I'm a serious blog lurker.
As in I rarely leave comments anymore.
And there are plenty of blogs I read daily. Yes, daily.
Those blogs I feel really connected to and feel like I actually know them.
But they probably don't know me or think I fell off the face of the earth because I don't comment that much.
It's so mysterious being a lurker ;)
It takes zero effort. (Which isn't a good thing for bloggers for many reasons.)
I think most of the time it's because I read blogs mobily (not a word and I know it) and posting a comment from Safari on my iPhone is a pain in the arse. It's also a pain to comment from rss apps I use.
When I'm on a computer I can click and type a lot easier.
But computers are becoming more and more less of a part of my "free time" and tablets/cell phones are my preferred way to access information and keep up with my blogs.
Somebody make a rss feed app that makes commenting easier.
If that happens I promise to be more interactive.
Are you a lurker or a commenter?
I totally agree! Luckily, with my job, I have a lot of free time on the computer. But when I'm reading from my phone... I almost never leave comments!!
ReplyDeleteI think reading is more than enough! :)
ReplyDeletehaha same here! I hardly ever comment anymore, but no worries bc I am reading daily :)
ReplyDeleteI am commenting today! Lol But I'm also on a PC.
ReplyDeleteI feel the SAME WAY about commenting on an iPhone! I can never comment on my iPhone without issues (they really need to work on this!). If I open a link in Twitter I have to click it through/over to Safari and THEN comment. It's exhausting.
I also read plenty of blogs daily without commenting. You're not alone :)
Hahaha SAME BOAT. I am such a blog creeper now.
ReplyDeleteI still read but I do it at work or from my phone so I don't have the time to comment as much...oops!
Commenting is so hard on anything but a computer! I'm on a Nook right now and doing the hunt and peck thing, lol. Takes forever. I try to be a commenter, but I definitely know how you feel. Even in my Mac's RSS app, I feel like it takes too much effort sometimes. They really need a way you can comment within the app.
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Pretty sure I wrote this post...or it's in my drafts still. Ha! I do all my commenting from my phone. Or at least 90% of it. It amazes me how much more efficient I am when a comment is produced from all 10 of my fingers. And not just one thumb. I think it's ok to lurk. Creepy is totally the in thing these days. I almost had a heart episode the other day when I found out FB was going to start publishing what friends looked at our pictures and statuses. Like seriously, I thought my life as a lurker was over. But I think it was just a rumor. If not? I need to find new hobbies.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, this comment was from my phone. Ha!
ReplyDeleteI am writing this from an RSS reader on my iPhone. It is a pain in my butt. I read all of the blogs I follow, but generally only comment when it is super important or easy for me.
ReplyDeleteI've turned into a lurker too... it's true. You and I both. I read your blog all the time, and RARELY comment. A bunch of other blogs I read and don't comment. Is it bad? I really don't know.
ReplyDeleteI mix it up and lurk half the time. I try to comment often enough to let people know that i read their blog but I don't always have something to say about what they are writing about.
ReplyDeleteI lurk and I stalk but rarely comment. Except when I feel the need to leave a comment on the topic of commenting.
ReplyDeleteboth, some days i'm not in the mood of comment, but still i read blogs daily, and check their new post, other times, like this one, i made little comments, but not that frequently :)
ReplyDeleteBeing a lurker is great!
I'm a commenter but I totally understand what you mean about commenting with safari on the iphone. It's SUCH a pain!
ReplyDeleteFunny that you posted this today. Just today I had the amazing thought of..."Hey, I haven't commented on blogs much lately." So I've been making my rounds today and I've been trying to purposefully comment on most of the blogs I read. But I'm definitely more of a lurker. It really is easier :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
I've been more of a lurker lately especially when I read blogs in my reader. However, your post prompted me to come to your blog and comment so, progress!
ReplyDeleteLurker. Comments are for real thoughts. Not lurkers. Esther Norine Designs
ReplyDeleteI'm for sure a lurker most of the time. I don't really get a lot of time to READ blogs during the week, so by the weekend I have so many to read that I don't really take the time to comment on things. Plus sometimes I feel dumb just being like "hey, nice post!".
ReplyDeleteIm a total lurker these days. My new job means even reading blog's is hard so like you im doing it on my phone. Maybe i should start commenting more.....x
ReplyDeleteIm a total lurker these days. My new job means even reading blog's is hard so like you im doing it on my phone. Maybe i should start commenting more.....x
ReplyDeletein the irony to beat all ironies, I totally lurked on this post. I read it last week, thought about leaving a comment, but left your page before actually doing so...oops. anyway, I'm back now! I should get points for that, right? I'm a horrible blog lurker - I'm really making a concerted effort to be better about leaving comments and such because I want to build better relationships with my fellow bloggers. but sometimes commenting just requires more energy than I'm willing to expend.
ReplyDeleteI am a serious lurker too! But trying to turn into more of a commenter. :)
ReplyDeleteWow! A lot of lurkers out there. I'm a commenter and clearly the last of a dying breed. I want comments now and again so I comment. Plus, I guess I just always want to put in my two cents. Also, I do read at work from a computer mostly so that makes it easier.
ReplyDeleteumm I'm a total lurker. like 100%. I can't even believe I'm commenting on this post haha ;-)
ReplyDeleteOk, I'm busted. I'm a lurker. Hi there :) There is one blog I comment on a lot and I think I'm just trying to see if she will ever reply. lol
ReplyDeletehaha I try to be a commenter, but you're right, commenting from your phone is a huge pain. Huge!
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