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Estonian Air is the national airline of Estonia, established by the Estonian state in 1991 following the restoration of Estonian independence. Today, the Estonian state maintains a majority (97.34%) shareholding. Estonian Air operates scheduled service to over 15 destinations in Europe, it operates charter service on behalf of tour companies to leisure destinations in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Estonian Air Regional serves regional points in the Baltic and Scandinavian regions.
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Estonian Air resume Tallinn-Paris CDG service, to resume Berlin operations on 14-Mar-2015
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Estonian Air is aiming to survive by rapidly downsizing its operations
Estonia's national carrier has dropped its ambitions to develop extensive hub operations at Tallinn Airport and appointed Jan Palmér as the new CEO to scale down the airline's network and halt mounting losses. The small regional carrier in 2011 adopted a new network model, shifting its traditional focus on point-to-point markets to a network strategy based around feeding transfer traffic within Europe and to and from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region. The core goal was twofold: to increase the number of destinations and frequencies from Estonia, and to do so with a sustainable profit in the medium term.
To underpin Estonian Air's new strategy, the Estonian government in Dec-2011 decided to invest an additional EUR30 million in the airline, increasing its ownership from 90% to 97.34%. It also endorsed the revamp of the carrier's entire fleet of narrowbody and regional jets with Embraer E-Jets.
IAG faces more Spanish worries as its largest shareholder Bankia needs massive bailout
International Airlines Group (IAG), formed by the merger of British Airways (BA) and Iberia in Jan-2011, is facing increased Spanish headwinds as its largest single shareholder is in need of a massive bailout from the Spanish Government. Bankia's parent company Banco Financiero y de Ahorros (BFA) holds 12.09% of the share capital of IAG and has asked the Spanish Government for a EUR23.5 billion rescue to cover exposures to real estate, deteriorating loans and accounting discrepancies. The embattled banking conglomerate has already announced it will divest several assets and its IAG shareholding is one of the assets being considered for sale.
At the closing the London Stock Exchange on 30-May-2012 IAG's market capitalisation was GBP2.6 billion (EUR3.2 billion), valuing the BFA-Bankia stake in the airline group at GBP312 million (EUR390 million).
airBaltic's restructuring plan is in full swing, but competition from Estonian Air is rising
airBaltic's restructuring plan fittingly dubbed 'ReShape' is in full swing now, but the loss-making Latvian national carrier is facing increasing competition from its northern counterpart Estonian Air, which is copying airBaltic's model. The tactic is not surprising as Estonian Air's president and CEO Tero Taskila was airBaltic's former CCO and helped implement the carrier's shift from point-to-point operator to a network airline based around feeding transfer traffic between Western Europe and markets in Eastern Europe, the Nordic region, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Middle East.
Ironically, airBaltic is currently moving away from a stringent focus on transfer traffic over its "North Hub Riga" at Riga International Airport to a more point-to-point approach as part of its drive to return to profitability and build a sustainable long-term business. Too much transfer traffic and a testing public dispute between the airline's two main shareholders, which resulted in a decline in customer loyalty, brought airBaltic uncomfortably close to bankruptcy last year.
airBaltic and Estonian Air continue to counter LCC growth threat from Ryanair and others
The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are seeing rapid low-cost carrier growth, especially in their key market of Scandinavia. The very small or non-existent domestic markets in the Baltic nations means the local carriers are reliant almost entirely on international operations, where they must compete against foreign carriers. Like the rest of Europe, the most pronounced competition comes from LCCs.
Estonian Air and airBaltic are the key carriers of the region but foreign budget carriers such as Ryanair, Wizz Jet and Flybe are increasing their presence in the Baltic market in order to tap into the burgeoning traffic volumes.
Wizz Air and Ryanair intensify competition in Lithuanian market
Wizz Air opened its 14th base in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 16-Apr-2011. Wizz Air's expansion comes as Ryanair also expands in the Lithuanian market, with six new routes to be launched to/from Vilnius in May-2011. The entry of two of Europe's largest LCCs has resulted in airBaltic downsizing its presence at Vilnius "due to crowding" in the market. Vilnius remains the second-busiest airport in the Baltic region, behind Riga International Airport.
The return of the European fifth freedom route
Estonian Air's Chairman, Joakim Helenius, has indicated the carrier plans to develop a new route plan using Vilnius (Lithuania) and airports in Poland as layover points for services into western Europe. The carrier has already trialled Tallinn-Vilnius-Amsterdam services, achieving average load factors of 83%, including a record 90% average in Jul-2010. Using the scheme will allow the carrier to operate daily services to Paris, London, Milan, Rome and other western European routes. Some profitable direct services, such as Moscow, Brussels and Copenhagen will be retained. Estonian Air hopes to announce further details of the strategy in early Feb-2011.

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Great Run
The Great Run is a series of road running events around the United Kingdom, which includes the Great North Run. The Great Run is a part of the NOVA international sporting group, which was launched by retired athlete Brendan Foster.[1] The group specialises in half marathon road running events but also hosts smaller runs for children (sometimes in conjunction with the larger 10 kilometres race).
Bupa has been title partner of the Great Run Series for the last 18 years, one of Britain's longest ever sports sponsorship agreements. Morrisons Took over sponsorship of this series of events in Early 2015. Three of the runs have obtained IAAF Gold Label Road Race status: the Great Manchester Run, the Great North Run, and the Great South Run. The designation signifies that the races are among the premier competitions of their type.[2]
In the early 2000s, the series expanded beyond the UK and established Great Run races in the Republic of Ireland, Ethiopia and Australia.
Current list of events[edit]
- Great Australian Run
- Great Birmingham Run
- Great Capital Run
- Great Edinburgh Run
- Great Ethiopian Run
- Great Ireland Run, Dublin
- Great Manchester Run
- Great North 10K, Gateshead
- Great North Run
- Great South Run
- Great Winter Run/Great Edinburgh International Cross Country
- Great Yorkshire Run
See also[edit]
- ^ IAAF back Nova International in street racing initiative. Great Run (2009-05-18). Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
- ^ IAAF Road Race Label events. IAAF (2009). Retrieved on 2009-10-25.
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Mountains to Sound Greenway seeks federal recognition
February 21, 2012
National Heritage Area is meant to highlight environment, history
The 100-mile-long Mountains to Sound Greenway — greenbelt stretched along Interstate 90 from the Seattle waterfront and across the Cascades — is often heralded as a national model for conservation and land use.
Press Editorial
February 14, 2012
Heritage designation fits for greenway
It seems silly that different public land-use agencies cannot work together, but the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust is trying to help resolve that problem.
Today, there are six major agencies that manage public lands with the 1.5 million acres known as the greenway. These include the U.S. Forest Service, City of Seattle Watershed, state Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Parks, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, and King County.
The agencies should be able to intermingle land management. The benefit focuses on enforcement and environmental decisions. For example, one agency employee may not have the authority to stop hunters or timber cutting on public land. It also opens the doors to pilot projects that might be used elsewhere in the country.
