Comments on: The uncertain future of Blogging http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/the-uncertain-future-of-blogging/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jojo Joson http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/the-uncertain-future-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-221958 Jojo Joson Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:29:51 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1221#comment-221958 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? 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 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/the-uncertain-future-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-214223 LordOfMictlan Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:42:35 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1221#comment-214223 Nice article, and some good comments too. twitter = litter Bathroom graffiti is a higher literary form than the tweet. Nice article, and some good comments too.

twitter = litter

Bathroom graffiti is a higher literary form than the tweet.

]]> By: Jhangora http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/the-uncertain-future-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-200880 Jhangora Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:34:49 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1221#comment-200880 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. 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 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/the-uncertain-future-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-198356 Alvis Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:46:47 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1221#comment-198356 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 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 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/the-uncertain-future-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-197940 Peter Flaschner Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:12:39 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1221#comment-197940 Twitter = short form. Blogs = long form. Twitter = sound bite. Blogs = analysis. Short form and long form both have their place. Both work together. 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 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/the-uncertain-future-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-197158 Eric Rumsey Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:09:37 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1221#comment-197158 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? 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 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/the-uncertain-future-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-196369 Bill Ives Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:39:51 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1221#comment-196369 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. 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 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/the-uncertain-future-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-196312 Jevon MacDonald Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:37:47 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1221#comment-196312 @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. @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 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/the-uncertain-future-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-196304 Normal Joe Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:12:45 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1221#comment-196304 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. 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.

]]> By: PJ Brunet http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/the-uncertain-future-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-196101 PJ Brunet Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:36:36 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1221#comment-196101 Why contribute all your content, for free, to a strange company (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) you have no association with? The advantage of a dot-com blog, the domain is yours, the data is yours, you can edit whatever you want, whenever you want, you control the advertising, you know what is private and what isn't private, and I could go on like that all night. A newbie doesn't know any better. A newbie thinks Facebook, Twitter will be around forever, in the same form, and nothing will change. If you know history, that's not likely. For example, Galacticom was a "Facebook" (BBS) of the early 90s, we had micro-blogging, message forums, split-screen chat, all the same stuff of today. And you've probably never heard of Galacticom. Let me tell you, these things come and go. At least with a domain name you're assured some longevity. But if you don't care, not thinking about the future, too cheap to register a domain name for $10, then go ahead, waste your time on Twitter, Facebook, whatever. When they go out of business, delete your profile accidentally, on purpose, burn out a drive, get hacked, sued, vandalized, trojan-horsed, terrorized, flooded, whatever, you'll remember my advice. I'll still have my domains. Why contribute all your content, for free, to a strange company (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) you have no association with? The advantage of a dot-com blog, the domain is yours, the data is yours, you can edit whatever you want, whenever you want, you control the advertising, you know what is private and what isn’t private, and I could go on like that all night.

A newbie doesn’t know any better. A newbie thinks Facebook, Twitter will be around forever, in the same form, and nothing will change. If you know history, that’s not likely. For example, Galacticom was a “Facebook” (BBS) of the early 90s, we had micro-blogging, message forums, split-screen chat, all the same stuff of today. And you’ve probably never heard of Galacticom. Let me tell you, these things come and go. At least with a domain name you’re assured some longevity.

But if you don’t care, not thinking about the future, too cheap to register a domain name for $10, then go ahead, waste your time on Twitter, Facebook, whatever. When they go out of business, delete your profile accidentally, on purpose, burn out a drive, get hacked, sued, vandalized, trojan-horsed, terrorized, flooded, whatever, you’ll remember my advice. I’ll still have my domains.

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