One quick note. For those of you who are interested, I had the privilege of doing an interview with Harrison McLeod of Men with Pens on his view of gaming and the new creative writing RPG project over at Escaping Reality. Check it out over at my gaming blog.
The Internet is an odd place; the blogosphere even more so. We have our own language, our own technology, and even our own little games. At times, it can even seem as thought we have this strange community, isolated from “normal” folks.
One of the distinguishing marks of the blogosphere, in particular, is the idea of the meme. By “meme,” I’m not talking about a trope, like LeRoy Jenkins or Niebu. Rather, I’m talking about the “Pass this around” meme, where one blogger writes about something, tags a bunch of other bloggers who write about that same thing, and then those bloggers tag new folks. And so on, and so forth, ad infinitum, ad nauseum.
Here is the question I face, however: If your blog is an extension of your business, can a meme affect your credibility? I’ve heard arguments on both sides of this question. I’ve seen some fairly high-profile bloggers whose blog is an extension of their business do memes. I’ve also seen some of those types of folks swear off doing memes.
I’ve never done a meme on this blog, although I’ve done them on my hobby and personal blogs.
But, I’m curious what you all think? Do you meme? Do you worry that it affects your credibility when you do?
I’ll give you my answer tomorrow, but let’s discuss it today, shall we?
