I’m working on a few theme ideas, so there may be some technical problems for the next few days.

I hope this doesn’t bother you too much…

Thanks,

Rob

So, last night, I was goofing around with the theme possibilities for The Rob Blog, and I received a message that my computer needed to update. I went ahead and let it do its thing and reboot. This morning, when I got up, the links to many of the pictures here don’t work. This does not make me happy.

Nope.

Not at all.

Sigh.

To The Faithful Underground…

I have always envisioned www.robalderman.net as a place where all things Rob could occur. Over the years, I’ve been lucky to have had my hands in enough projects that there are plenty of little things to discuss. I dig input and conversation, so these little talks are valuable to me, and hopefully to you.

This is terribly egocentric of course, but that’s precisely what websites are for. Someone has an idea and builds a website out of it. I have several creative plans for 2010, including finishing my novel, recording an EP (which begins shortly) and a fun little project with The Slinky that will involve two things that should ALWAYS be mixed together- Cleveland Locals and Film Reviews. (more on that soon…)

You know, keeping an online presence these days is a tricky proposition. The technology seems to change quicker than most writers can keep up with.

This is inherent to the genre, as writers tend to be inwardly creative and push through into an outward expression. This means that their art is really simply for themselves and there is no need to keep up with current trends in technology…that is until they realize that their readership has moved on to the “communication of the month”. Never underestimate the power of a healthy ego.

So, I have been plotting my return to the webernets, and I have to say that I’m pretty positive that I’m going to stick with this Wordpress format. I like it. (The debate now is whether or not to finally sever my ties with blogspot…sigh.)

Social Media guru types like Steve Rubel have said that Blogging is dead. Rubel and others believe that the age of the blog and RSS is gone and the age of life-streaming has come.  At first, I agreed. Blogging was feeling so cumbersome. It is much easier to send out snippets of info through tech like Posterous. (which I still love…now more than ever)

Now, I’m not so sure that Blogging is going the way of the Dinosaur. Instead, I think that it’s changing…evolving. The internet is a fickle mistress, and I believe that in 2010, we may see a return to meaningful blogging again. The reason is that I don’t think people can live on Tweets alone.

I love a quick snack, but that doesn’t take away my need for a healthy, full dinner. You know what I mean?

So what’s ahead for the Rob Blog in 2010? More full meals and less snacks, for one.

Will you like what I’m serving?

I sure hope so.

So, within a few minutes, this site should be www.robalderman.net …let’s hope it works.

Wordpress allows me to do many things in the way of tracking my blog stats that other blog sites won’t.

But, the biggest reason has to do with the way I like to live my life…mobile.

When I purchased my iPhone, I knew I was taking a big step, but I never knew just how big it was. We’re MAC people, and iPhones just seemed like a smart purchase, but darned if I don’t do everything on the thing. That includes blogging.

So I need a blogging platform that works for my mobile lifestyle.

Tumblr seemed good. The app for iPhone is good and the blogs are slick, but forget about anything functional. Posterous is wonderful for posting blogs, but not for hosting them.

So is this move going to have any staying power? I really don’t know. For now, I think I’ll just move in a little bit and prop my feet up…maybe I’ll like it.