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1000th Blogmark

I just posted my 1000th blogmark. I can’t emphasize enough how much of an impact this 15 minute hack has had on both my browsing and my blogging habits. While I still tend to leave browser windows open for days at a time, I now at least have a procedure for getting rid of the ones that still interest me. More importantly, having blogmarks has eliminated the temptation to write a full blog entry (with quotation) just to share a link. This has dramatically reduced my posting rate, but has meant that when I do post an entry I usually have something moderately interesting to say.

To celebrate this personal milestone, I’ve linked up the rudimentary LIKE query search engine I’ve been using for a while on the blogmarks index page. My long term aim is still to integrate them with my main content and add comments in the style of photomatt, but that would require more time spent hacking on my blogging system (or switching to WordPress) than I have to spend right now.

Posted 26th August 2004 at 12:30 am

This is 1000th Blogmark by Simon Willison, posted on 26th August 2004.

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8 comments

  1. I have enjoyed reading your blogmarks. They are one of few blogmarks/linkblogs etc that I find original and interesting. Thanks! :)

    Carthik - 26th August 2004 02:12 - #

  2. One advantage of switching would be blogmarks could be categorized in categories, multiple categories, and sub-categories the same way your entries are.

    Matt - 26th August 2004 02:20 - #

  3. My long term aim is still to integrate [blogmarks] with my main content and add comments

    I rather like the approach Jeffrey Veen takes with blogmarks, in which he posts a compilation once a week(ish) into his main blog; that said, he doesn't seem to run a separate link log. Of course if you post 100 blogmarks a week, the approach may not be useful, but for my 15-odd blogmarks a week I reckon it would do nicely.

    Richard Rutter - 26th August 2004 10:40 - #

  4. I too enjoy your blogmarks very much!

    Hanni - 26th August 2004 11:20 - #

  5. Luke, I am your blog's father. Join us and we can rule the universe, together!

    Dougal Campbell - 26th August 2004 12:50 - #

  6. I love the blogmarks. I have them syndicated, in addition to the rest of your blog. So here's my #1 request for blogmarks. The page you link to for your blogmarks: http://simon.incutio.com/blogmarks/ Doesn't actually HAVE the latest blogmarks ON it. So when I click on my syndication link, I have to click again to get back to your main blog so I can rollover the new blogmarks and read the title tags. How about showing the last several blogmarks right on the page, with the "title" text right below them or something. This would make me very very happy.

    Daniel Talsky - 27th August 2004 03:14 - #

  7. Simon, Decided to be nosy and see what you were up to. I think 1000 blog marks denotes a serious milestone in your life... as in its time to get one. We all need to go out for a drink when we get back. FW004 maybe. Hope your well. I'm currently in malaysia backpacking/conservation work stuff. I'm going to south thailand tommorrow how much fun! See you Soon Matt

    Matt Scott - 27th August 2004 06:13 - #

  8. Hey, Blogmarks are pretty cool, yes. I built a system for myself at http://historyagent.com that fills a similar niche for myself (I also opened it up for others as well) You might be interested in the bookmarklets (favlets) on the main page for your blogmarking needs. Cheers

    Joel De Gan - 3rd September 2004 17:31 - #

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