On John Batelle’s SearchBlog (the inspiration for SearchMash’s name), Melanie Colburn posted a roundup of recent SearchMob posts, including SearchMash with a “This is pretty cool” comment.

Since I enjoy his blog, I’d sent John an email out of the blue last week, telling him about SearchMash. He replied back almost immediately, directing me to his new SearchMob site, and suggesting I put a post up there.

John didn’t have the take the time to reply to my random email. I think it’s great that he did, and even nicer that Melanie linked from the front page. It may not seem like a big deal, but it really made my day.