Yeah it was a great trip! It triggered my own switch to TypePad after visiting with the people from SixApart. That sign always cracked me up ... I loved it that it was a sign shop!

The rising GPA number is a statistic. We are arriving at some really interesting findings by matching userid's from within the blog platform with the same from the data warehouse. Quite interesting stuff.

There in lies a big problem, for me at least -- I didn't know how to move to TypePad AND keep it on my domain. I've tried to move my domain over to TP, but DreamHost doesn't seem to like/allow that and I fall down over the technical details of those types of things. I think in lots of ways that is one of the primary reasons newbies don't want to spin up their own installs -- it is frustratingly difficult and can be overwhelming challenge. WP.com, TP.com, and the emergence of sites like Tumblr and Posterous just make it so damn easy. But what if they go away? Sure I had to bail on my WP site as it just got to be more than I wanted to deal with. The problem you had with finding me again is an issues I wrestled with before I made the switch, but the trade offs were just too good to not make the switch. I'm a lot like Bartman in that this space is really a personal archive ... I don't get many comments anymore and I doubt my writing resonates with people like I used to hope. Most of the time I am writing to put my own markers on my own thinking ... if people show up and engage in a conversation I am thrilled, but that isn't the primary point of all this. Both my 4 and 9 year olds have Posterous sites that they post to from their iPod Touches ... blows my mind. If I would have to do installs and manage it that wouldn't be the case. In their future, paying for a domain of one's own isn't likely ... they'll publish on the service that is easiest. With all that said, I would like to be able to make sure all the old links redirect and that people who subscribed to my old feed can find the new one easily, but those are things I can't easily accomplish. Damn, just writing is hard enough! I did miss seeing your comments though!

Hi, Chris! Welcome to 2011! Thanks for the kind words ... it dawned on me the other day (actually when I ran into on NYE) that we really are in a place where we can truly impact change on our campus and beyond. I love the idea that we can build on the things those before us have done and work to go down new paths. Getting to do that in a collaborative ways with real partners across campus is such a great opportunity!