Apr 7, 2011 / News

What topics do *you* want to see?

We’re close to topic #100 and we’ve been remiss – One intention we’ve had at the bottom of our hearts was to build a community around blogging and developing ideas – its been too one way so far.

To change this, we want to post topics that come from you – what topics do you want to see? Leave ’em in the comments.

I know some of you have complained in the past about how lame some of our topics have been and the shameful anti-puppy bias we have at times expressed – here’s your chance to show us what you’ve got.

Topics we pick will include a link to your blog in our post! More traffic for you.

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  1. I can’t beat adventurewriter’s list. But how about posts that encourage bloggers to get to know each other better? An interview challenge, for example: interviewing one other blogger writing about your area of interest once a month.
    You could get people to register their interest in being interviewed and noting what they blog about so we can choose our interviewees based on our audience’s interests. For example, I blog about writing so my readers probably wouldn’t have much to say if I interviewed an auto mechanic or florist.
    These are the kinds of posts that could build long-term followers between bloggers.

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    1. I like this. Similarly, bloggers can “profile” other blogs, or do a “tale of two blogs” where you compare and contrast 2 other blogs. It can also be a good way to cross-publicize each other. : )

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    4. I do this almost every Friday, I do a Fridays Fav. Finds post then feature 2 different blogs I have found while blog hoping.

      L.

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  2. I think you guys did very well coming up with all these topics. Here are some I’d like to see.

    1. What is your favorite genre of reading and out of that genre what book have your particularly enjoyed?

    2. Who is your favorite public speaker and why is he or she your favorite?

    3. What thing or combination of things helps you to relax completely?

    4. What ruler/politician in the history of the world do you think did the most for his/her country and why?

    5. If you have ever traveled from home, what place did you enjoy the most and why? Hate the most and why?

    6. If you have never traveled from home, why?

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  3. What has to be done in 2 weeks on thursday?

    Oh boy, Apple is going to change its name to “Banana’s”. Now what?

    Oh boy, Android is going to change its name to “Bazinga”. Now what?

    Oh boy, Microsoft is going to stop production of Windows. Now what?

    Your phone, laptop, tab, ipad and desktop are dead. Will you make it through a normal working day and evening?

    Be honest, did you press that “Like” button for an honest reason? Or just for fun?

    Ir, Bt, Wifi, NFC. Whats next?

    Do you know where your food comes from?

    What is the first thing you would do if you dont have any tech around you?

    Any idea what a cow drinks?

    Would you tell your teenage kid your mistakes?

    Lp, 8track, tape, cd, dvd, BlueRay. Whats next?

    What did that dude think of, when he found out you can milk a cow?

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  5. I hate to be the topic wet blanket, but personally I’m not a big fan of topics. The thought of 400,000 people all writing about the same thing on the same day just sounds, well boring. Or like a school writing assignment. Isn’t the point of blogging supposed to be that the blogger has something to say, not that they have to be provoked to say something?

    But from the comments above, it sounds like many bloggers LOVE topics. So if you’re going to have topics, my suggestion is to have a random selection of topics so that everyone is not writing about the same thing at the same time. Have a topic grab bag each day that bloggers could “draw” a number and select their topic if they want one, and then accept the challenge they’re given, whether it appeals to them or not. Sort of a “lemons out of lemonade” topic bag.

    And please no more cruel topics about puppies. It’s just wrong.

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    2. I respectfully disagree. While I can see how the thought of so many people writing about the same topic may sound boring, in reality it is quite interesting. Because everyone’s take on the topic is so different, their experiences different, and therefore their posts are very different. I suggest visiting some of the blogs that leave comments under a post and you will see what I mean. Everyone’s posts are different.

      I don’t look at The Daily Post topics like a writing assignment that I have to complete each day. That would suck. LOL I look at The Daily Post as a place for ideas when I could use some. I already pick and choose which topics I want to write about and which I don’t. The point is to post everyday (or week). The topics are suggestions.

      I agree with you 100% about the puppies, that was messed up. 🙂

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      1. I totaly agree with Deb here, 1 topic 400,000 ideas and opinions, each one a little different, Deb’s post could inspire me to write something else, Kevin’s post on this same topic could be 100 % different than the rest, not a bad thing just different nad his opinion, and each topic they suggest also reads at the bottom “If this topic does not go with your particular blog theme than change it up a little bit so that it works for you!

        L.

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  7. I’d like to see who else is posting original short stories or chapters of their novels. I know they must be out there, but I can’t seem to find them via tags. (This would be an opportunity for you to showcase people who chose WordPress as the place to self-publish.)

