Closing 2008 With Thanks

by Ari Herzog on December 31, 2008 · 30 comments

With about eight hours remaining in 2008 (in my part of the world, anyway), I’d like to devote my 517th blog post of the year to you.

There are somewhere between 75 to 100 million blogs in the world and I’m grateful that you’ve taken the time to read mine along with the rest.

Thank you for reading.

I hope I was able to impart some advice, tips, and/or strategies to succeed in social media and online marketing.

I also add a special thanks to everyone who commented this year.

At a time when several hundred people subscribe to my blog by RSS reader or email, it takes a combination of inspiration and manual labor to click a link or two and add a comment.

I love comments! I love adding comments to other people’s blogs and I love seeing them on mine.

Thank you to the following people who added a comment in December:

Connie Bensen, Craig Kessler, Krishna Reddy, Rich Tucker, Kim Kobza, Steve Kayser, Mike Nichols, Brandon Cox, Micah Wittman, Corey Freeman, Stuart Foster, Matthew Mamet, Matthew Diehl, Jim Connolly, Andy Bailey, Sarah Dillon, Farhan Rehman, Josh Fialkoff, Kim Woodbridge, Rachel Levy, Susan Greene, Adriel Hampton, John Cass, Andrew Nystrom, Sylvia Martinez, Jaculynn Peterson, Helen Hoefele, Lee of ScamTypes, Andrew Charlton, Debbie James, David Tonen, Ricardo Bueno, Nick Lucido, Mike Seidle, Lord Matt, B. Durant, Danny Brown, Carl Morris, Jen Wilbur, Beth Kanter, Mark Juleen, Warren Sukernek, Harry Gold, Kimberlee Ferrell, Barb Chamberlain, Thomas Slatin, Ray Montero, Rich Sands, Vicki Brown, Max Gladwell, Anthony Farrior, David Meerman Scott, David Mullen, Sonny Gill, Monica Hamburg, Veronica Sopher, Gavin Heaton, Anita Bruzzese, Amber Naslund, Kimberly Bock, Jon Lansner, Dave Atkins, Karlos Schmieder, Emma Dozier, Tom Volkar, Gib Wallis, Melanie Hall, Jillian York, Debbie James, Deanna Keahey, Thao Ly, Apolinaras Sinkevicius, Christina Carlson, Adam Cohen, Joe Baz, Marc Meyer, LJ Jones, Marita Roebkes, Meghan Harvey, Todd Van Hoosear, Kami Huyse, Ryan Miller, Steve Evans, Jason Alba, Kristi Kikolani, Rajeev Edmonds,Shannon Whitley, Jay Radford, Stevie Wilson, Teresa Wu, David Bradley, Matt Pellerin, Susan Smith, Jim Lee, Mark Juleen, Alexandra Rampy, Charlene Engeron, Matt Hayden, Mark Evans, Gregory Kohs, David Gerard, Wendy Huffman, Geoff Girardin, Kathleen Couch, Amber Salmon, Andrea Baker, Greg Staker, George “Loki” Williams, Mark Dykeman, Jay Thompson, Kimmie Nguyen, Jim Benson, Jannie Funster, Duncan Alney, Andrew Krzmarzick, Richard Becker, Vardis Fisher, Chris Drinkut, Sean Colahan, Glen Turpin, Sherry Dedman, Heather Poirier, Gail Konop Baker, Rick Littrell, Jeffrey Levy, Mason Wong, Adam Snider, Rachel Kay, Judy Rey Wasserman, Heather Rast, Carlos Granier-Phelps, Heidi Cool, Heather McConnell, Mitch Joel, Shaun Dakin, Aram Zucker-Scharff, Sylwia Presley, Noelle Mena, Jim Winslow, John Haydon, Shelley Bernstein, Tim Laubacher, John Eckman, Shama Hyder, Victor Samra, Vicky Harres Akers, Mark Cahill, Julie Roads, Deneil Merritt, Nicole Simon, Harold Campbell, Stephanie Kieras, Jenn Castro, Rick Fisk, Scott Kaufman, Caleb Gardner, Sheila Langston, Ed Bennett, Ledo Fonseca, Yael Beeri, Adam Roades, Alka Shakya, Karen Carnes, and anyone else I may have missed!

You may have noticed that I recently set up a “Chat Catcher” script that displays a comment every time a blog post is referenced in a Twitter message. For this, special thanks to Shannon Whitley.

The new year will bring many additions to this blog, including a foray into corporate brand research and how companies are creatively using the internet, more additions to the recent series of best practices in social media, and video blogging. Stay tuned, keep reading, and if you choose, continue to comment.

Happy New Year!

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1 Adriel Hampton December 31, 2008 at 5:55 PM Twitter: @adrielhampton: Nice way to keep people coming back! When I used to do a newspaper column, I would mention as many names as I could, because that meant at least those folks would get a kick out of it!
Keep it up in 2009, Ari, and good getting to know you in 2008!
2 Gib Wallis December 31, 2008 at 5:59 PM Twitter: @BriefEpisode: I’ve been enjoying your blog and your presence in the Twittersphere!

Very genteel to thank everyone individually!

I do enjoy commenting here, although CommentLuv shows me no love after registering. It’s always my latest post and a request for me to register. Again.

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3 Rachel Kay December 31, 2008 at 6:24 PM Twitter: @rachelakay: Thanks Ari for sharing such a wonderful and informative blog with us. I attribute a whole lot of my learning this year to you, and I appreciate all your help! I look forward to a new year of new lessons from this blog!

Happy New Year!
4 Dave December 31, 2008 at 6:44 PM: Happy New Year Ari,

Best Wishes to you in 2009!