February 14, 2012
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust needs volunteers for tree potting 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every weekend through February at the Native Plant Nursery in Issaquah, the following events (the events are free but require registration at www.mtsgreenway.org/volunteer).
Join Issaquah Alps Trails Club to help clean, prepare Cougar Mountain
November 15, 2011
Cougar Mountain is due for a cleaning.
King County purchased 41 acres on Cougar Mountain almost a year ago, and to prepare the site for addition to a regional park, Issaquah Alps Trails Club members plan to clean up the land Nov. 19.
The effort is a rare cleanup event for the trails club. Members usually focus on trail maintenance projects.
"This property is really important and we figure it's a good start," said David Kappler, Issaquah Alps Trails Club president and a former Issaquah councilman. "We'll build some more awareness of the actual potential for this property."
Information kiosks go up along Mountains to Sound Greenway trails
November 15, 2011
A new kiosk now in place at the Tiger Mountain trailhead can provide cellphone users with electronic information about the mountain trail, such as maps and how to spot local wildlife.
Amy Brockhaus, of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, said the kiosk was finished last week. Similar kiosks are going up at locations throughout the greenway at spots such as the Mount Si and Rattlesnake Mountain trailheads.
Brockhaus said one idea of the kiosks is to allow users of smart phones to take pictures of trail maps and use those maps later to navigate the surrounding area. A QR code in one corner of the kiosk directs web enabled phones to the Mountains to Sound Greenway website. The kiosks also contain what was described as a lot of site-specific information.
Bill for Interstate 90 bridge reaches $6.7 million
November 1, 2011
The bill for the pedestrian and bicyclist connector across Interstate 90 is costing Issaquah $450,000 more than city leaders budgeted for the project.
The total budget for the project is about $6.7 million, up from the $6.2 million set aside to complete the bridge across the interstate at state Route 900. The budget increase accommodates engineering expenses, construction cost and construction management cost increases, and legal and permitting fees related to the connector.
The change increases the amount of city dollars used in a project approved in part because the federal government and Sound Transit offered to cover substantial costs.
Construction delays and other issues — such as using off-duty police officers for traffic control near the construction site — caused costs to mount. The city set aside about $314,000 as contingency funds for the project, but the overruns caused the project to exhaust the backup dollars.
Mountains to Sound tree-planting event is set for state park
October 11, 2011
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust holds the first of its annual native tree and shrub planting events from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 15 at Lake Sammamish State Park.
The day will feature food, music and booths as well as, of course, plenty of trees to plant.
The Issaquah event is the first of several planned. Registration is necessary. Full and half-day shifts are available.
The park address is 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road. From Interstate 90, drive east to Exit 15 and follow the signs.
The kick-off event is sponsored by Carter Subaru, KMTT-103.7 and REI.
Learn more and register at http://mtsgreenway.org and click on the "volunteer" link.
Help greenway plant trees at Lake Sammamish State Park
October 4, 2011
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust holds the first of its annual native tree and shrub planting events from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 15 at Lake Sammamish State Park.
There will be food, music and booths as well as plenty of trees to plant.
The Issaquah event is the first of several planned. Registration is required. Full and half-day shifts are available.
The park address is 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road. From Interstate 90, drive east to Exit 15 and follow the signs.
Learn more and/or register at http://mtsgreenway.org and click the "volunteer" link.
See Seattle Storm, help Mountains to Sound Greenway celebrate 20 years
September 6, 2011
NEW — 6 a.m. Sept. 6, 2011
Join the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust as the organization celebrates 20 years.
The nonprofit organization, founded in September 1991, oversees preservation projects in a greenbelt stretching along Interstate 90 from the Seattle waterfront to Central Washington.
In order to celebrate 20 years, the greenway is celebrating at KeyArena at 7 p.m. Friday as the Seattle Storm face the Phoenix Mercury.
Tickets cost $20 and $5 goes to support the greenway. Order tickets and enter the password "greenway" at the prompt for special ticket pricing.
Providing the password also means attendees get automatically seated in the greenway section.
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Automaker's contract spans search, social media, media planning and buying, as well as mobile.
General Motors has consolidated its $3 billion global media spend with Carat, the media agency division of Aegis Group.
The multi-year contract spans search, social media, media planning and buying, as well as mobile. While the business will be managed by Carat's global team in the U.S., it covers the Americas, Asia Pacific, and EMEA.
"We wanted a media agency partner with the sophistication to leverage global marketing opportunities," said GM Global CMO Joel Ewanick in a statement. "Carat has an innovative approach to drive significant marketing value and their service model has been tailored to align well with our global and regional brands. They are uniquely positioned to help us form strong media partnerships and drive significant global efficiencies."
Publicis Groupe's Starcom MediaVest Group had handled the automaker's global media spend since 2005, prior to which it resided with GM Mediaworks, a division of Interpublic Group dedicated exclusively to the account. Starcom had its own GM Mediaworks branded unit, first created in 2000 to house the brand's U.S. ad buying activities.
Publicis issued this statement: "This Starcom partnership represents less than 0.5 percent of Publicis Groupe revenue on a full-year basis. We're proud of the insight and high level of professionalism that Starcom has brought to its work on GM's image over the years, and of the support that we've given to GM through many ups and downs."
SMG will continue to serve GM through June.
Carat's sister agencies at Aegis include Vizeum, Isobar, and search specialist iProspect. Aegis Media has been GM's media agency in Europe since January 2007.
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im getting a team fortess 2 feeling with a side of james bond and tankmen for a snack. very nice work.
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Malaysia stock market and companies daily report (July 11, 2014)
May's IPI Up 6%
- Malaysia's industrial production index (IPI) improved 6 percent year-on-year in May, surpassing economists' expectations of between 4 percent and 4.5 percent.
- Among the three main sectors, manufacturing led the way with a 7.8 percent rise while electricity and mining were up 4.6 percent and 1.4 percent respectively.
- Year-to-date, IPI has expanded 5.1 percent on a year-on-year basis with the manufacturing gauge the fastest growing among the three sectors.
Significance: In view of the uptick in the first quarter and sustained recovery in external demand from advanced economies, Alliance DBS Research has revised its 2014 gross domestic product forecast to 5.3 percent, up from its earlier forecast of 5 percent.
Parkson To Venture Into F&B, Corporate Gift Sales And Fashion
- Parkson Holdings has proposed to acquire a 60 percent stake in Giftmate and AUM Hospitality as well as a 50 percent stake in Valino International Apparel for a total cash consideration of RM59 million.
- Parkson plans to boost earnings by acquiring equity in firms involved in corporate gifts sales, food and beverage and fashion retail that complements the group's shopping mall retail segment.
- Giftmate is involved in the production of branded premium and premium gift related products. Valino specialises in menswear, specifically the Kent brand from the Indonesia and Geoffrey Beene brand from the US. AUM operates 12 brands under its name, mainly Johnny Rockets, Quiznos, Bumbu Desa and The Library Coffee Bar.
