Blue Fish Network officially closes
The Blue Fish Network, formed in 2005, has today officially closed.
I’ve sent email to the remaining members explaining my reasoning. It’s probably past due, as small, general networks were never really going to survive unless they built a thriving community. We, unfortunately, never made it.
Make no mistake, I valued the contribution to the network of each member past and present, and I’ll continue to read the blogs of those who are still writing. I also know that I owe some of my current standing in the ‘blogosphere’, albeit a small one, to some Blue Fish members.
THANK YOU ALL!
As to what happens to the Blue Fish Network  I would like it to remain a way to network with people - many of whom will be bloggers and their blogs - but I’ll not be pushing it as a blog network, nor calling for official membership, nor doing loads of automated aggregation of web sites.
Exact plans? Not sure yet. I’ll enjoy the rest of the summer, then think about doing something in the fall.
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August 27th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
[...] I’m posting this here in behalf of fellow contributor Andy Merrett, who recently announced that the Blue Fish Network has officially closed down. [...]
September 7th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
[...] The curtains have fallen upon blog community / blog network Blue Fish, which was run by Andy Merrett. From Andy’s announcement: As to what happens to the Blue Fish Network — I would like it to remain a way to network with people – many of whom will be bloggers and their blogs – but I’ll not be pushing it as a blog network, nor calling for official membership, nor doing loads of automated aggregation of web sites. (Via Blog Herald.) [...]