Postcards from the Funny Farm

I asked my readers here and the members of Blog Catalog to give me a link to and a blurb about their post of 2008.  The results are below. Note: The BC entries have a profile link before the blurb, please don’t mistake that for the actual “best post.”

Many are amazing. Some are sublime.  All  are worth reading.  Happy blogging in 2009 everybody!

I grouped the links first by those submitted here and next those submitted to me through Blog Catalog Discussions. Note: I took the liberty of omitting spam and some stuff I just didn’t “get.”

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Submitted to the Funny Farm:

36 Beautiful Resume Ideas That Work

This was my most successful post to date in almost every way (visits, comments, etc.) and although it was painstaking to create, it was exciting to do something completely original that I knew people would appreciate.

From my new blog about psychotherapy, I chose the post: Is that a blue shirt you’re wearing, Doc, or are you just happy to see a Democrat? Values and voting choices in psychotherapy.

tinyurl.com/8k8cd3

The post captured some responses to the ‘08 election, offered a glimpse of life in psychotherapy (which is to be the focus of the blog), and led to some passionate responses.

Here’s to more posts in ‘09!

Hi there:

I selected An Unexpected Independence Day Celebration (mixedmetaphor.net/2008/07/03/independence-day-cele...) because I believe it is one of my best-crafted short stories. It is based not upon one particular person, but, rather, several people who are dear to me, including a special couple in whose honor I wrote the piece as a way of demonstrating my affection for them upon the occasion of their wedding.

My second choice for 2008 is The Keys to Her Future (mixedmetaphor.net/2008/07/03/independence-day-cele...).

I appreciate your implementing this project and allowing your readers to gain more exposure for their work!

My 2008 best post - and my personal favorite - was one of my shortest, four lines plus photos. It expressed exactly what I wanted it to: HOPE.

When You Only See the Dark

Well, that’s going to be easy! After all, I just did this for Joanna…

Here’s my blurb:

This post is, in my humble opinion, the best simply because of the reactions it received. Not the number of comments, but mainly because of what was said. So far, it’s been a standout in that regard.

I mean, I never get tired of sharing this particular story. So of course anytime I get the chance, I can’t help but tell it again. It never fails to make me… well, let’s just say that when Mrs. MZM read it, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.

Here’s the link:

What I Learned From a Generous Heart

Hey Damien,

Thanks for giving us all a chance to show off a little bit! My site is newer, so I don’t have much to pull from in 2008, but one of my best posts was definitely Magpie Tries To Make Twitter An Ad Network, Fails (thefutureofads.com/2008/11/03/magpie-tries-to-make...) in which I looked at the Twitter ad network and why I don’t think it was the appropriate way to market to Twitter users given the way that conversation and interaction happens on the site.

I think this was my best post because it sparked a lot of interesting discussions in the comments area, and it served as a point of reference for many of the debates that occurred about Magpie across the Internet. The post also took a deep dive into the way that people use Twitter, and examined the way that conversations happen now online given the new tools that we have at our disposal, as well as the Twitter network’s desire to police itself and keep the lines of communication open and pure.

I look forward to seeing the rest of the Best of ‘08, and thanks again for putting on such a great project!

- Cory

Hmm… Looks like my link didn’t get activated. Let’s try that again: thefutureofads.com/2008/11/03/magpie-tries-to-make...

Hi Damien,

Here is my entry:

etechbuzz.com/tips-to-earn-more-revenue-from-adsen...

Making decent money from Google Adsense is always everyone’s dream. If you want this dream come true here I have shared 20+ practical tips for earning more money from Google Adsense. This is hard core material about increasing the Adsense revenue and not possible for anyone to double the income just overnight.

Thanks for this opportunity, Damien.

I’d say that my best post of 2008 was one of my more recent, a holiday post:

This post was popular because any pet owner or animal lover will recognize what happens in this story, which ends with a song by man-eating plant from outer space.

Thanks again.

I am going to say this job search tips post is our best, and our last for 2008. It ties into to lots going on in the economy and the persistence of hope and optimism.

head2head.ca/blogphp?pl=9f714e1039aa104d5ea096bf5d...

Ok, my fav post is this one: How To Live a Life Less Ordinary
tinyurl.com/7rqh9a
It encapsulates my intentions for blogging and drives home my belief that everyone is special.
Amy
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Hi Damien - thanks for creating this opportunity to submit our best post of 2008.

I chose this as the best post of 2008: talkmoneycafe.com/?p=182

I chose this post because it attracted a lot of visitors and posed an interesting question: Do you have a large surplus, or are you being controlled by those who do? In addition to addressing this issue of control, this post also highlights the benefits of having a healthy surplus of funds (i.e. more than you need).

From Blog Catalog:

The one that got the most hits for me is this short one:
gearsofrock.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/review-acdc-r...

It was a toss up between two:

arcticulates.org/glimpse-autumn.html

Here are the two people seemed to like a lot.

chaoticallycalm.blogspot.com/2008/10/personal-spac...

My longest and most read post is now irrelevant: “The Case Against Sarah Palin,” which I posted on Sept. 4th, when she was still relatively unknown. markstoneman.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/the-case-aga...