Has blogging has its day?
“Thinking about launching your own blog? Here’s some friendly advice: Don’t. And if you’ve already got one, pull the plug. Writing a weblog today isn’t the bright idea it was four years ago. The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge.”
This is how an article in the current issue of “Wired” magazine opens. It’s led to quite a discussion.
The suggestion in the article is that blogs are being replaced by the likes of Twitter. I did try Twitter when it first became popular but it wasn’t for me. I need more words to express my thoughts and ideas and I want a larger audience that I would have with Twitter.
The fact that you – and so many others – visit NightHawk so often is proof enough for me that I’m doing something worthwhile as well as enjoyable.
October 26th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
I like Twitter and use it daily, but I also continue to blog, and read blogs. I agree that blogs give us the space to express ourselves – you just can’t do justice to some topics in 140 characters! Thanks for your blog, by the way, I always enjoy your posts even if I don’t comment often.
October 26th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Hi Roger – I don’t think blogs have had their day at all. There are millions of people online, and more joining everyday. Their interests, likes, dislikes are so varied that I still believe there is a place for every decent blogger. As for twitter, I use it too, but more for amusement than anything else.