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5 Warren Sukernek December 31, 2008 at 7:34 PM Twitter: @warrenss: Ari, have a Happy and a Healthy New Year. May 2009 be even better than 2008!

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6 bethkanter December 31, 2008 at 7:37 PM: Closing 2008 With Thanks: Sylvia Martinez, Jaculynn Peterson, Helen Hoefele, Lee of ScamTypes, Andrew Charlton, .. [link to post]

– http://twitter.com/bethkanter/statuses/1089083153

– Posted using Chat Catcher
7 Connie Bensen December 31, 2008 at 9:20 PM Twitter: @conniebensen: It has been awesome getting to know you Ari. I still have an email from you to answer.

Thanks for your comments on my blog too! Best of 2009 to you!
Connie

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8 Mark Dykeman January 1, 2009 at 5:25 AM: Happy New Year, Ari!

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9 David Meerman Scott January 1, 2009 at 8:29 AM: Very cool idea to recognize those who commented. Now that it is 2009, I’m on the list if you do it this year. All the best for a great 2009 to you Ari.

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10 Shaun Dakin January 1, 2009 at 10:08 AM: Thanks for the thanks. Great way to start off 2009!

Shaun Dakin
CEO
StopPoliticalCalls.org
@EndTheRobocalls
@IsCool

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11 Rachel Levy January 1, 2009 at 11:08 AM Twitter: @bostonmarketer: Thanks for everything you’ve taught me over the past couple of months!

P.S. How long did it take you to enter everyone’s names with their blog links??!?!

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12 Craig January 1, 2009 at 12:44 PM Twitter: @budgetpulse: I stumbled upon your blog a few months back and have been hooked ever since. I’m glad we’ve connected and appreciate the advice and tips. The content is always on point and you are helping so many people understand. Thanks for everything and hope you had a great new years.
13 Danny Brown January 1, 2009 at 2:20 PM Twitter: @DannyBrown: Now THAT’s a lot of names!

Always a pleasure to stop be here and see what you’re up to, fella – look forward to more good times in 2009.

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14 Sylwia Presley January 1, 2009 at 3:24 PM: Happy New Year!

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15 Jim Connolly January 1, 2009 at 4:33 PM: Hi Ari,

Just been enjoying your blog – I look forward to more of the same in ‘09. Thanks!!

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16 Rich Becker January 1, 2009 at 4:42 PM: Ari,

I always liked this idea, which I first saw used by David Maister, who suspending his blog last June. Glad to see it being used by someone again.

Thank you for some great work and Happy New Year.

All my best,
Rich

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17 Beth Kanter January 1, 2009 at 6:03 PM: Ari,

It was great to finally meet you! I noticed that your chat catcher caught my bethkanter automated twitter feed – where I point back to people who pointed to me (and that shows up on my technorati feed.)

May 2009 be a great year for you!

Beth Kanter´s last blog post..A Bold Experiment in Micro Donations: $2 from 12, 500 Twitter Users To Fund Clean Water
18 Jay Thompson January 1, 2009 at 6:27 PM Twitter: @PhxREguy: Thanks Ari, nice way to “pay it forward”. It’s been a pleasure “meeting” you in 2008. Much success for 2009!

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19 Susan January 1, 2009 at 7:41 PM: Happy New Year!! May 2009 be an even greater year.

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20 Kim Woodbridge January 1, 2009 at 8:10 PM Twitter: @kwbridge: Happy New Year Ari!

Hope you noticed that I was gone for over a week

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21 Julie Roads January 1, 2009 at 9:11 PM Twitter: @writingroads: Thank you, but -hey – it’s my pleasure to read and comment here…not to mention the fact that you stealthily provoke all comments!!! Happy New Year, Ari!

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22 Sonny Gill January 1, 2009 at 9:18 PM: Appreciate the shout and wish you a great 2009. I only recently started reading your blog but I look forward to chatting more and reading some more great content.

Cheers!

Sonny

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23 Alex, aka Socialbutterfly January 1, 2009 at 11:36 PM: Thanks Ari! Glad to be a part of the conversation!

Happy New Year!

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24 Thomas January 2, 2009 at 11:44 AM: Hey Ari! Thanks for the plug. Best of luck to you and your blog!

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25 Kami Huyse January 2, 2009 at 1:45 PM Twitter: @kamichat: I think that comments are what makes it all worthwhile. Here’s to a great 2009.

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26 Ruth Seeley January 2, 2009 at 5:25 PM: I just subscribed to your RSS feed because I love the fact that you pose a question oh-so-politely. The charming and talented PR guru Leo Bottary thanks all his commenters on a monthly (and now annual) basis – it’s a lovely idea. http://clientserviceinsights.blogspot.com/2008/12/2008-thank-you.html

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27 NicoleSimon January 3, 2009 at 1:39 AM: nice idea on how to reward your commenters [link to post]

– http://twitter.com/NicoleSimon/statuses/1093042061

– Posted using Chat Catcher
28 Healthy Beauty Secrets With Duong January 3, 2009 at 2:36 AM: What a wonderful idea. Support for blogs is so nice to have and although people read them, not everyone will take the time. Thank you for a great post! Have a Wonderful New Year!

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29 Adam Cohen January 7, 2009 at 8:30 AM Twitter: @adamcohen: You are doing an amazing job fostering your own community through your blog Ari. Thanks for the knowledge and inspiration last year, great to have met you and I look forward to more in ‘09.

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30 Kikolani | Poetry, Photography, Blogging January 21, 2009 at 12:47 PM Twitter: @kikolani: You’re quite welcome. And thanks for the comments you’ve made to my blog in 2008 as well!

~ Kristi

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