Kottu.org 3 years old today
Sri Lanka’s primary blog aggregator, Kottu.org past the 3 years mark today (5th April 2008). I’m basing this on findings I blogged about on Kottu.org passing the 1000 day mark. Though it aggregates only a fraction of Sri Lankan blogs, Kottu.org has assumed the role of the town square in the Sri Lankan blogosphere. I won’t blab further as I have already blogged about kottu.org’s “cultural” significance.
Its safe to say that many Sri Lankan bloggers have benefited from being listed on kottu.org. Both from the sense of community it creates AND from the traffic the site generates. We all owe a big thank you to Kotto.org’s janatorial slave, Indrajit Samarajiva aka Indi (irrespective of what you think of his political views). Setting up the site is nothing compared to mucking around with wordpress detergent and database disinfectant to keep it running for 3 years. On his own time and money while toiling in Sri Lanka’s notorious sulfur mines. Send him your thanks on his blog – better still on the 2005 post about kottu’s soft launch.
I doubt my blog would have grown as it has without kottu.org. Reading the posts flowing through kottu has taught me more about the dynamics of blogging than any other site. The blogs I have discovered through it have taught me even more. For those of you who like to look in life’s rear view mirror, birthdays are a handy time for reflection and perhaps appreciate (try to keep the bitching out – at least for today) what has kottu.org meant/done for you.
You can also do a Kennedy and say what you could do for Kottu but that’s up to you. You should know where the comment box is by now. Don’t be timid 
Thanks Cerno. I’m going to try and spend more time on the space later this year. It’s lovely to see how its grown
indi: My pleasure (and way of saying thank you
)
My best wishes & thanks to the Kottu Baas, and to you too Cerno. I wouldnt have known if not for your post. Good Show.
And you are drawing those “Google pics” accurately right?
Hmmm… hours of procrastination
like right now. Also interesting viewpoints, arguments etc. damn good idea kottu is 
Dili
thank you – have you seen a purple crayon?
Pink Mist the procrastination part
is less widely mentioned 
Nice!
I’m only a recent newbie to blogging but it was only after that I’d seen so many on Kottu so as well as hours of procrastination like Pink Mist said; I guess it was also the catalyst I needed to blogging myself!
Scrumpulicious You seem to be off to a good start
Felt I was blogging in the dark till I got signed up on kottu