One of WordPress’s niftier features is the “Blog Stats” page, which lets a blog’s owner know how many views he’s getting, and where they’re coming from. I bring this up because it appears that my top referrer for today is Summize’s page for Sweeney Todd, which I reviewed here, and their summary of me is what I like to call “mildly amusing.”
First of all, they got my name and my blog’s name wrong. They give the old name of this blog, “Oll Korrect for Class,” instead of the current name. Also, contrary to their summary, my posts are signed “_Ocelot,” not “ollkorrect.” I’m guessing that whoever put me up there just went by the URL. The lack of a picture of my blog also makes me look kinda, y’know, bush league. Like I don’t have the budget for a flashy setup.
I don’t have the budget for a flashy setup, but still…
What amused me the most, though, is the suggestion that this was a paid review. I’d be very interested to see what the stats are for individual reviews, but I don’t see a way to do that right now (I haven’t searched through the site real thoroughly yet, though). It looks like reviews just go up and down as people click whether or not a review was helpful, spam, or a paid review.
If anybody doubts it, no, I’ve never been paid for anything I’ve ever written, much less a little analysis of Sweeney Todd’s ending posted on “O.K.!” I don’t have the readership for that, unfortunately.
No, the reason I have this blog is the same reason I do everything. It amuses me slightly to have a blog, so I have a blog. If someone else is amused or enlightened by what I do here, great. If not, oh well. I don’t write this stuff for money, though.
Of course, if anyone out there has some spare change…
UPDATE: It looks like some of the oddities in Summize I address here have been revised. I’m both glad and mildly disappointed. With the changes, Summize got a little better, which is good because I actually like the site’s concept. On the other hand, the wrong name and not quite clearly worded “Paid Review?” tag had, in my opinion, more room for me to make jokes out of. Overall, the new setup is probably for the better, though. ^_^
Hi Ocelot —
Greg here from Summize. :)
I believe we’ve cleared up all your concerns — see what you think:
1. Your blog name and your own name: We were using the values from your RSS feed prior to your update last month. Our system would automatically update them soon enough, but I went ahead and manually pushed the button.
2. The preview image of your blog: We periodically take snapshots of the blogs that appear on our site. This is the first time your blog has appeared, and your image popped up today (take a look).
3. The perception that we labeled your blog as a paid review is unfortunate — bad wording on our part. We’ve updated the link to read “Report this”. It’s purpose is to help flag any spam, shill, or abusive content that may slip through the cracks. Your blog is none of the above.
Summize is all about finding and summarizing the best blog reviews on millions of topics. We’re just getting started, and we need feedback like yours — thanks much.
BTW, you asked about the “horror musical” genre. A dearth indeed, though Burton is doing his part: Nightmare Before Christmas (dark) and Corpse Bride (macabre). And the South Park guys made Cannibal! The Musical (comedic horror)…
Thanks, Greg. I figured the blog name was probably something along those lines – it’s what I get for registering a blog with one name, then changing it. ;)
Glad to see I helped you guys out, though. Good luck with Summize.