Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Are Blogs Fazing Out?
It seems there was a time when everyone who was web sophisticated was blogging, however as time goes by and we get more connected, people are using tools like Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter more and they are using these tools to say the things that they need to say. They're getting more bang for their buck with these tools too. With Facebook you get an impressive social networking tool that allows you to form groups with people. Anyone in the group is notified when another person in the group has added something and all can respond if they choose too, this sounds to me exactly like blogging. Unlike blogging Facebook has picture galleries you may post, instant messenger, and microblog like updates on your friends. Myspace is more or less a personal website that while it doesn't have the groups feature, like Facebook, you may write down anything you please inside of it. Myspace also has galleries, and includes a very extensive music library at your disposal. Now both of these tools are rather personal, so I can see where blogs have a less direct connection. Facebook also doesn't allow people who aren't your friends to read what you write. That is where Twitter has seemingly inserted itself as the latest trend. Through microblogging you may chose to follow anyone you choose and read any thoughts they deem worthy of sharing. So I ask you with these new super charged tools are the days of traditional blogs numbered?
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Very nice post. Do you blogging yet?
ReplyDeletePerhaps the days of traditional blogging is over as used by the portion of the population that follows the latest trends with their peers, but I think blogging will always be a useful tool by a certain slice of the population.
ReplyDeleteYou maybe write but it seems to me more likely that the technology that was created with blogging will become more and more specialized, and advanced until blogging just isn't practical.
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