Significance: These acquisitions have provided synergy to the Parkson group's existing retail locations and represent a new business and income stream for the group.
Perak To Develop RM390m Animation Theme Park
- Animation Theme Park, a joint venture between Perak Corporation and Sanderson Project Development Malaysia, is looking to develop Asia's first animation theme park in Ipoh, Perak.
- The theme park, known as Movie Animation Park Studio (MAPS), is set to cost RM390 million and is expected to be completed by end-2015.
- In order to finance the development expense, Perak has entered into a syndicated term loan facility worth RM280 million to partly fund the project.
Significance: With over 40 attractions including a car stunt show and 4D theatre, MAPS is set to transform the landscape of Perak's tourism industry.
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Research Article
Pb2+ induced IL-8 gene expression by extracellular signal-regulated kinases and the transcription factor, activator protein 1, in human gastric carcinoma cells
Article first published online: 16 SEP 2013
DOI: 10.1002/tox.21909
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Environmental Toxicology
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- Article first published online: 16 SEP 2013
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- Manuscript Revised: 24 AUG 2013
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For this triathlete—and I suspect many others—my first taste of the freedom only a bike can bring was a fat-tired, hardtail mountain bike that probably weighed half as much as I did.
Many of you reading this, like me, now prefer to ride something a little sleeker. Maybe, like mine, your old companion is rusting away in your garage. Maybe, like me, you're sometimes struck with the desire to dust it off and play in the dirt again. And because you're a triathlete, perhaps even to race the damn thing.
This past weekend, I did just that. When the organizers of Fire Road Cycling asked LAVA to check out their inaugural race in Cedar City, Utah, this editor couldn't pass up the chance to see some of the Southwest's prettiest landscapes from the saddle. One freshly-tuned old Rocky Mountain Trailhead, 500 miles and 6,000 feet later I was standing on Main Street in Southern Utah with 130 or so other riders—ready to see what I was made of.
When an eight-time Ironman World Champion tells you to do something, you don't say no.
After a neutral roll-out through "Festival City's" historic downtown, Greg Welch's voice faded into the distance and the support vehicles pulled away. The race was on.
The Cedar City event—first in what will become a whole series from these folks—showcases endurance over technical prowess. This became abundantly clear before our GPS's even registered 30k: in just 11k (7 miles) we climbed roughly 3300 feet—a nice little warm-up the organizers termed the KOM, or "King of the Mountain" challenge. Some perspective? The top male took close to an hour to climb this beast. Most mortals took between 1:30 and 2 hours to finish.
Now, I love a good climb. But I'll be honest: this one almost broke me. On climbs like this you have no choice but to mentally and physically zone out—letting nature and promises of a great view compel you forward. (I felt less wussy the next morning at breakfast when The Bachelor's Ryan Sutter confirmed my struggles: "It was harder than I thought," he said, "Technically, it's not a hard course, but you'd better be fit out there.")
Finally, a long-awaited downhill spit us out into our first feed station, loaded with chewy, grainy energy bars from a local bakery, trail mix, refreshing watermelon, bananas, gummy candies, and potato chips—all doled out by eager, cheery voluneers. What more could an exhausted rider want? (Besides maybe beer, but I'll get to that later.)
Just after the station came a T-intersection where the 60k riders turned left and the suckers … er, hard core cyclists like me … turned right. I hesitated briefly, and then cranked my wheel right. Why on earth would I, a twice-a-year trail rider, pick a 100k as my first off-road race? Because when an eight-time Ironman World Champion tells you to do something, you don't say no: the afternoon before the race, while chowing down on some local BBQ with my husband at the race site, one Paula Newby-Fraser managed to convince me that in order to witness Utah's most spectacular views I'd have to ride the 100k. "Why would you be out there three hours when you could be out there for six?" She had a point. I conceded, and she assured me that I'd be "just fine."
With that heart-breaking climb behind us, we 100k-ers were rewarded by a rolling traverse through rural Utah ranchland. Swaths of purple and yellow wildflowers decorated the fields like a child's crayon scribbles, framed by cut red cliffs and sandstone formations. The bright blue sky overhead was broken by just enough white clouds to provide shade from the heat of the day, which was, thanks to the elevation, never unbearable. We rolled down gravel backroads, through a herd of cows parted like the Red Sea by their rancher, beside the serene Kolob reservoir and along the edge of Zion National Park's cut cliffs.
Then, another climb. It was getting hotter, and my relationship with hills was quickly becoming dysfunctional. There were cuss words and various gods summoned, but eventually I had to face the facts: the earth beneath me would go up forever, and I had no choice but to go with it.
Thankfully, the last 20k were mostly downhill, and I even got to pretend to "go aero" on a long, winding paved road. There were a few moderately technical paths the organizers threw in just to keep us humble. I'm proud to report that I only dismounted three times—and those only because my legs were so shaky from fatigue I didn't trust them to carry me much further.
And then, after the two men I was so proud to have "chicked" on the hills blew past me, I was back at the Main Street Park, utterly spent. And like any good triathlete, not 30 seconds off the bike I started to jabber on about how much fun it all was while bee-lining my sore ass to the beer garden for a Polygamy Porter.
That beer garden is considered by Cedar City Event Coordinator Byron Lindford to be his "greatest accomplishment yet." He said that despite Utah's general resistance to change, Cedar City's "cowboy, hippie, thespian vibe" (the city hosts a Shakespeare Festival every summer) is attractive to many.
"This is Boulder 20 years ago," he said. "People come here to train at altitude, and then they see all this town has to offer."
Lindford said that Fire Road participants will look back and boast about how they did the race when it was just a spot on the endurance scene. He was more than optimistic that the race will double or triple in size next year, as riders spread the word about the unique race.
And he's not the only one who thinks the town whispers of yesterday's Boulder. "We used to barrel through here on our way up there to train," said Newby-Fraser, who said Cedar City's college-town feel reminded them of how the Colorado triathlon haven used to be. Her and Fire Road co-chief Paul Huddle bought a house here a few years ago. "We always wanted a place in the mountains," Newby-Fraser said.
As it turns out, Newby-Fraser's growing love for mountain biking was part of the inspiration for the race series. She claims her technical skills are still elementary, and as Huddle puts it, "if you didn't grow up on a Schwinn doing sweet jumps, mountain biking can be intimidating." He said Fire Road is for people who own a mountain bike but have never raced—yet always wanted to. "The course is easy enough technically to show people that they can be competent on trails," he said. It's worked for Newby-Fraser at least, who says it's all she does now.
It's true: trail riding is more interactive, to use Newby-Fraser's word. It's clear of cars and red lights. And this particular event, with its 25k and 60k distances, is the perfect stepping stone for those who aren't sure enough of their skills to enter a more "hard core" mountain bike event. And it's impossible to get lost: "This is Roch and Huddle level," Newby-Fraser said (referencing co-organizer Roch Frey). They bring "Ironman organization" to a subculture of racing she thinks suffers from a really low standard. She calls this her "ideal course;" if scenery and an pride-bursting endurance challenge do it for you, it could be yours, too.
