by Tony Chen

Sorry I haven't been posting as often recently. All the long-term bloggers know - blogging is fun, but it is indeed a lot of work. There are waves of ups and downs. A lot of people ask me, "how do you find the time to blog?" My answer for the last couple of months is that I don't.

Nonetheless, even as I've been preoccupied with other things, the blog has continued to surprise me. Got calls from editors of Spirit Magazine and the American College of Physicians to get quotes from me as an "industry expert" (little do they know how little I know). Through the blogosphere, I also met up with long-time blogger and knowledge management guru Jim McGee. Tomorrow I've got lunch with someone who I was introduced to via facebook from someone I met at a blogging conference.

Yes, blogging is about great insights and great content. But for me, the greatest value has come from the real-life conversations with real-life people I met through the blog. It's about community and relationships as much as it is about information. Look out for an announcement related to this in the next few weeks.