Should my clip file be social?

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When I built my online clip file last year, I used Wordpress, the same software I use on my blog. It’s easy to use, I could install it quickly and tweak it as needed. It’s good for SEO without much effort. And best of all, it’s free.

But Wordpress really is a blogging platform. It’s meant for conversational media, like this blog (in theory, anyway). With my clip file, I turned off comments on posts, because I didn’t envision that as a place to have a conversation. That’s what this blog is here for. Plus Twitter. And Facebook. Or Wired Journalists or FriendFeed or [insert social media darling of the month].

Today, though, I got to thinking: What would a conversation about my old clips look like? Maybe somebody wants to talk about the time Henry Hearns, mayor of Lancaster and bishop of a major church, hired a convicted child molester to help plan his day camp. It’s possible somebody has a critique of my multimedia projects, or an idea for improving the site itself.

So I’m thinking of opening up comments there, but first I thought I’d ask anyone passing by here. Should I?

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