Polite Japanese bloggers
I've been wondering if there's such a thing as characteristics of Japanese bloggers. I wrote about how competitive Japanese bloggers are when it comes to getting PVs (page views) to their sites. Then I read an interview with Mena Trott, of the Movable Type fame, in the May 30 issue of Aera magazine. She says our blogs reflect the US-Japan cultural differences.
For example, says Trott, American blogs are about long political commentaries while many Japanese bloggers tend to post just one photo and a brief statement about it. It's a bit of a generalization, but the other thing she notices is the Japanese love for trackbacks (which let a blogger link his or her posting to another blog with similar contents).
This is true. I was surprised, while researching the column called "Blogging as a Blood Sport," that American blogs scarcely featured trackbacks. A great majority of Japanese bloggers do; I thought blogs always came with trackbacks. She says the Japanese practice (a blogger who got trackbacked is supposed to return the favor -- if it's considered a favor -- by trackbacking the original blog) is very unique to us. Thinks we are polite. Well, we are a polite bunch, sure, but trackbacks are the easiest way to boost PVs, too...
For example, says Trott, American blogs are about long political commentaries while many Japanese bloggers tend to post just one photo and a brief statement about it. It's a bit of a generalization, but the other thing she notices is the Japanese love for trackbacks (which let a blogger link his or her posting to another blog with similar contents).
This is true. I was surprised, while researching the column called "Blogging as a Blood Sport," that American blogs scarcely featured trackbacks. A great majority of Japanese bloggers do; I thought blogs always came with trackbacks. She says the Japanese practice (a blogger who got trackbacked is supposed to return the favor -- if it's considered a favor -- by trackbacking the original blog) is very unique to us. Thinks we are polite. Well, we are a polite bunch, sure, but trackbacks are the easiest way to boost PVs, too...
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