the effort.

By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth

Ernst-Jan Pfauth — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:42:21 +0000

The blog roll below gives an idea Joop :-)

By: Joop

Joop — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:00:02 +0000

*Curious about the actual pipe’s feed*