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  8. Slightly weirder topics, maybe. Such as, “describe a back-alley store where you’d never want to buy anything.” Or, “have a conversation with Benjamin
    Franklin, without using the word ‘patriotism’ or ‘the British’.” Having gone to college & graduate school for creative writing, I have no problem with everyone everywhere writing on the same topic; as long as it gets people writing and thinking about language, that’s fine. Weirder/more provocative prompts might inspire a wider field of responses. Lastly, thank you Scott et al. for all your hard work towards the cause.

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  10. I’d like to see more information on managing backgrounds for themes that have options for backgrounds. It seems as though I’m always just using the original background anyway. How to tinker with captions, live links that have been opened, etc. for themes that have that kind of flexibility. And how about providing more flexibility on the dot come site? Allow some java code in there for heaven’s sake!

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  11. Random acts of kindness; Toughest decision you’ve ever had to make; If you had 1 “re-do” in life what would it be?; biggest regret; One thing you can’t live with out and why; special birthday memory; Where were you when… (i.e. 9/11, the day John Lennon died, The day JFK died, etc.) ; Most influential person in you life.

    I personally don’t always utilize the postaday prompts, but use it if I’ve got a bit of writer’s block. Truly enjoying the blogging community since I;ve joined. Good people, phenomenal writing. 🙂

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  13. If you could go invisible for a day what would you do?
    If you could swim in a pool of anything what would it be, and why?
    If you could be related to a celebrity who would you choose and in what relationship?
    If you had all the money you needed, what would you buy?
    If you could have a million of anything, besides money, what would it be?
    If you could go on vacation, money no object, for a week where would you go and what would you do?
    If you could invent a color, what would you call it and what would it look like?
    If you were about to die, what would your last words be, and to whom?
    If you had a choice of diseases to have, what would you pick?
    Which would you choose, infinite money or infinite love?

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  14. It would be nice to have some topics that mention what is happening in the world today perhaps like:
    Kadafi. Is he cool or just cold? Does the way someone dresses can tell us something about character?
    Is Nuclear energy a menace?
    or about personal life:
    Your Neighbors. A treat or a threat?
    Is your love life in it’s beginning, middle or end?
    Cold beer on a beach or hot cocoa and snow outside?
    What would you do besides help others if you received 10 million dollars?
    Are you a day or night creature?
    If you went back in time what would you change?

    There are some…

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    1. and, giulas41, because there was a school massacre yesterday in Rio de Janeiro: VIOLENCE could be discussed by all members –

      Violence

      I fear every country in the world has problems with violence …

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  15. I love all blogs related to gardening, permaculture, small-scale farming, lawn-to-garden conversions, and, on a slightly different note, eco-friendly home improvements/renovations. I might be biased, since my blog is an effort to write about all of these topics and more, but it’s what interests me most at the moment.

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  16. I enjoy your weekly photo challenge;
    another idea, from me:
    MOVIES – let’s discuss movies, new or old ones;
    for example one of my film reviews:

    Schimmelreiter

    it’s about a German road movie; two guys with an BUICK 1958 having some adventures; added: a youtube trailer …

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      1. yes, we talked about my movie review

        Pina Bausch – Wim Wenders

        the 3D film by Wim Wenders about the German female dance choreographer Pina Bausch …
        – and you, giulas41, professional movie maker in Sao Paulo, you discussed Stanley Kubrick and many more very well in your daily blog 🙂

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  18. Don’t want politics, do much already available on Twitter, Facebooks and the News.

    Like the movie idea, but not on-going reviews. like keeping to topics that show who you are and how you were shaped. Seems we all love food, pets, flowers, children, and nature’s beauty, so don’t object too much to those. As my blog is about emotional fitness and staying strong, I like questions that share strengths, how coped and about how we came to be who we are. Samples:

    What is your earliest happy memory. Bonus earliest sad memory.
    When did you realize there was no Tooth Fairy or cultural equivalent? How did you feel?
    When did you realize your parents didn’t know all the answers. Who did you turn to then for answers?
    When did you realize you need to ask your parents to forgive you? When did you realize your parents were human and that you’d be better if your forgave them. If you haven’t forgiven, why?
    When did you not follow the crowd as a teen?
    What was your first pet?
    What did you think dying meant when you were a child? When did that change?
    When you were nine years old, how did you answer the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Did you give that up?
    What is the story behind your given name?
    What is the story behind your given name?

    I’ll stop here. Thanks for asking.

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    1. Hi

      I like what u said about emotional fitness. I condsider that every one needs someone to talk too and share emotions to unburden oneself with someone who will be your trustee.

      I wish to offer my services as a doctor who advocates that the root cause of most illnesses is emotional stress.