Still need a reason to come next year? It's cheap to stay in Cedar City, and there's lots to do in neighboring parks Zion National Park and Dixie National Forest. It's also within a day's drive from San Diego, L.A., Las Vegas, and many parts of Arizona and Colorado. Last but not least, it's a great training ride for Leadville, as it was for the Velo 605 cycling team visiting from Orange County. (A team that includes Mike Dannelley, president of American Interbanc—an active sponsor of pro triathletes for years.)
"I'm a mountain biker now," said team member Bill McCarthy. "I get to be a kid again and get dirty."
Sounds like a good enough reason to me.
*Oh and since this was a race there must have been winners, right? Lest I leave you hanging: in the 100k, Brent Prenzlow from Carlsbad, Calif. finished first, clocking a time of 4:13:57. Newby-Fraser was the overall winner in the women's 100k, with a time of 5:07:17.
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Juveniles who commit violent crimes should be tried as adults and be eligible to "strike out" for a mandatory life sentence, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Dale Foreman said Monday.
The Wenatchee state representative called for locking up more young offenders and spending less on prisons.
"We're sending the wrong message to these young people," Foreman said at a news conference in front of the Spokane Public Safety Building. "The liberals in charge in Olympia have taken the wrong approach on juvenile crime."
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Sending young criminals to prison "makes them much more likely to commit crimes when they get out," said Doug Honig.
State figures suggest Foreman would have a hard time accomplishing both goals of locking up more juveniles and reducing prison costs.
Like fellow GOP gubernatorial candidate Norm Maleng last week, Foreman called for a crackdown on juvenile crime. The House majority leader wants 16-and 17-year-olds tried as adults if they commit any violent crime or felony sex offense. Those under 16 who have previously been sent to a juvenile facility for such offenses would be tried as adults for committing those crimes again.
They would remain in juvenile facilities until they are 18, then be transferred to adult prisons for the remainder of their sentences, he said.
A juvenile who commits a crime listed in the Three Strikes law should have that conviction remain on his record after becoming an adult, the candidate said. Under current statutes, juvenile convictions do not count as "strikes."
Foreman criticized state prisons as a "Cadillac corrections system" that spends too much on "pop psychology and counseling."
Washington spends $26,000 per year on an adult prisoner, while Idaho spends only about $19,000 per year, he said.
State figures show Foreman's estimates are slightly off.
The state spends just over $24,000 per adult prisoner, according to statistics from the state Department of Corrections. About 80 percent of that goes for such costs as salaries for guards, food, building maintenance, medical care, clothing and administration. About $2,100 is spent for classification and counseling, although a complete breakdown of such costs is not available.
The state also spends just under $45,000 per year on young criminals, less than the $56,000 cited by Foreman.
Work camps and group homes - where about 60 percent of the juvenile criminals are sent - are far less expensive, Department of Social and Health Services figures show.
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Last week I got an email from my station manager at Heritage Radio asking me what I thought of the "big blogger burnout" story in the New York Times. I hadn't seen the story, so I immediately clicked over to see what all the fuss was about. Before I could get to the bottom of the page I had a handful of other emails, Tweets and Facebook messages about the article sitting in my inbox asking whether or not I thought it was a) accurate b) fair and c) a finished story. The article revolves around the bloggers from Young House Love, John and Sherry Petersik, and their decision to take an indefinite break from blogging. John and Sherry declined to comment for the story (they are, after all, taking a break), but their blogging hiatus was the inspiration for what feels like the beginning of a much bigger story, rather than a full examination of an interesting (at least for those of us who read and write blogs) evolution happening within the blogging community at-large. It's an evolution I've been feeling and trying to process for the past year or so, and something about this story made it all finally crystalize and make sense for me.
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"Is the first generation of design bloggers aging out of the blogosphere? Or is this just a new twist on an old business story, updated for the Internet age?"
This was the question the author, Steven Kurutz, posed mid-way through his article. And after reading that line, all of the struggles I'd been dealing with – alongside my blogging counterparts – made sense.
This wasn't a new thing any of us were dealing with – it was just new to us. All of the surges in readership and success our community had been fortunate enough to experience were happening as our friends and colleagues in print publishing were feeling like our new blogging platform was making their jobs more demanding. Most of us were too busy or caught up in the fun and excitement of it all to notice that people working in newspapers and magazines were having to create more content and deal with things like social media and blogs that weren't part of their work load before. All of their struggles were the same struggles we now face as the Internet and design community as a whole embraces social media and other platforms that mean more content, faster content and more varied types of content. In a nutshell, the current trend of readership these days seems to be moving ever forward toward more, more, MORE.
But what does that mean for those of us blogging and reading? Does it mean that we have to fade out into the sunset? Or does it mean that we have to work double-triple overtime (but for less money) to keep up with the demand to provide content for our blogs, Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Youtube and everything else that pops up and demands our attention and just one more post?
I think it means a little bit of both. But what it means in the bigger picture is that blogging doesn't have to change – we do. Our expectations of blogging – and the people who read blogs – have to be flexible and change with time.
The common course of work these days (especially work online) is for someone young to start something that involves a high pace of work, high rate of content production and an overall high energy level. But at a certain point, that rate and pace and energy level become hard to keep up. People get married, have children, move, or just decide that they want to make more time for family, friends or other outside activities. Does that mean our voices are irrelevant or too "old?" No. But does it mean that blogging has to bend to suit our new and changes needs and desires? No.
For me, all of these blogging changes are about embracing the natural course of life and being excited to see all of the newer, younger bloggers who will pop up to take over where some of us will leave off – or to help out with areas that are no longer easy or fun for us to handle. I know I struggle with how to produce, for example, videos in a way that works for today's demands. It can take me a week to produce something for Youtube but it might take today's 14-year-old a few hours. It doesn't mean both voices aren't important, but it means that it's okay to accept that areas requiring the sort of skills and understanding that come easily to someone younger no longer come easily to me. I will still always continue to learn and challenge myself, but the days of trying to force myself to be something I'm not are over.
But that doesn't mean blogging has to stop. It just means it has to evolve. As the avenues that used to support us (advertising, mainly) dry up or change in a way that makes it harder to focus just on writing, it means we're forced to use our creative minds to come up with different ways to support ourselves that use the skills that come naturally to us and take advantage of the places we are in our lives right now. I may not be able to teach anyone how to make an amazing DIY video overnight, but I can teach someone about weathering the ups and downs of managing a team and publication for a decade and how to deal with the feedback that comes from working in a very public place. That experience is still valuable and an important part of our overall community.
So, instead of being terrified of how much work is required of us and how hard it can seem to keep up with the Joneses of the new blogging world, I think it's time that we try to embrace these changes, our new neighbors (#welcomeJoneses!) and take a second to appreciate what we've done and see what makes sense for us to do going forward.
