Tuesday, 10 April 2007

• Tiny Footprints

  For those that don't know,
  

  I have been utilizing xanga's footprint feature to conduct an experiment and broaden my demographic.  Basically, I am searching for and visiting xangas (while signed in, of course) which are the complete antithesis of mine.  I want to see how many different types of people I can get on here.  I have been searching for xangas, blogrings, photos, videos, and audios.  I have not yet done pulses.  After I do that, I simply visit as many as I can on a daily basis.  Then I see how many footprints I get in return from these sites.  My rationale behind this is to see if the footprints feature alone is a viable tool for not only seeing who has visited your site, but also for generating traffic.  It saves a lot of time and effort not having to comment on every site you visit.

  Some kinks I am trying to work out: 
   

  Since I am utilizing some very generic search terms, I tend to visit the same sites a plethora of times.  Why?  Well, in blogrings, the default sorting method is for sites which are the most recently updated.  So, depending on how often people update their sites, I end up visiting some sites twice.  Another kink is blocking.  Xanga has some very good privacy features, and some people simply block anyone who thinks differently than they do.  Despite the fact that  I have not left any comments on these sites, once people visit my site and see it doesn't have anything to do with sex, death, or whatever...I am blocked.  Oh well, narrow minds I guess.

  So, what have I learned?
  

  I have learned there are way, way too many sex addicts who aren't even adults.  The effects of porn on mainstream society are very real and are going to only get worse.  And for those who want to debate me on whether or not porn is a healthy form of free sexual expression for children, I accept your challenge.  I also have learned that there is quite a huge Christian subculture out there who are very open to discussing the finer points of theology, but very few who openly and actively share their faith with those around them.  They are more concerned with winning an argument than with bringing lost souls to Christ.  I am still learning quite a bit, so check back often...

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