Comments on: A thought on titling blog posts

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:54:37 +0000

#5
I used to do that even with e-mail subjects. Sometimes the one I want to use is too long, so I just make up something which usually has nothing to do with the content.

By: KarenT

KarenT — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:52:50 +0000

I have a blogroll on my blog which puts up the title (where it fits) of the latest post for each blog I link. Shorter is better for this feature of Blogger, for people who have you permanently on their sidebar. Also works with Twitter, but I’m not a big Twitter person.

By: Scott Spiegel

Scott Spiegel — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:15:22 +0000

My humble recommendation: Use a title that’s clever, funny, or catchy, even if it doesn’t as accurately capture the spirit of the post as another one could. You will get more readers. Sacrifice precision for attention-grabbingness. People will decide soon enough if they want to continue reading, but they’re not even going to look at the text if they’re not interested in the title.

Just a suggestion.

Cf. “Global Warming Killed Michael Jackson” http://www.scottspiegel.com/?p=619

By: The Livewire

The Livewire — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:50:07 +0000

#2,

Kate Moss,
Kiera Knightley
Grace Jones

Just to name a few.

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:34:20 +0000

That’s a Titleist. Not to be confrused with the Volvik.

By: ILoveCapitalism

ILoveCapitalism — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:11:35 +0000

What’s a “titling”? A small tit? (sorry, couldn’t resist)

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:29:37 +0000

I can usually tell which posts are yours and which are Bruce’s posts from the titles alone. For instance, I knew this was one of yours. You did surprise me earlier today, though, with the title “Democrats Upset that Bush Administration had Secret Effort to Kill or Capture Al Qaeda Leaders.” That wasn’t quite in your usual style.