Yes I know, many of you have been quick to say that this is “Dads Talking” but it looks more like”Dad Stalking?” Shame on you! Actually, to be brutally honest part of the reason that it has sat dormant in my URL storage and has only been a place holder here at this location since February of 2007 is because I always laughed at what a stupid URL that was and how I should never drink and purchase URLs. Three years of waiting for a launch that has never happened resulted. The something cool happened, Dads started talking.
I intended this to be a podcast back in 2007 when I first started testing and toying with the podcast world. I have been a Daddy blogger at Genuine Blog for quite some time and wanted to get into the world of podcasts. I always have a much easier time talking than writing. right at about this same time I decided to leave my real world job of big company and law firm to see out my passion of being my own boss and being a business owner full time. I was going to embark on a passion of blogging and make it a full time job. Bloggers For Hire was becoming a handful to only have as a part time gig. Dads Talking was shelved for another time and another place. Apparently, that time and place is now.
Jessica Smith is saying that 2010 is the Year of The Daddy Blogger. I decided to dust off the site and see what we can do with it and go back to that passion I had when I was a new father and blogging was in its infancy. I suppose once you are a parent there is always that nagging feeling that you want to continue to be a daddy to something new and this is what I have brought into the world next. Where does it go from here?
The hashtag #DadsTalking is being used quite often now and I have added that to the sidebar here for the time being so that we can all see what Dads are talking about and what they are saying about anything Dad. Follow along. I am seeing many more begin to catch on to its use and I am learning anything from what not to eat to commiserating with the guy trying to put his kids to bed. If you are a Dad on Twitter, you can follow along with me at @Genuine or certainly you can follow @DadsTalking too.
We are in the early planning stages of moving forward with Dads Talking and I am encouraged by what I have heard from parenting communities, some brands, and the Daddies themselves. This will take off faster than I expect and will probably take on a mind of its own if I things progress the way they have. Thanks for visiting here. Feel free to make yourself at home.
Keep talking Dads, some of us are listening.
Wow. That’s incredible that you bought the URL so long ago (while drunk no less). I was just searching for hashtags on Twitter that weren’t in use for dads. Crazy to think that a conversation that started with a Twitter dad calendar and swampy balls will turn into a movement to help dads everywhere!
love the site look 🙂 this is going to be an awesome project!
I’ve already told how excited I am about this. It’s been great to see all the activity on twitter so it should be awesome on the site. Great job!
Good idea and great timing. Looking forward to hearing what other dads have to say…as an aside, a website of URLs that people purchase while drunk may have some legs as well.
I have more of these URLs and you are right DrunkURLPurchases.com should have been one of them.
Sounds pretty great. There’s definitely a growing army of dadbloggers. And one day… we will TAKE OVER THE WORLD. (But, you know. Like role models.)
Many times I feel as if my voice can get very easily get lost in the Twitter timeline. When you have engagement from others it makes being on Twitter worthwhile. That’s the very thing that makes “Dads Talking” so great. No matter your age, background or political/ religious views a common bond of being a father is shared. The conversations can range from the serious to the not so serious. The conversation of men sharing common bonds is so key and appreciated. I watched the first day or so and was intregied It wasn’t till I joined in the discussion that I could really see how powerful that common bond can be. I look foward to conversing and sharing in the ongoing organic growth of “DadsTalking”.
Ed I have said I didn’t feel like part of a community until I received my first blog comment that wasn’t my mom or a family person but someone that took a moment to say something that let them know that I was being heard and read. The same goes for Twitter. If you feel like you are trying to talk to 75,000 people in a sports stadium there is no way everyone will stop and listen, but if a few people stop and have that conversation it makes it meaningful. Thanks for the comment. I almost always answer or respond to people that send me an @ or DM on Twitter. You would be surprised at many of the perceived unapproachable people will do the same. The fact that you took the time to respond and comment here is valuable to me and means a lot. I am not alone in this way of thinking.
Kudos. I think this is going to be a great site & one more positive step for dads in social media. Thanks for putting this all together, Jim.
Ron we will get you on the show to talk about your book and your blog. I suppose you are the poster Dad of Dads Talking!
Awesome! I thought it was just a random hashtag — I had no clue there was a whole concept (and an entire website) behind it! Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help. You’re welcome to write about this as a guest post on my dad blog, for example. 🙂
Thumbs up! Great host and great group of fellow parents. Anyone and everyone is welcome.
Del
@DelTheDad