      If any one of your friends and fellow bloggers want someone to talk too in strict non-judgemental confidentiality – TALK TO ME !

      Life is beautiful let us each enjoy its sunshine!

      RAJEEV

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  19. I think most of the topics suggested by the Daily Post have been good except for a very few. If I had a chance I would suggest these

    Humor-
    1) Write a fake news article based on a real one (with your own twists & turns)
    2) A day with your crazy friends…What would that be like?
    3) My/ My friends 1st cooking experiment & how I was a part of it!
    4) Me – From my dogs/cats perspective.
    5) What would I do if I was the President/PM of my country.
    6) Is it better to be a child or a parent?
    7) Is it better to be a teacher or a student?

    Personal
    1) The day I almost gave up…But didnt!
    2) The day before an exam
    3) How I made my partner smile
    4) That memorable Valentines day
    5) If I were on the show The Bachelor/Bachelorette, how would I go about picking a partner.

    Hobbies
    1) My garden- with pictures
    2) My most prized stamp/coin/antique/toy

    General
    1) Is there a God? Or is it fate…
    2) If you were a millionaire what is the one thing you would NEVER buy & why?
    3) If I had a telivision show of my own, what would it be like?
    4) Would you date a WWE superstar?
    5) The best sport in the whole wide world!
    6) The Worlds most thankless job.
    7) The most unsual/ rare /funny way to die
    8) The Worlds worst movie/ TV show…Why?

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  20. 1. How to stop corruption?
    2. Is money everything in the world?
    3. What role can individuals play to contain global warming?
    4. What is the biggest hurdle to adopting alternate (renewable) sources of fuel/ energy?
    5. Some creative steps companies could take to stop music piracy?
    6. What do you think about Freemium business model? Will it make enough money to sustain the business on the long run?
    7. Do we need education beyond 8th Grade?
    8. What motivates hypocrisy? Why do we say something and do something else?
    9. Some excellent quotes that you came across (that propagates wisdom)?
    10. Share some music albums/ songs that are very popular (and evergreen) in your country (what ever the language)?
    11. Write about some people who have inspired you and who you can take as role models (Like Martin Luther King, Sergy Brin/ Larry Page)
    12. Why do people tell lies/ What is the incentive to be honest?

    Destination Infinity

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  22. My writing prompt suggestions…
    1. What would your 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) grade report card say about you?
    2. Dish about a recipe gone wrong (including pictures, if available).
    3. List 25 things you’re craving about summer.
    4. Write a story about your first job. I DQ’d something different. How about you?
    5. Show and Tell time. Let’s see your bookshelf. Or your refrigerator door.
    6. Make a photo mosaic of a recent trip, event, or day in your life.
    7. Draw a picture of your family (pets included).
    8. Share a summer camp story.
    9. Tell us about a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad date from your dating past (or present).
    10. What do the signatures in your yearbook say about you (and the people who wrote them)?
    11. Local library- Love it or leave it?
    12. List 100 things that make you happy.
    13. Take us on a photo journey of a hike in your neck of the woods.
    14. Share a family recipe, and a story about the family member who made it famous.
    15. Write a poem about someone you love.
    16. Create a summer playlist (it’s time to start shopping for swimsuits).
    17. The topic you regretted broaching with a stranger on a plane.
    18. Grammar peeves
    19. Name a fictional character you’d like to meet (or be).
    20. Did you keep a diary as a child? If so, share a page from your past.
    21. Describe a memorable college road (or air or water) trip.
    22. How did junior high gym class treat you?
    23. Write about a letter you’ve kept for years.
    24. What were your favorite books from childhood?
    25. What inspired you to start writing (on a blog or other forum)? What inspires you to keep writing?

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  23. How about:

    1. What did you do today to make a difference?
    2. Tell us your funniest/quirkiest self-deprecating travel story.

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  24. Have the natural disasters in Japan made a specific difference in your life? If so, what and why? If not, why not?

    Living in Washington State, one of the places in the “Ring of Fire,” I’m preparing myself physically, including learning CPR, and mentally, by figuring out what to do…in case. I’m also trying to appreciate everything about the present, loved ones, memories. I’m also reaching out to connect with others in my community…while I can. In the final analysis, people are more important than stuff.

    that’s my suggestion for a topic…in fact i’ll be writing about it…hugmamma. 🙂

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  25. From an open forum discussion board: “How do you do prove that you exist?”

    Here are other topics I made up:

    “How would people best remember [the real] you?” “How can you set a good example for others to follow?”

    “If you had two luggages to take with you, what would you put inside?” Furthermore, “How would you decide what to put into your two luggages?”

    “When was the last time you did an inventory of your property?” “What does your list contain?” “Will you keep most, some or none at all?”

