Even though there are rumors out there that I’m highly “elusive”, I still jumped at the chance this past week when the Georgia Podcast Network’s Amber and Rusty asked me to come over to Java Monkey and talk about DM and blogging in general with Dave of InDecatur.

The interview is now up can be found over on the Georgia Podcast Networks’ “Mostly ITP” page.

Here’s Amber’s summery of what we rambled about…

DeKalb County, particularly Decatur, has one of the more vibrant hyperlocal blogging scenes in Georgia. We discuss why this is the case and more in this interview with Dave Kell, proprietor of the inDecatur blog, and Nick, who runs Decatur Metro.

Also discussed:

• The origins of their respective blogs
• The Atlanta Journal vs. Atlanta Constitution vibe between their two respective blogs, and the nature of their (friendly?) competition
• The tedious topic of what will happen when newspapers go belly up
• Advantages and disadvantages of partial anonymity versus full public disclosure
• How Carl Black seems to be everywhere. (Now he’s in our podcast too)

We’ve known Dave through other various functions in the past, but this was the first time we’d met the elusive Nick.

This is the first interview they’ve given together. You heard it first on the Georgia Podcast Network!

(little joke there, you’ll have to listen to get it)

Thanks again Amber and Rusty!  Had a great time!

The wonderful folks at WordPress, which host this lovely site, have finally made “threaded comments” available across its blogs.  What the heck does that mean?  It means you now have the ability to respond directly to an individual comment in a thread as opposed to being forced to place your comment at the very bottom of the screen.

So, say I say something outrageously offensive, but you’ve just gotten around to the post and there are already 8 other comments below mine about sustainable cat food…you no longer have to say “Hey DM, why so cranky?” and have people wondering what that has to do with farm-raised vs. wild salmon by-products.  Now you just scroll up to my blasphemy-laden rant and click the “reply” button below it.  Then you can write your comment directly below mine so readers have a bit more context as to what you’re referencing.

I’ve allowed these “nested” comments to go four levels deep at the moment, which allows a good bit of back-and-forth, but doesn’t let things get completely off-course.

Hopefully this new option gives folks a bit more flexibility when talking to each other in the comments section.  But we’ll see how it goes the next time we hit on a hot topic.  If its not our cup o’ tea, I can just as easily uncheck the box and we can all go back to our old, comfortable ways.

Enjoy!