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Going for depth
On November 08, 2007 in DailyJ Mission, Suggestions Please
*An important post on the mission of this blog*
Besides reporting, the purpose of this blog is to build deeper relationships with the people behind what I call the “Japan-related web.”
I enjoy interviewing Japan bloggers and other people involved with the J-web (It’s a joy to talk to them about their sites and to see what makes them tick.)
But I don’t just want to shallowly (is that a word?) ask them a few questions, post an interview and move on. And I say that because I am afraid that is what this blog could unfortunately become if I do not go for depth.
Instead, I want to go for depth. Japan bloggers, I want to build a relationship with your Japan-related blog! I want to support and contribute to it. I want to watch it grow. And I want to help Japan bloggers build deeper relationships between each other so that we become a real community. And then I want to help that community collaborate and build a better Japan-related web, for the benefit of all Japan-enthusiasts!
Together let’s create a community dedicated to providing resources to help people with an interest in Japan. Let’s do it for the lost newbie foreigner in Osaka, the JET teacher in Kagoshima, the expat in Tokyo, and the Japanese-studies major in Australia. Let’s do it for the Japan-enthusiasts.
What I am talking about here is more collaboration and greater communication. I think that it is time to come together and discuss/brainstorm about the Japan-related web and how we can each contribute to its improvement.
If you want to “weigh in” and say something about this do so now in the comments!
Here are somethings that I am starting to do today toward this goal:
- I just created a folder on my Google Reader with all the feeds from the sites I’ve interviewed. I plan to read them as often as possible (hopefully daily) and participate on your blogs.
- The Japan Blog Matsuri
- Searching for, or starting, projects that make things better for Japan-enthusiasts. For example, wikibooks has a Japanese language textbook.
Any other suggestions, opinions, ideas?
Let me know
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