The room, it's spinning...
I'm slowly getting sucked into the vortex that is BlogShares. Imagine (and thank goodness...or too bad? it really is imaginary), every blog is a stock you can buy or sell. Some, like Dooce.com, are worth a bundle, and then there's mine. This is a fantasy stock market, of course, so don't get all excited when you find your blog listed there and think you can sell it; on the other hand, don't be miffed if you don't see yours. You can get it listed. I have no idea how to do that, just as I have no idea how my blog got on there without my knowing about it.
It's so overwhelming. I thought I'd join, look around a bit, then do a little buying and selling (since I know absolutely NOTHING about how the stock market works), but no sooner had I joined then two people had gifted me with shares in two expensive blogs. And even before I was aware of one of those gifts, it was a victim of a hostile takeover. As it turns out, that's not a bad thing if it happens to you early on, because it gave me a tidy bundle of cash to do a little buying with. So I invested in one up-and-coming blog, and sank a hefty sum into one measly share of Dooce (who's worth over a million, by the way). For some reason those have not yet shown up in my portfolio, but there must be some lag time...maybe the six hours I'm supposed to wait before selling, anyway?
So I've wasted my entire afternoon figuring out how to do all that.
It's so overwhelming. I thought I'd join, look around a bit, then do a little buying and selling (since I know absolutely NOTHING about how the stock market works), but no sooner had I joined then two people had gifted me with shares in two expensive blogs. And even before I was aware of one of those gifts, it was a victim of a hostile takeover. As it turns out, that's not a bad thing if it happens to you early on, because it gave me a tidy bundle of cash to do a little buying with. So I invested in one up-and-coming blog, and sank a hefty sum into one measly share of Dooce (who's worth over a million, by the way). For some reason those have not yet shown up in my portfolio, but there must be some lag time...maybe the six hours I'm supposed to wait before selling, anyway?
So I've wasted my entire afternoon figuring out how to do all that.
posted by Andrea | 5:30 PM
5 Comments:
Yours is worth double that mine is girlfriend! I havent really played around with it, but maybe I will later. I didnt you you could invest in other blogs and stuff. Sounds like fun!
I'm sorry.
lawbrat: Be careful. I swear, it will SUCK. YOU. IN.
mrtl: It's OK. Part of the reason my blog is worth what it is, is because you link to it! You're one of the most valuable incoming links. Lawbrat, you are too actually, but you'd better figure this out, because for some reason you are listed there *twice*...someone impersonating your blog? :)
I suck at games like that, but I think it looks great if you enjoy that sort of thing. You may have seen what I said at mrtl's: I stumbled into blogshares while looking at my stats, and got SO excited that I could sell my blog. Rats!, when I found out what it really was. So I see you own me, now, huh? You and Summer. I don't know who else. I find it funny. I hope I don't make you lose your house or something. This is a lot of pressure....you all will be breathing down my neck to write something funny, and Booty Flies was IT. I got nothing else! I'm publishing my grocery list next week. And maybe my church bulletin...to-do list...week's dinner menu...receipt from Biscuit's vet appointment...I'm telling you, you'd better SELL!!!!
My goodness. I went and looked. I'm there twice. I'm valuable 2 times over. :-)
The higher one was opened in March, and the one I just opened the other night. I think when Phillip set up my blog he may have done it and I didnt know. Their both me. I should try to figure out how to delete the 'newer' of the two. The older one, valued at $5,389.30 wooohooo, way better than 1,000 for the one I just did.
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