Andy Merret explains how short posts can be beneficial for your blog. He cites various statistics and reading patterns which indicate that posts with less than 300 characters can help. Well, I am not sure of the numbers, but I am sure that short posts are useful for the blogger. That is why I created the asides category. I think the core reason is a way of not having to worry about the size – if the content is worthy, it becomes a post.

March 1st, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Asides/Small posts are also a good way to give away links. I use them mainly for that
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March 2nd, 2007 at 7:51 am
I use it for something similar, an archive of links that I want to refer to