Comments on: Followers – who’s using that?

By: ArtSparker

ArtSparker — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:05:00 +0000

Found this post through google. I am deeply uncomfortable with the followers feature, the part of it that involves putting up photos for one thing (seems like a popularity contest), the word “followers” for another – I always comment on a blog that interests me because I am after dialogue. It does make blogger more like a social networking place, ie more general, it seems to me. I know I am overreacting though.

By: Sew Create It - Jane

Sew Create It - Jane — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:31:00 +0000

I don’t use the followers thing either…when I tried it I crashed my machine as I have far too many to add! )

By: missymoo84

missymoo84 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:39:00 +0000

I use google reader and I can’t find a follower thing I don’t know what you mean :(

By: goldenneedle

goldenneedle — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:49:00 +0000

I don’t know how to use a reader, had to ask my daughter what it was….I just save all the blogs I like to read in my favorites and surf from there. Someday I will learn how all this computer stuff works.

Karen L

By: Exuberant Color

Exuberant Color — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:48:00 +0000

I never used any reader before but I started doing the Following thing. It automatically puts them into Google Reader for you. I still have the others that I only check once in awhile in MY Favorites in Explorer.

By: Stephanie D.

Stephanie D. — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:49:00 +0000

Yes, I do both, for a couple of reasons. One, to let the blogger know I read regularly, even if I don’t always comment, and two, because the work computer is configured so that I can’t view Reader, and it’s easy to follow new postings from the dashboard.

By: audreypawdrey

audreypawdrey — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:39:00 +0000

I use the reader and follower. For the blogs I always read, I am a follower. I thought it was a way of showing that I am a fan of the blog and it serves as a list for others of what I read. It keeps me from having a huge list of blog links on my blog, too, but people can still see what I like.

By: Quiltdivajulie

Quiltdivajulie — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:31:00 +0000

I tried the “follower” feature (anonymously) but then quit. I prefer (and have used, for quite a while) Bloglines.

By: SandyQuilts

SandyQuilts — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:29:00 +0000

I use google reader too. I don’t do the follow thing nor do I do RSS (or whatever it’s called).

Happy Thanksgiving.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:22:00 +0000

I use it to let the blogger know who and what I like to read, and it is nice to know who follows what. Happy Thanksgiving, Amy