Connections - How some of our past interviewees are alike and why it matters

On November 14, 2007 in DailyJ Mission, Future of the J-web, On the J-web, Suggestions Please

Hello friend.

A few days ago I declared that I will be going for depth in the relationships between Daily J and interviewee blogs. I also wondered out loud about how Japan bloggers can become more of a community.

So the question is:

What do you think about that? What do you think are some ways that we can form a tighter community (for the benefit of people interested in Japan)?

I don’t have the answers.

But I do have some ideas about how Daily J might contribute to this community building. Maybe Daily J can be a catalyst.

In chemistry a catalyst is an outside substance that speeds up a chemical reaction. By calling Daily J a catalyst I mean that Daily J can help Japan-related websites learn more about other Japan-related websites and form bonds with them.

Looking back over the interviews we have had so far I see lots of similarities, little connections between the interviewed bloggers. To me these seem like great opportunities for these bloggers to collaborate.

Here are a few of those connections:

JapanNewbie <—> Slash and Burn

Both are into Japanese film and mention it as a good way to learn Japanese.

Waikiki2Yanai <—>RisingSunofNihon<— >KeepingPaceInJapan

Great information and experiences related to teaching English in Japan

JapanNewbie <—> Watashi To Tokyo <—>Jamaipanese

Fun posts on Japanese culture and subculture

JapanNewbie <—> Rocking in Hakata

Some great posts translating things (songs, ads, etc.) into Japanese

These are just a few of the connections I came up with in a hurry today. I plan to post more tomorrow. See you then

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