Really great point, Dan. Funny, but I found most of the images detracted from my reading experience. Slag's writing is so good to begin with that I wanted to just continue reading, uninterrupted by the photos (despite the fact that they are usually clever and well-chosen).
As I cruised Slag's blog I was actually thinking that he must be a graphic designer, or at least someone with access to a high-quality image source like Getty One--I remember from my days at the ad firm a few of those photos as being from Getty! (especially the doctor photo).
Thanks for reading Slag. I don't even know him, and I want some good publicity FOR that guy. :-D
I would imagine that Slag is the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral and is known for losing his shirt. I thought the sex toy on the Christmas tree imagery was kind of odd, but it was amusing. I think Sloth is onto something with this guy, he seems to have a readership following him that he interacts with. He's still growing but it's working for him.
I wonder what this guy does for a living...that he has the time to respond to almost each and every poster with something, even if its a generic "thanks for stopping by", on top of finding those pictures.
...That sounded negative. I was pretty taken by his stories and his presentation.
He does just about one post a week, and he has a good readership (including his wife). I don't know if he's trying to build relationships (that's probably part of it), but maintain them. How many people that read his blog does he know personally?
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Really great point, Dan. Funny, but I found most of the images detracted from my reading experience. Slag's writing is so good to begin with that I wanted to just continue reading, uninterrupted by the photos (despite the fact that they are usually clever and well-chosen).
As I cruised Slag's blog I was actually thinking that he must be a graphic designer, or at least someone with access to a high-quality image source like Getty One--I remember from my days at the ad firm a few of those photos as being from Getty! (especially the doctor photo).
Thanks for reading Slag. I don't even know him, and I want some good publicity FOR that guy. :-D
I would imagine that Slag is the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral and is known for losing his shirt. I thought the sex toy on the Christmas tree imagery was kind of odd, but it was amusing. I think Sloth is onto something with this guy, he seems to have a readership following him that he interacts with. He's still growing but it's working for him.
I wonder what this guy does for a living...that he has the time to respond to almost each and every poster with something, even if its a generic "thanks for stopping by", on top of finding those pictures.
...That sounded negative. I was pretty taken by his stories and his presentation.
He does just about one post a week, and he has a good readership (including his wife). I don't know if he's trying to build relationships (that's probably part of it), but maintain them. How many people that read his blog does he know personally?
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