For me, it's helpful and important to remember that most of the pressures we all feel are coming from within. I've had major existential panics over deciding to post less often on the site and after giving in to the need to focus on other aspects of the site – or my life – I've realized that not a single person has said anything. Clearly someone out there has noticed that we post four and not six times a day anymore, but not a single person has gotten angry, up in arms or disappointed enough that they've taken the time to write and yell at me – which is, of course, what I expected would happen. At the end of that mini self-imposed drama was a great lesson I needed to learn – and try to remember to this day – no one is expecting you to do anything but do your best. Deadlines will be missed every now and then and the world will still go on. You may forget to Pin something for a week (!) and I promise you, your readers will not abandon you overnight. But if you forget to write from your heart, slow down and take a break when you need one and give in to pressure that encourages quantity over quality, you're guaranteed to burn out. Will it be hard to not feel guilty or scared sometimes? Absolutely. But you're not alone. I'll be right here, happy to welcome both new and old friends to the blogging community at large. Because there is room for all of us here and I, for one, am excited to see how we all continue to change and evolve and find ways to keep our voices a part of the larger fabric of the blogging world.
Thank you for writing something so heartfelt and strong (not that it's anything new for you).
I needed this right now.
You always seem to manage to be my rock somehow when things get challenging.
I believe you do that for a myriad of people.
loved reading this, grace- refreshing and uplifting! i definitely feel the burnout at the moment and am deciding what i will do in the new year. thanks!
I have been reading for years and even if you cut your posting way back, the little bit that you share would be a treat. Your perspectives and interests are always an inspiration. And, so that it's out there, I like a lot of your contributors but, your posts are what keeps me coming back. Thank you!!
Really great perspective, Grace. I was curious to hear the blogging forefathers thoughts on that article. It was nice to hear enthusiasm instead of self pity on this topic. As a non blogger (I have a blog but don't use it like I should) it's hard to have sympathy towards this issue, but this is the first time I feel like I understand a little bit. I think the comparison you made to those collegues in print publication was what did it for me. I've always respected you and admired what you brought to the table, so I shouldn't be surprised by this;)
Stay golden,
Love this – love you – love this crazy world of abundant information and ideas. Smooches!
I think this is an issue that will not only hit bloggers, but creative entrepreneurs as a whole. It is just hitting bloggers first because of the demand for your content and as well as the spotlight your industry plays on you.
I think there is a twofold reason beyond what you mentioned in your article. One, is that people are being paid less for more work. There was a reason one paid for magazines and the newspaper. Handmade goods are being sold for less than some mass produced goods, and most people don't consider their real hourly workload that their business model requires. Don't compensate themselves for it and can't afford to hire someone since they never started with a real look at the cost of production/ or service.
The second is that the line between work and private is becoming more transparent. A huge message these days is your brand is you. (What is your unique story?) I think that this is also another kind of burnout.
I do enjoy blogs and the new creative world we live in. I guess I am older, from another generation, and willing to pay for what I enjoy and feel your work is worth some money from me.
Thanks for sharing and you bloggers are not alone!
YHL got over 3,000 comments applauding their decision to take a good long break from blogging. I am not a follower of YHL but from what I gleaned, their readers knew and called it out – You guys aren't into this anymore! – many months ago.
Readers, for the most part, are intelligent. I think many bloggers overlook this. Blogs usually start out genuine, but as soon as the blog becomes popular and sponsors come on board, the traffic picks up, the money and freebies roll in, things change. Now, the blogger is showing readers "gifted" appliances, furniture, vacations – the list is endless. The blog becomes one big advertisement and it starts to feel like a sham to the readers. The whole thing starts to feel shady and underhanded. I have seen this time and time again.
The thing is, this seems to center on personal bloggers, "mommy" bloggers, etc… I do see a major shift in this arena, the readers are smart and can see through it all. Blogs like Design Sponge (and several others) don't seem so personal and really this is a good thing – these blogs are more professional, the reader knows immediately, its on the table – this is our business. And, that is OK.
I think many smaller blogs will be weeded out – except for the really genuine, innovative, interesting ones. We have been saturated with DIY and Mommy blogs, we see the same thing over and over, even the Instagrams (huge part of blogs) look the same – white beds, succulents, hats, white walls, record players, – we are over it already!
I feel blogs like this one – Design Sponge – will weather these changes and come out better than ever – I have been a reader here for years and I have never felt duped, I have never felt I was being sold something. Readers appreciate that.
You always manage to put into words EXACTLY how I'm feeling. Well said. Well thought out! Thanks Grace <3
I read the the NYTimes article and I thought of DS.
I have been reading you from the beginning and I have wondered many times, how does she do it? 10 years is a long time to do anything but to do it extremely well and from the heart is on a whole different level. so, thank you for continuing to write great content.
I did notice less posting but that's ok. maybe we all have less time to be on computers these days.
Thanks, Catherine- I appreciate your insight and your feedback. :)
I like your take on this. Embracing the strengths we have and using those in a way that is true to us is the best way to be authentic out there in blog land. And I truly believe that readers value authenticity over most anything else. Thanks for weighing in on this!
When you said that the pressures come within, I couldn't agree with you more! Most importantly, seeing blogging as an "evolving" process is critical to how we'll move forward from here. Great write up, I appreciate the thoughtfulness on such a hot topic.
Thank you for this post. I follow 50 or so blogs, and of course when YHL made this announcement it seemed to blow up on other postings as well. I value your insight since you are one of the "founding" bloggers who has had long-term success and viability. What you point to is also not so much a fact of blogging, but as recognizing how lives change – I could work crazy hours before I had a child, and once I did, I was able to be more productive in less time and I shifted my priorities. I don't think it made me less of a worker, just a different one.
I always appreciate quality over quantity, even in the blogs I read. I'd much rather have something super inspirational and special come my way weekly or even monthly than be bombarded with OK stuff several times a day.
Catherine made excellent points; if an indefinite break is needed, take it!
So good! I love your heart and watching the direction you have taken with ds over the past year! So excited for where you are headed!
Thank you for this very thoughtful and uplifting essay.
Thanks so much for your, as usual, thoughtful response.
I don't think that what bloggers are experiencing is unique to blogging. In many if not all professions and businesses and paid work, people are expected to do more for less money. Like you note, the scope has expanded (writing + social media + die's + video +++) while the pay has shrunk (banner ads + sponsorships + freelance work + etc.).
No matter what the field, if you are starting out in your twenties while living in the proverbial basement suite with no dependents/commitments, you can work around the clock to build your business. If you are making a living and in your thirties or older with a life partner/aging parents/children/etc., you just don't have the same time or head space or energy available. And that's okay too. It's the "cycle of life" to use a cliche.
But, and here's a big "but"….I think the challenge (at least for me!) is to accept that all things being equal talent-wise, if I have 80% or 50% of the time available to commit to my business as the next person, I most likely won't be as successful. Or successful in the same way.
