Trackbacks!

Yes, my corporate overlords have now added them. Most bloggers know what they are; and most experienced blog-readers do as well. For those who don’t: they’re basically a way for you, the reader, to see what other blogs are saying or not saying about various posts on this site. If you click on the "Trackbacks" doohickey beneath each item, you’ll get a fresh page with the item and various responses from various blogs. It’s like a comments section, with the entry-barrier of being a blogger yourself. If you want to follow a controversy or discussion raised in a post, click the trackbacks link (the number attached to it represents the number of links), and follow your nose. If you’re a blogger and want to attract readers to your site, linking helps bring my readers to your site – so link away and join the fun. Win-win. We’re doing it as an experiment. But it’s another little connecting thread between the MSM and the blogosphere. May the conversation blossom.