According to Google, people just like you searched for “writing ideas” an incredible 74000 times world wide last month. That’s a staggering number and means they ended up at Google because they have absolutely no idea what to write about. Stuck for ideas? Come on, it’s not that hard. I am about to share with you my best tip for finding socially interesting topics to write about that will save you hours of agony.
Open your browser and head over to www.digg.com Now, if you are under 30 and know how to turn a computer on, then there is a good chance you don’t need me to explain what social bookmarking is. So just slip on the ipod headphones for a minute while I give a short and simple definition for the rest of my readers.
For everyone else, www.digg.com is what we call a social bookmarking site. Have you ever found a site that interests you and added it to your favorites in Internet Explorer?* It makes it easy to come back to because you like the site.
Well, the internet is a global community. If you like the site, then do you think other people might want to know about it too? Instead of adding it to your favorites on your computer, you can do it on a social bookmarking site so other people can see it. If they agree and like it too, they can vote on the article. Go to www.digg.com and you can see the most popular stories at the moment.
Just about any article on the front page is a good place to start your search for writing ideas. Scroll down and see what interests you. At the time of writing, I can see –
Samsung launches solar-powered phone.
Man gets 20 weeks in jail for whistling.
Casinos on alert for card counters using iPhones
NASA’s 10 greatest achievements
If you are free to write about anything, then it will only take a few seconds for some great ideas. If you have a range of topics to keep to, use the search function at the top of the page.
Want some extra credit? Remember it is the controversial topics that get attention. Scroll down the front page articles. What has the most comments? If an article has 800 diggs (votes) and 30 comments, then it may be a little conservative. If it has 600 diggs and 400 comments, then that is a hot topic to write about.
* Now don’t send me hate mail because I mentioned Internet Explorer instead of Firefox, Flock etc etc. If someone does not know what social bookmarking is, then I would bet 99% of the time they are using IE.
Photo by D Sharon Pruitt
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