I believe that a huge part of avoiding burnout is defining your own definition of success. If it's the same financial rewards and/or fame as someone who can put in 2x as much time as you, then you'll burn out and feel like a failure. If it includes reasonable expectations taking into account your time and resources? Then you are less likely to burn out.
Be honest with yourself and clearly define your attainable measures of success (is it money? Fame? Independence? Being physically fit? Spending x amount of time with family? Etc…) and keep them in front of you.
I have to say that I am really enjoying your newer approach to Facebook where you flag articles or things written or posted by others (along with your own posts) about things design related that you find interesting. I think it takes some of the pressure off of you guys and I still associate those ideas with this blog even though you didn't write them. I don't have time to read and look at a million blogs/newspapers/magazines – so this helps me greatly as I already know I trust your style.
what about those of us who want to start blogging. seeing all of these articles makes me afraid to start. I've been reading blogs since the early 2000's and was very much into communities like live journal before that. I finally feel like i have something to say but hesitate to try.
I think that one of the reasons why Design*Sponge (and the D*S team!) seems fresh, relevant, and genuine, is that you are not only creating original and interesting content yourselves, but you are continuously celebrating people of ALL ages and a variety of backgrounds who are making and doing remarkable things. I think that has lent your blog a sense of culture and community that has felt incredibly special and valuable to us, your readers.
Beyond that, Grace, I am always touched by how thoughtful and present you are in this space. I look forward to reading new posts today just as much (if not more!) than I did when you first began to write.
thanks for sharing your thoughts. i can't imagine the amount of never ending work (and pressure)to post several times a day. i really appreciate every post on DS and i've gotten many many good ideas from what you've shared. I'm a big fan. and i think you are on the right track with a plan to "evolve" in whatever way keeps your batteries charged and your passion alive.
Bravo Grace! Once again you've taken a subject that has the potential to be stress-inducing to many and given it a calming make over. Writing from the heart and taking a break when needed is such simple but powerful advice. I also love that you are welcoming and well-wishing to others in your field….too many choose an opposite approach which I have no patience for. All the best to you Grace!
Love this. Whenever I get stressed out about my own blog I just have to remember it's MY blog and I have to do what's right for me.
I've been a creative entrepreneur for the last ten years and this last year I went through a major burnout crisis. I can relate so much to these bloggers. After lots of thinking and experimenting my new work has changed. This has been stressful in its on way (will our current customer base like the new work?) but people grow and our customers grow too, so we will see. I can't imagine the work to post even four times a day, especially when you are producing all your own content. You're doing amazing O'Brien grace, can't wait to see how you grow down the road.
Thank you Grace for your heartfelt words and wisdom in this entrepreneurial space. I agree with Beth that the burnout that comes from constantly feeling driven to do more to stay relevant and accessible is experienced by most business owners. And, it is up to us as business owners to own our business… to create the life we want to live with clarity and balance across aspects. As you say, being honest with yourself means being honest with your readership and this is so very refreshing in a world that often gets lost in making everything look perfect on the outside, to the detriment of what's happening inside.
Your essays are always a gift – from the heart AND thought filled. I especially appreciate that in this one, you saw past your own arena (blog-land) into the earlier media world of print and could draw the parallels. As another reader noted, this is part of a general trend and one that has all of us, even "just" readers/consumers burned out and overloaded. Kudos to you and others for seeking a sustainable balance while maintaining interesting content with integrity.
There's no reason to not start a blog these days, as long as your goal is to express yourself and find a like-minded community of people to connect with. If you're hoping to start a blog purely to profit or quit a job, then yes, anyone should hesitate to start a blog for those reasons. Not only because it will set up that blog from a place of profit and not content or passion for content, but because it will be particularly difficult to do in this new era.
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I agree with Mary. I'd also add that, with a really good blog, the readers will be there when the writer(s) returns. I also find that I stick with blogs. Occasionally, I'll check another format, but not often. Maybe that's because I'm an older reader and am more comfortable w/ the blog format. I have a hard time believing that it is Absolutely Necessary to put up new content on every. single. platform. all the time. Would D*S go under if you were to scale back your Pins or fb posts? I doubt it. In the end, I still believe Quality will survive. Readers are very discerning. If it's uninteresting or irrelevant material–no matter how many different places it appears–people will skip it.
You hit the nail on the head. "…I most likely won't be as successful. Or successful in the same way." The key is "the same way". What matters to us at 20 is different than what matters to us at 30 and 40 and 50. I think the success we might see later on when we're maybe seeing less press or less financial compensation is the comfort and satisfaction from knowing what our skills are, what we're good at and knowing what we're worth. It also often comes with having a support system (family, friends, loved ones, professional colleagues or groups) that we don't have when we're starting out. I wish we could have it all, believe me, but I'm happier to have those last things right now then all the earlier excitement that gets you started when you're younger.
Loved this post, Grace! I have always appreciated your honesty and transparency at D*S and am excited to see how you continue to evolve in the future.
I thought this was so refreshing! I read the New York Times article and although it was very insightful, it didn't leave much to look forward to! I'm new to the blogging world and your article's optimism was really uplifting! If we keep evolving, we can always offer something great, different maybe… but great! At the end of the day it's all perspective anyways right?! So well written :)
thanks so much for writing this, grace. i read that article and honestly felt much of what you've said here. life marches on and with it, change. especially for those starting families. as one of the oldest bloggers around, who didn't start until i was 45, i'm feeling positive and good these days. i'm asked to create interesting sponsored content that challenges me – not to just slap up any old thing, but to be selective about the sponored posts i take on and spend the fees i'm paid to ramp up, hire good talent like photographers and artists and execute fun and beautiful posts that will hopefully resonate with the readers. i definitely have days where i'm exhausted and want a break, but i've also learned that when i take one, the readers are more than supportive and traffic is not affected in any big way. this was the best line: "But if you forget to write from your heart, slow down and take a break when you need one and give in to pressure that encourages quantity over quality, you're guaranteed to burn out." that's the lesson here. xx
thanks v :)
Thank you for being so transparent – you have so many great points. It certainly is always a challenge to stand out from the crowd and you are right that bloggers are the ones who have to change in order to stay relevant and relatable to their readers. xo – R&R
Totally needed this! It's been over a year since I blogged or tweeted, due to a teaching job I took last year and feeling like I had little to say. Now I'm home again, preparing for the birth of my second child and wanting to explore avenues for building a creative business. I keep feeling like I should start blogging again, but honestly, I am not enthusiastic about the idea right now and don't want it to drift into a mommy/portfolio/diy blog that feels like a million others because it's an easy format to follow. And so, until I can pin down my unique viewpoint I'll continue to explore ideas and projects and participate in the social media platforms that I am enthusiastic about.
"Most of the pressures we feel are coming from within." YES.
Thanks, Grace, I needed this article. Definitely with you on the "existential panics" stemming from those "OMG, it's Thursday and I haven't posted anything yet this week, what is wrong with me???" days. I'm jumping into blogging just as it seems to be on its way out. Social media, SEO, the pressure to post in multiple formats and be the best at everything (writing, photography, online promotion, web design) is definitely more than I bargained for initially. But. I have to admit I'm learning a lot, and in the big picture, that's a win.
