Comments on: The uncertain future of Blogging

By: Jason Webb

Jason Webb — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:49:40 +0000

Great post and ideas! I’m going to share this with the rest of my team as we work more with enterprise-level clients. Thanks and Regards/- Jason Webb

By: Jojo Joson

Jojo Joson — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:29:51 +0000

I dont think blogging is dead or going to die or sth like that! In fact no media is going to be! Blogging has evolved a lot-they are not just the "express yourself" platforms! Blogs are now business. Major information sources are built on these blogs – Take examples of problogging networks like b5media and weblogs inc etc etc…so its obvious!!

and you are right, bloggers need to generate fresh and catchy content. well same is the fate of all medias. Even The SUN or TimesNow or WSJ or MTV or Sony TV can not be in the game field unless they can bet on latest H*O*T news…isn't it?

By: LordOfMictlan

LordOfMictlan — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:42:35 +0000

Nice article, and some good comments too.

twitter = litter

Bathroom graffiti is a higher literary form than the tweet.

By: Jhangora

Jhangora — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:34:49 +0000

Twitter hasn’t impressed me. However as many readers have commented different forms of self expression find their own place under the sun. I guess it’s just a continuation of the need to communicate and those who have expertise in a domain or are better at expressing themselves would stay in the long run.

By: Alvis

Alvis — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:46:47 +0000

Cool piece Jevon. I included some of your thoughts in this summary of perspectives on the future of the blogging industry:

http://memebox.com/futureblogger/show/1415-six-industry-perspectives-on-the-future-of-blogging

By: Peter Flaschner

Peter Flaschner — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:12:39 +0000

Twitter = short form.

Blogs = long form.

Twitter = sound bite.

Blogs = analysis.

Short form and long form both have their place. Both work together.

By: Eric Rumsey

Eric Rumsey — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:09:37 +0000

Good post — We need a medium in which QUALITY is not so closely tied to IMMEDIACY — An example — Your posting got 31 comments on Dec 1, the day it was published. On Dec 2, it got 3 comments; on Dec 3 it got 0 (zero) comments. It’s frustrating to spend time carefully crafting a blog article, only to have it get lost because the right people didn’t see it in the first day it was written!

Twitter for immediacy, blogs for quality?

By: Bill Ives

Bill Ives — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:39:51 +0000

Jevon – Great post – I am repeating a post script I added to a post I did on Twitter today after reading this post. – I think that blogging and Twitter can co-exist. With the continuing evolution of tools, blogging is becoming more focused on what it does well – moving beyond sound bytes and providing a permanent accessible record of thought. Some of its other earlier functions are being replaced. Inside the enterprise, blogs were often used for project management until more specialized enterprise 2.0 collaboration and project management tools came along but they stood on the shoulders of blogs. Now for quick fast breaking sound bytes, micro-blogging is a better tool. It is not surprising that many well known Mumbai bloggers used their blogs to point to their twitter feeds for updates on the tragic events. Twitter is a better tool for that purpose. But i think their blogs will be a better channel for reflection on what happen. The two complement each other.

By: Jevon MacDonald

Jevon MacDonald — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:37:47 +0000

@pjburnet: That issue (of content ownership) is a HUGE one that I am really concerned about. I decided to leave it for a separate post however because this one was already getting too long.

The move from an open, standards based, ecosystem of mini-publishers (blogs) to corporately owned content systems (twitter, Facebook, etc) is not without consequence. Authors ARE giving up something in the process.

What I am not sure of is if there is a solution. I believe that the more open a system, the more successful it will be. There are currently no fail-safe models behind either twitter or facebook.

By: Normal Joe

Normal Joe — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:12:45 +0000

Very interesting topic. I’ve heard a few people say this…but I’m not quite sure it’s that serious. I don’t think quality blogging will die….social media is just adding to the landscape. I look at it similar to the ebook vs physical book thing. Yeah, ebooks changed the game, and for a while many thought it may replace conventional books….but, there’s still people who love to actually hold a book, read the cover, etc.

While I think it’s true that twitter and other micro-blogging platforms can be more immediate and up to the minute, I think they can be used together with a real blog. You can give your status updates, quick posts, or whatever on those platforms, while at the same time pointing back to your own blog where you expound on the situation.

Again, it’s an interesting topic, I just don’t think blogging is dying, or dead….but I do realize it’s not the ONLY outlet anymore. These micro platforms remind me of text/instant messaging. Sure, they change the game and many prefer to use them over anything else, but that didn’t get rid of the need for email…..I feel the same is happening now in relation to these social platforms and blogging.