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  26. I love posts that are all about getting readers more involved. For example, Noobcake (http://noobcake.wordpress.com/) is starting a Story Bounce idea where people can contribute to a story via the comments section. ClassyRose (http://whatsbuggingmetoday.wordpress.com/) started the RandomBlog2011 challenge. I started a reading game and added it to a reading meme that’s going around (e.g. Grab the book closest to you, turn to page 59, and add the fourth sentence on that page somewhere into your next blog post.)

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  27. What a brilliant idea Scott,
    There is enough material shared on this forum today to keep us all blogging for a while. I looked through to avoid duplicating what others suggested but that’s unavoidable and you might have given us versions of some anyway. Here are a few:
    A Picture Story post – give a choice of 2-4 pictures to write an adventurous story around 1-2 of them… (we can even substitute our own pictures)
    Major event post – I’d like to see us write a major event or current/upcoming news event or calendar event post: ex., Earth Day for April 22.
    A gratitude post – What we are most grateful for…
    A favorite food post – or least favorite food post.
    Movies post – Our top 3-10 movies we’ve watched in our lifetime or in the last year.
    Music post – Same as above and we can run amok with it 8)
    Top Ten Post – Any top 10 topic of our choice.
    A Memorable Eulogy – A creative, even humorous one for ourselves or for an imaginary friend.
    Quotes post – Give us a quote or two and we write around the message of the quote.
    What If post – I like these because they allow us to examine our convictions.
    One Word Short Story post – Give us a word and have us use it to develop a creative piece; short story, poem, vlog, for ex., the word – Viral 😉
    Learn about a charity/nonprofit post – we can share our favorite or introduce one we admire in our community
    Reviews on anything post – books, movies, music, food places, travel spots, etc, etc
    Prediction post – What important event, invention or gismo will be top news next six months, year…
    Okay, if anything else strikes me, I’ll come back and share. 🙂
    This was fun! Thanks! 🙂
    Eliz

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    1. and if Scott Berkun should not inspire me one day, then I’m sure, I’ll find an article in your blog, Eliz, which inspires me to write a similar post with a little different point of view 🙂

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  28. ‘what are your favourite books/paintings/etc on the web?’;
    ‘what is your favourite museum – and why?’;
    ‘when was the last time you visited a library for yourself (not for the kids) – what did you love/hate about it?’

    I work in ‘digitized cultural heritage’, which means books, art, music and video, from libraries, archives, museums and audio-visual archives on the web; and I would love to see what you bloggers think are the best items out there. You might use Europeana for inspiration 🙂

    By the way, I have sofar used only one of the posting suggestions, but do enjoy them. They make me think, not necessarily make me write – I use other mechanisms for that.

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  29. What a brilliant idea Scott,
    There is enough material shared on this forum today to keep us all blogging for a while. I looked through to avoid duplicating what others suggested but that’s unavoidable and you might have given us versions of some anyway. Here are a few:
    A Picture Story post – give a choice of 2-4 pictures to write an adventurous story around 1-2 of them… (we can even substitute our own pictures)
    Major event post – I’d like to see us write a major event or current/upcoming news event or calendar event post: ex., Earth Day for April 22.
    A gratitude post – What we are most grateful for…
    A favorite food post – or least favorite food post.
    Movies post – Our top 3-10 movies we’ve watched in our lifetime or in the last year.
    Music post – Same as above and run amok with it.
    Top Ten Post – Any top 10 topic of our choice.
    A Memorable Eulogy – A creative, even humorous one for ourselves or for an imaginary friend.
    Quotes post – Give us a quote or two and we write around the message of the quote.
    What If post – I like these because they allow us to examine our convictions.
    One Word Short Story post – Give us a word and have us use it to develop a creative piece; short story, poem, vlog, for ex., the word – Viral 😉
    Learn about a charity/nonprofit post – we can share our favorite or introduce one we admire in our community
    Reviews on anything post – books, movies, music, food places, travel spots, etc, etc
    Prediction post – What important event, invention or gismo will be top news next six months, year…
    Okay, if anything else strikes me, I’ll come back and share. 🙂
    This was fun! Thanks! 🙂 8)
    Eliz

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  30. I love this idea, not only do we get to give you ideas for a blog post but we get to see what our fellow blogers want to see it’s wonderful : ) so here are some of mine (I haven’t read the comments yet so if I’m repeating any my apologies):

    1- Why is religion important for you?
    2- If you could rule the world what would you do?
    3- What’s your favourite breakfast?
    4- What do you think is the most important profession where you live?
    5- Write 1000 words on a fiction story. Or tell us why you can’t write fiction.
    6- Create something with your own two hands and show it to us.

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