Thank you xx
I actually appreciate you posting less everyday. Just as bloggers can have a hard time keeping up with the constant posting, some of us readers are having a hard time keeping up with the overwhelming amount of content being produced everyday.
*applause* So refreshing to hear a positive voice of wisdom, experience, balance, and honesty.
Thank you for this post. As a small business owner myself I know all the behind the scenes energy it takes to not only provide a product/service/content, but convey a lifestyle and personality as well. Honestly, I have almost completely stopped following blogs in the past couple years because there was to much content (shout out to your 4x a day posting!). I realize I may be the anomaly here, but really how do supposedly "really busy" people find the time to keep up with all this content. I feel like I keep seeing the same things posted anyways and feel my time is better spent exploring my own creativity elsewhere. Design Sponge is one of the very few blogs I pop onto from time to time and posts like this are exactly the reason. I've never felt you were ever being dis-honest in this space and have always admired your up front view of the design and blogging community.
at the same time as you want to write less frequently, i – as a consumer – am wanting to consume less. so we are well matched. quality over quantity.
I really hope that you are able to keep your unique voice despite all of the new ways of doing things online. The fact that everyone thinks they need to compete with Buzzfeed and their ilk is really tiresome. I don't want everything I read to feel the same. It would be the same as if when Walmart came into town every mom and pop store turned into a mini Walmart. The slower pace and personal touch is what I like and return for. The huge number of people returning to hand-made, locally sourced stuff is an indicator that things come back into balance and you just need to stay the course and be true.
I've been thinking about this since I saw that article in the NY Times. It sat heavy with me as we had to decide to blog or not blog recently. Our life completely changed, and we added a heavy responsibility to renovate a house that needs a lot of dollars and care. Instead of spending our free change creating these amazing food posts, we were spending it on renovation supplies. It was a real crunch for us to try and decide blog or renovate. Our budget couldn't accommodate both. We've never made any real money off blogging before the last 8 months or so because we never did sponsored posts, and had very little advertising on our site. Plus we had a lot of technical issues with the site (the search didn't work, the urls were wrong, etc). that we just didn't know how to fix. To make a long story short, we came to the conclusion that we have to have the blog pay for itself. We love creating the content, we love our readers, and we love the blogging community, but we couldn't foot the bill anymore. I've never actually talked about this in public, not even on our own blog.
When a media company approached us to serve the ads and provide us with a managed back end that we didn't have to loose sleep over, we were excited to and believe this is a good solution for everyone. We can still provide the content, and the blog will hopefully one day pay for itself. Unless anyone wants to buy 9 chocolate cakes. Cause that's how many I made for our shoot!
I think people/bloggers get burned out for a variety of reasons. The amount of content required, the social media skills, and the unwavering feeling you could always be doing a better job or trying harder. If you just did this 'one thing', you'd be successful. I ask myself constantly what success feels like, and in this case it was just keeping the blog up and running. We can even share the renovation of the house! I think blogging is similar to running any small business. The challenges are everywhere, and it's up to us to figure them out. Thank goodness for the blogging community
I have read several comments from different sources on 'taking a break from blogging,' and I have noticed a theme: People and interests and needs change and is natural. If we compare this to something much older (compared to electronic media) then the same themes apply. For example, I studied art in school, and subsequently took art history classes. If you follow an artist (or writer, scientist, etc.) over the course of their career or lifetime, you will notice the same things. They change the colors in their work, the size of their work, the destination of their work, the meaning… It just makes me think, did they need to justify their decisions? I wonder. If a now-famous so and so chose to stop painting for a few years to travel, or see to a family or politics, then resumed painting later in life, perhaps people were upset to see them leave, but I suspect that it just was not as well known. Perhaps the mixed blessing/curse of electronic media is that everyone's decisions are known to everyone else nearly immediately, which certainly puts a certain pressure when you need to change the way you are doing things.
What you're describing here is exactly what happened to my blog (which had a decent following) UNTIL I got a full time job as a copywriter. I tried to keep up the blog but I was also trying to raise two kids, care for a house, dogs, cat, fish, husband, self. I just burned out.
Nobody from my old blog gang (you know, those few bloggers you form a little circle with?) is still blogging although we are all still writers.
I have carved out a space for my blog to come back and have started writing again, but I'm going to be a lot easier on myself this time around.
I've been enjoying your blog for a long time. Thanks for this post. I haven't been able to articulate it, but you nailed it. :)
Over the years you have shared fewer personal details with your readers (ie compare what you shared about your first wedding to your second), and we don't mind. It must feel good not to have to show us every inch of your apartment or share all your feelings with us. It seems like the past few years you made a conscientious effort to separate your work from your home life as much as possible. We know when you do share with us that it's something you have thought through. I feel that you really have achieved a great work/life balance in this phase of your life and the lessons you share here & on the podcast come across as authentic and genuine. Thank you and your staff for all the great work you do, and for providing quality content from your unique voice. That's why DS is still going strong in its 10th year.
Thanks so much for your kind comment.
Grace :)
Excellent post. I would just like to add that I personally am thankful for less posts. I am a die hard Design Sponge reader, but at six posts a day, there was no way I could keep up and often felt like I was missing out. When you went down to four, I noticed, and was super happy about it. Like some of the previous commenters, I have no idea how anyone can keep up with all the content out there and actually live in the non-virtual world. Keep up the good work!
This blog is by far one of the BEST I've ever followed in the vast blogosphere. I am literally NEVER disappointed by a post. Keep up the amazing work, you brighten my day!
thanks britta :)
Beautifully written and encouraging. As a newer blogger, but long-time reader I was really interested in your perspective on this. Thank you.
Thoughtful, precise, encouraging– in short, everything that's wonderful about Design*Sponge!
Something I read in Seth Godin's book The Icarus Deception resonated with me after reading the NYT article. He says "don't waste this platform." Meaning, don't use the internet just for keeping up with or producing an infinite, constant feed, but use it in meaningful, genuine ways to produce quality content. You do a great job with that, Grace.
I think the overload in the industry goes both ways– both for bloggers and readers. There's a pressure for bloggers to produce more content, and readers feel a sense of urgency to keep reading more more more in fear that they'll miss out if they don't see every post.
I think you live up to your name Grace, the way you handle all this change and the excellent standards you set.
Thank you for this post! I hadn't read the NYT article, but I did after reading this post and it all just reaffirms my blogging ethos of writing what I want when I have the time to. If people unfollow me because I don't post enough then it doesn't matter. There are plenty of fish in the blog reading sea! And if I blogged every day I'd run out of things to say and become a tad boring. So keeping posts relevant, tasty and easy to read, are more appealing then flooding readers with 10 posts per day. And there are blogs out there who do that and it might work for them, but I have since unfollowed them because I could never keep up and half the posts were junk.
I hadn't noticed the number of posts dropping, but I did notice that the headline was more interesting and made me want to read it!
