On March 2, 2005 I wrote:
I wonder sometimes about passing on links without adding anything new. There are enough link blogs in the world and I'm thinking that I need to focus more on original content.
And, of course, here I am almost 2 months later all excited about posting del.icio.us links to my blog. Does that make me a hypocrite? Sort of, I'd say.
Here's how I see it. I think that the addition of daily del.icio.us links to my blog is good for my goal of more original entries. In the past, I had a hard time finding something brilliant to say about an article that speaks for itself. With the links happening so easily, I can just bookmark them and move on without the worry of adding value. The value is in sharing the things I think are interesting with you, good reader, without me muddying the waters with blather.
Now, I can at least keep the blathering limited to things where I'm offering something somewhat original. My hope is that the daily links will actually make my original content better, or at least something that's not just another link.
What do you think abut the daily links?