9rules

3 comments (closed), posted on june 28, 2005, tags: 9rules, announcement, site

I've joined the 9rules network.

A month ago, when I was talking to Colin about 9rules, I was curious why anyone would want to create a network of weblogs. And, even more important, why would anyone want to join? I assumed it must have been about making money or world domination. But I watched the network over the last month and as they added some really great sites I started to realize what it was actually about: great content. A lot of great content.

That there is actually a cohesive network system in place (e.g. the 9rules website) is almost unimportant. What 9rules is, as far as I'm concerned, is just a formal way of linking to other people you find worth reading. It's a guide, if you will, to a group of great sites full of great content. And, in the 9rules network, content is king.

So I joined.

One extra benefit of joining for me is finally getting to meet Garrett Dimon who is, as far as I'm concerned, my internet doppelganger (although, based on his popularity, I'm definitely his). In the past few months, I've run across more and more instances of people talking about how great this guy Garrett is. Things like, "Garrett is great!" and "Yeah, wow, what a great guy that Garrett is," and "I'm in love with and want to marry Garrett." At first I assumed they were all talking about me. But they weren't—they were talking about Garrett Dimon. Now that we're both in the 9rules network, I'm pretty sure everyone will love me as much as they love him. I mean, for the love of god—two Garretts? This was truly meant to be.