Design Sponge was the first blog I ever followed and I totally intend to keep following it as long as its around as your content is attractive and not junky crap x0
Hi grace. I've been reading DS everyday almost since the very beginning. I've continually been impressed by your efforts to keep DS fresh and evolving. Keep on Grace!
Grace, it's all about quality of content, versus numbers. Authenticity versus 24hr buzz-buzz. Even if you were to produce just one post a day, we will still continue to read our favorite blog!
Design*Sponge continues to produce posts that are we organized and full of great content. Each member of writing team has their own point of view which creates great variety- both in style and approach. I am such a big fan of this blog and often use it as a resource for my students.
I am always happy when a professional pulls back the curtain and let the audience see a bit of how projects and strategy are developed. Grace, you have done this so often and so well.
I will defiantly be sharing this essay in class next week.
One point on the NYT article – not sure if I am repeating other sentiments already mentioned: In an article that features so many women who have created a career for themselves in a format which was unexplored and uncharted am saddened to see the term "aging out" appear. The article could just as easily have been about how these people have shaped the way blogs developed or on the effect that different social media platforms have altered the meaning of blog culture. To focus on "aging out" seem to frame the blogs as out dated or happening at too fast a pace for these individual women to keep up. In most industries the pace of work changes as we grow. I think that blogs should be view through that lens- the women who are developing content should be reassessing their approach as they grow. Growth is what make people relevant, as any creative person grows ideas and process gain a focus that only experience can bring- this is evident with the content of Design*Sponge.
A NYT article that dovetails ( I think) with the After the Jump :: Episode 88 – Compassion & Success and this discussion about "aging out"
Grace, Amy, Max, etc. I've been following designsponge since you were designspongeonline and look forward to reading each day with my morning coffee. I have noticed less posts, but also value quality over quantity. Most of what I see on Twitter and facebook is not worth my time. I rarely bother. I hope you will continue providing fabulous content on your blog, and not get sucked up in the more more more insanity of our time.
Thanks for providing me with ten years of inspiration!
thanks so much mindy :)
The decision to blog less has made the blog richer. I love the long form pieces you guys do, and I know that kind of reflective work takes time. I'd rather have fewer posts and more thoughtful pieces about how you guys are working to lead a fulfilled life.
Glad to read this as I was experiencing the burnout this summer. Also I like your view, we evolve, we change, things happen that require us to either take a break, relax and recharge.
I noticed less posts, but the quality is still there even more so. The thought that goes into the articles are appreciated and always love the coverage on independent designers. Always encouraging.
I am a high school teacher. I don't blog (I barely keep up with Facebook), but I have been following Designsponge for many years. Your blog is consistently inspiring and thoughtful.
When I started my career, I gave 100% of myself to my students. I sponsored extracurricular activities; attended games, plays and concerts; joined committees; stayed late to help students; planned field trips, etc. I was also fairly open with my students about my personal life. For example, my husband often helped out with after-school activities, such as chaperoning dances, and many of my students knew Mr. J.
Then my marriage ended. Like blogging, teaching requires that we give so much of ourselves. Every bad mood or sad day is witnessed by a class of curious teenagers. While sharing joy can be heady, grief is private. I realized the value of keeping parts of my private life private. I learned to share even happy news sparingly, because I don't want my students to feel they have access to my private life. I give much less of myself now. I focus my time and energy on doing the important things well (such as providing good instruction). Luckily, there's always a new crop of young, energetic teachers who want to do it all!
During that time in my life, I was inspired by the way you handled changes in your own life with honesty and professionalism. Like other readers, I noticed when you pulled back. I believe that these changes to Designsponge reflect your character and fortitude, and because of this your blog is more compelling now than ever. Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you so much for such a kind and thoughtful comment. I'm so sorry to hear you went through something similar and appreciate all of your feedback and support.
Thank you Grace (-:
Really, really nice essay. I have been lucky enough to have a blog that has been my livelihood since 2008 and have had some real ups and downs with it. I often feel that I can't complain because in many ways, it's a "cooler" job than other people have.
For me, just knowing that others have gone through this is really powerful. Knowing when it's time to "hold on loosely" to the blog (let there be more in what you write, even if it's less) is a good way to keep a grip on why you got into the whole thing to begin with.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, and an interesting article (I hadn't seen it before this)!
Grace, as a reader who Is married, having children, and wanting to make more time for my family, friends, and life in general, I appreciate the quality over quantity. I have less time to READ blogs caring for my two year old than I did with just a dog, so if I'm going to take time to read blogs, they need to have the depth that inspires me. I actually stopped reading YHL a couple years ago because they weren't meeting that need for me anymore. Some of your readership is advancing in these seasons of life too, and just like you have less time and energy to pump out content, some of us have less time to read it. I LOVE that you've grown your team, because it gives us as readers different voices to hear. My personal opinion too is that anyone who is willing to yell at a blogger for not producing enough content might need to log off the internet and go take a walk in the woods. There is inspiration everywhere you look, NOT just at the computer screen!
I heartily agree with you and also the one you are commenting about. Truly – how many times can a home or a room be "revealed"? Perhaps blogs could live through a few more lives if they would redo certain rooms of others homes (maybe as a pay if forward approach)…. I give a full and free open invitation for anyone to come here and do any part or rather all of my interior rooms in my home and I can assure you it is a "barn find"… all original – we have only done one bathroom in 20 years! Lazy? No – quite the opposite… to care for our son who needs 24/7 is beyond words…. and now for 20+ years… just my two cents… I love to do RAK (random acts of kindness) when I can – however small they are…. I think this is a huge way of keeping interest in the blog world (or not)….
I think we should view blogging liken to that of being a parent; there is only so much that you can do. Now, where is the Easter bunny or do I mean send in the clowns…
grace, i am in awe that you post even 4x per day. i can imagine you've experienced the burnout several times through your career, especially being one of the early influencers and bloggers of the interweb world! so true, the teens are coming full force, with great talent and energy! just the other day i said to my husband – "i'm an old lady blogger!!!" you've given so much to design sponge, and it truly is such a resource – biz ladies RULES. looking forward to seeing how it changes, morphs, grows in the way that suits your own life changes. (i've seen my blog change too, through burnouts, depression, new baby… life happens!) xoxo
Grace, your last paragraph really hit the nail on the head. I appreciate thoughtful, intelligent content more than quantity. My favorite bloggers are those that post infrequently, but with interesting content. I am a still a reader of Design Sponge, but I did recently remove you from my Feedly, only because I was overwhelmed by the amount of daily posts (even though you mentioned that there was a decrease; I didn't even notice!). What I did notice was that the content wasn't as interesting, though that is just my opinion and I wonder if I felt that way just from the pure amount of posting. I can imagine that you were feeling burnt-out putting it together, if I was feeling burnt out by reading it.
I'm happy that this feeling of being burnt-out is getting some attention. Long-time readers are definitely aware of when the blogging just doesn't seem fun anymore. Wishing you the best.


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