I Feel the Need, The Need for Speed!
Mar 20th, 2007 by msdanielle
If you read a lot of blogs these days, you’re probably seeing a lot of speed-linking. Speed-linking is basically posting a bunch of links into one grouping. Sometimes they have descriptions, and sometimes they don’t. Usually the links are to blogs that you read, or posts you find funny — basically just giving shout-outs to other bloggers in the form of a back-link.
Services like MyBlogLog - a social network for bloggers - make it easier for newer bloggers to get right into blogging, and become part of the blog world pretty fast. This makes for quick connections and therefore produces an accelerated level of interaction. So, what?
Like I talked about earlier, if you’re trying to optimize your blog, you need links. The more you interact with other bloggers, and the more links you provide, the more you’ll probably receive in return. This is why I decided to give this speed-linking thing a shot. It couldn’t hurt, right? If anything, I’m just spreading the link love! So here goes… These are a few of the blogs that I either read regularly or somehow find amusing. But one thing these links have in common - these are all people I’ve seen or met through MyBlogLog, and at one point or another, I’ve seen them checking out my site. I call this “Faces I See: Part I.”
This is my buddy Gary of MrGaryLee.com. Gary and I go way back. He’s a month ahead of me in blogging, but light years ahead of me in SEO and marketing. Check out his site and you’ll see what I mean. Straight gangsta. 
Keep on keepin on, Gare!
If you have a blog, most likely you’ve seen this face. It’s Saman of Samanathon.com and he’s probably your current Top Commentator (go ahead, go look!). Hi Saman!
Surprisingly, this image belongs to a grown up, not an angry two-year-old — and his name is Derrich of Derrich.com. Derrich actually pitted Gary and Saman against each other in his 2nd 2007 Bloggers Tournament. I can’t say who I voted for, but it wasn’t Saman. (Sorry!)
Meet Derek of DerekSemmler.com. We were in John Chow’s Batch 36 together. He would really like you to send him a t-shirt. Preferably clean, and size XXL.
This is Rick from 500DaystoFame.com. I think he was the first to comment on my other site. He’s giving himself 500 days to get on tv. Today is Day 79. Good luck, Rick!
This picture’s deceiving because it belongs to a guy named Jon of JonLee.ca. Yep, Jon is from the north (Canada). Jon is one cool cat because he’s always commenting and giving props. Thanks man!
You may have seen this image attached to a few different blogs. It belongs to So-and-So from JimiMorrisonsHead.com. I call him so-and-so because he doesn’t publish his name on his site. So-and-so, if you want me to post your real name, let me know! 
At the very least, drop by their sites and say Hi. I’ll post a couple more when I have a few minutes. Right now I’m queueing up this post for tomorrow morning.
Update: This just in… I’m adding a couple more familiar faces to the list. Check em out!
This is by far the best avatar I’ve seen (Sorry Derrich!). AngryCat, aka Jez, of SiteLogic Web Development wants you to be in his SEO network. If you don’t join, AngryCat will hunt you down.
You may have seen me post this picture before. It’s Marisa, or Scorpy01, of Marisa’s Dandelion Patch, and she’s a sweetheart. She’s heading back to the mainland today from Kauai so welcome her back before she checks her email!
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Awesome! Thanks for the mention, Danielle. I’ll be sure to check out the one’s I haven’t read yet. And Saman is #2 on my Top Commentors List.
Number 2?!?! How did that happen?!
Danielle, thanks for the link and helping me spread the word on my goal to become a t-shirt whore. I’ve definitely got to check out Rick’s site as that should be fun to follow.
Ummm . . . not to abuse my “sitting one seat away from you” advantage, but if you check your records, I was first to comment on this site! I guess Rick can have the “First Person to comment who wasn’t sitting right next to you” title!
ha!! don’t get mad, gare! he was the first to comment on my OTHER site
i give props where props are due.
OK OK GARY COMMENTED ON MSDANIELLE FIRST. YOU HEARD IT HERE!
rick, what happened? where’s ur comment? it’s invisible!
Oh I like how you used the MyBlogLog avatars for the speedlinking!
Yeah that was a really good idea!
Thanks for the shoutout! I love my avatar pic, but of course it isn’t me haha. Ima update it soon enough
That’s funny, I like th description you gave me!! Thanks for the shout out!!
Aahh, I missed out on this one, Ill be doing one of these in a day or two, there a good idea…
Jez
Thanks, I thought youd forgotten me, and you said you liked my Avatar so much too
Like the drop shadow your using, Im in the process of pimping up my blog so Ill put that on the list….
haha! i just have to squeeze in these updates when i can find a spare 10 mins.
the drop shadow came with the theme. i like it 
here’s where i got it http://wpthemes.info/posts/2007/03/14/mistylook-32-now-released/
Bahahaha!
So-and-so works fine for me. Even when I do give someone my real name they still just call me Jimi. I can’t escape it so I might as well just keep using it. Thanks for the Quick link love!
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There does seem to be a lot of Link Love going on at the moment, but it’s a great idea as it helps everyone concerned. Great blog!
Good luck,
Mike.
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