Will You Still Love me if I'm Not on the First Page?

Will You Still Love me if I’m Not on the First Page?

Written on October 26, 2007 – 7:44 am | by Shana Albert |

A Sphinn Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, in a Wonderful Land named Sphinn there was a very knowledgeable Sphinner. He was a top Sphinner and he was looked up to by many. He knew a great Blog Post when he saw one and when he would find such a post he would Sphinn it so that it got the credit it deserved. When he touched something it turned to Gold in the Land of Sphinn.

One day, a very naive blogger came through the Land of Sphinn. She thought it seemed like a great Land and decided she would try to make a place for herself at Sphinn.

Through her first days at Sphinn the Naive Sphinner sphunn many posts. Some of these posts did well, but most did not. She began meeting many wonderful and brilliant people at Sphinn. Over time she learned more and more about what made a post hot. She worked her way up the Network to the First Page of Hot Sphinners.

The Knowledgeable Sphinner saw something in the Naive Sphinner. He offered her many tips and suggestions. He also took the time to introduce her to other Top Sphinners. Her life at Sphinn was a Good one.

Then one day a thought entered her head, "What if I no longer was on the 1st page of Hot Sphinners? Will I then be forgotten??!!"

She tried to push this thought from her head, but she couldn’t shake the thought. The Naive Sphinner was determined to not let this happen. She began keeping up a crazy pace of reading Blog Posts and submitting the best of the best to Sphinn. If she couldn’t find any posts worthy of Sphinning she kept looking until she found one. She kept up this crazy schedule despite her many other duties.

This pace was exhausting for the Naive Sphinner. Not only did her work suffer, but her family suffered as well. This couldn’t continue… something had to change!! The pressure to remain on the 1st page of Hot Sphinners was getting the best of her.

One day the Naive Sphinner approached the Knowledgeable Sphinner. She asked him bluntly, "Will you still love me if I’m not on the first page?!"

Her question surprised him. He sat down for a moment to think about the Naive Sphinner’s question. After all, she deserved the perfect answer. He paused for a long moment.

His moment’s pause seemed like an eternity to the Naive Sphinner. While she waited for his answer faces flashed before her eyes. But, not just any faces. These were the avatars of other fellow Top Sphinners. Top Sphinners she admired and looked up to. Faces that she would miss terribly if she no longer shared a spot with them on the 1st page.

Finally, he looked at her, grabbed her hand in his, and smiled, "I’ll sill love ya, Baby!!"

The Naive Sphinner smiled at the Knowledgeable Sphinner…. that was the answer she was hoping for. She still Sphunn wonderful posts as she came across them during her daily travels through her feed reader. But, the pressure was released….. the pressure of having to find as many as she could to remain on the 1st page of the Network of Hot Sphinners. For, she would be loved and not forgotten no matter what page of the Network of Sphinners she lived on.

And, the Naive Sphinner sphunn happily ever after.

The End

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13 Responses to “Will You Still Love me if I’m Not on the First Page?”
By Marty on Oct 26, 2007 | Reply

Grasshopper has learned to hop in tall grass. The student becomes the teacher. The naive is no longer naive. It may be hard for me to sleep tonight.
By Tad Chef on Oct 26, 2007 | Reply

It’s wonderful to be desired, especially by social media power users. Maybe I should post some Borat style pics on my blog to enhance this…
By Tim Nash on Oct 26, 2007 | Reply

I like a good fairy tale particularly one with a happy ending, a scary number of them seem to involve someone being eaten! So it is nice to see a happy sphinner.
By Maki on Oct 26, 2007 | Reply

I’ll still love ya too, Shana!

I really do feel what you’re talking about..but not for Sphinn but Digg.

There is always a subtle pressure to keep finding/submitting content in order to stay active and maintain a power account.
By Sebastian on Oct 26, 2007 | Reply

Of course I’ll still love you when you slow down your sphinning.
By Todd Mintz on Oct 26, 2007 | Reply

Groovy story.

…and then she woke up :.)
By Shana Albert on Oct 26, 2007 | Reply

Marty - You and Bernard Shaw’s Classic, “Pygmalion”.
By Shana Albert on Oct 26, 2007 | Reply

Tad - You are so silly!! Give the Borat thing a try and let me know how it works for ya.

Tim - I thought of adding in a Fire Breathing Dragon named Google, but I think I will save that for another time.

Maki - Thanks for the love!! And, thank you for sharing your thoughts on the pressures involved. It means a lot coming from you.
By Shana Albert on Oct 26, 2007 | Reply

Sebastian - Thanks for letting me know you won’t forget about me if I slow down. I’m not sure if I will slow down, but I wanted to feel that I could

Todd - And, then she woke up.
By SEPTom on Oct 26, 2007 | Reply

Sphinntastic!!!
By Shana Albert on Oct 26, 2007 | Reply

SEPTom - Thank you so much….. Now you’re speaking my language!!