Don't Blink on the Link

As I delve further into Paul Gillin's "The New Influencers," I'm starting to resinate with some of Gillin's words of wisdom. In the beginning of the chapter, Gillin refers to links as "the currency of the blogosphere." This is something that I immediately identified and agreed with. Prior to my experience with this blog, I did have some experience with a forum called Volley Talk.

I wouldn't necessarily call Volley Talk a blog, but it definitely has blogging characteristics. For an avid college volleyball fan like myself, Volley Talk is a sanctuary. Volley Talk is different from blogging in that conversations varying in topics are started, with members continually commenting on them. Similar to blogging, Volley Talk is a great way to get information, and Volley Talk users are held accountable for what they say. I do not comment, but do marvel at the insightful and idiotic things these volleyball fans post on the Internet.

Back to "The New Influencers"...

The best part of Volley Talk is the references volleyball fans have access to. When people post, they frequently provide links with articles and videos: an absolute goldmine for volleyball fans like me. I tend to resinate with the Volley Talk users who post links and videos, because personally I think it gives them more creditability. So yes, I completely agree with Gillin when he says that links are in fact the "currency of the blogosphere." I think links though are money for both the readers and the bloggers. Links make you worth more to the public. Let's face it, nobody likes the generic brand that's not worth much. They want the quality product, that has some value.

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