I have been delegating for a while now too, but at this point in time, I'm somewhat smitten with the idea of being able to host my own open ID. I'm sure that I have lots more to learn, but I'm having a go at doing it myself. I'm trusting the guys over at DiSo to keep turning up the heat! :) I'll have to look closer at the security issues though, you raise a good point.

Well to be honest, I writing a follow-up post this past week about switching off SocialToo and using Twitter for real. Having that many people to follow has made my life incredibly "spammy" and artificial.

I think you're on the right track.

Thanks David. I've been a big fan of your design work for a long time now. I'm honoured to have you stop by!

I would love to hear what my friend has to say too... hint hint, wink wink!

I'm not sure if he's up to it. Busy guy.

Thanks for the comment Danny!

I've noticed that too about you never can tell which ones get more traffic. Sometimes just a by someone with lots of Twitter followers gets lots of hits, but not much loyalty.

I heard Timothy Ferriss at WordCamp say that for all his hard work on some amazing posts, his biggest source of traffic was a post he did for fun showing how to peel a hard boiled egg. So we never can tell.

I think Posterous is good advice for some... but I've never got in the habit of using my account there.

Ron, thanks for your thoughts. You continue to inspire me to new heights.

I like what you said "you have to really understand what you're trying to achieve and then not to be afraid to put that out there."

I'm still trying to figure out what I'm trying to achieve. It feels so selfish most of the time.... here I am, hear me blog! I'm also trying to get over that fear of putting myself out there. Sometimes it's hardest to just say what we feel.

I look forward to seeing what you do with all your mad skillz! Keep me posted!

I agree, that after a while, more stimulating content is necessary. But to deliver that content with credibility we all need to establish a connection with our communities. We have to have heard them.

I like how you pulled out the part about how the bloggers were transparent about how they were using izea. I think bloggers will need to stay true to themselves and their audience will be on high alert if posts start to feel like commercials. In my opinion, a blogger isn't "selling out" unless they are taking money to promote a product they don't believe in.