Darkside Dreamland

I first saw the term blego on the Entrecard forums in a post by Evil Woobie. I thought it was a great term, made what could be the first article promoting it, and now Woobie has started a meme to spread this term to the greater blogosphere!

The rules:

1. The person tagged must copy the word and paste the definitions of the word contributed previously by the people who did the meme. Link backs would be nice, but not necessary.
2. The person tagged must then add her own definition in this format ‘yourname.com’s definition’ and place your link. Being creative with the acronym is encouraged.
3. Answer the following questions.
4. tag 5 other people to do the meme.

Questions

1. Do you know what your blog is really about, and you can write a one-sentence promotional material for it in a flash? If yes, write it here. If no, skip this.

2. Do you join social networks to promote your blog? If yes, do you hope to find friends in these social networks and in the process get regular readers of your blog? If no, skip this.

3. Do you or do you plan to join ranking sites that put your blog in competition with others for popularity? If yes, do you or do you plan to monitor your stats regularly? If no, skip this.

4. Do you tweak your blog often in accordance with the tips you get from blogging guides and gurus? If yes, list the bloggers you visit often to obtain these tips. If no, skip this.

5. Do you think of your next post even if you have just written a new one? If yes, list your inspirations for posting, and/or some routines that you go through before posting. If no, skip this.

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So, here it is!

Blego (evilwoobie.com’s definition) - n. an acronym of “blog ego”, which pertains to a blogger’s sense of self in the blogosphere.

(Darkside-Dreamland.com’s definition) - n. a protologism combining blog and ego. Used to define the ego of a blog or blogger. Like personal ego, blego may be good or bad.

1. Darkside Dreamland is the mental landscape of Chris Schaffer where the light side of the dark, and the dark side of the light become one rambling and random narrative.

2. Yes. The best so far for finding friends has been Entrecard. I am also a recent member of Blog Catalog and use StumbleUpon for promotion and interaction.

3. I tend to join things… It’s a bit of a habit. I check my traffic rankings and subscribers like a religion but I tend to ignore most other rankings unless I get a message from the site. I should probably be more consistent.

4. I tweak often… Darkside Dreamland as a blog is the 8th version of this domain and I change and tinker with themes and settings quite often.

5. I often plan out entries ahead of time. This now much more true that I have regular weekly posts on music and images I have found. For my other blog (Sustainable Democracy) I tend to draw inspiration from environmental and social change blogs and resources. Although the posts that follow often have little resemblance to the original reading.

Now, here are the 5 lucky (or unlucky) souls I have picked to continue this saga of Blego!
Fabulously Jinxed, Enviromentastic, Delusions of Grandeur, My Thermos, and Ben Barden.

These are all bloggers I found through Entrecard who made it past not only my regular drop list, past my bookmarks, and into my actual set “Visit often” feed list.