Comments on: The Blogger Mystique http://meighan.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/the-blogger-mystique/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:50:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: meighan http://meighan.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/the-blogger-mystique/#comment-4 meighan Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:00:05 +0000 http://meighan.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-4 Thanks for the thoughtful comment Melanie. I'm wondering though how some tech-savvy people would consider the blog to be "dead" so to speak. I guess with the proliferation of social media, it's always an assumption than an older medium might considered obsolete. I don't agree with that notion however, older forms of media don't ever "die", they just become another tool, or part of a niche culture. Like vinyl records for instance, or radio. Perhaps, old static websites might be included soon as well. ;) Thanks for the thoughtful comment Melanie. I’m wondering though how some tech-savvy people would consider the blog to be “dead” so to speak. I guess with the proliferation of social media, it’s always an assumption than an older medium might considered obsolete.

I don’t agree with that notion however, older forms of media don’t ever “die”, they just become another tool, or part of a niche culture. Like vinyl records for instance, or radio.

Perhaps, old static websites might be included soon as well. ;)

]]> By: Melanie http://meighan.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/the-blogger-mystique/#comment-3 Melanie Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:24:57 +0000 http://meighan.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-3 Blog looks great! Nice reflective posts. You're doing great. A lot of what I've seen from first time bloggers/writers is resistance and fear. Some of it is warranted but a lot of it is just plain old fear. It's like anything new - once you understand what you're doing it feels a lot better. Blogs have been around for over 10 years now. They're hardly "emergent" anymore. In fact, many technologists are asking if blogs are dead given the shift to social media. I actually consider blogs a big part of social media. What may happen is a change in the way blogs are used. Right now that change is aggregation. More people are using their blogs as a place to extend ideas they're sharing in other forums - rather than the main event. So perhaps blogs will serve the purpose of long form content - who knows. For now, let's just focus on using the blog as a means to get comfortable with an online publishing tool. :) Blog looks great! Nice reflective posts. You’re doing great. A lot of what I’ve seen from first time bloggers/writers is resistance and fear. Some of it is warranted but a lot of it is just plain old fear. It’s like anything new – once you understand what you’re doing it feels a lot better. Blogs have been around for over 10 years now. They’re hardly “emergent” anymore. In fact, many technologists are asking if blogs are dead given the shift to social media. I actually consider blogs a big part of social media. What may happen is a change in the way blogs are used. Right now that change is aggregation. More people are using their blogs as a place to extend ideas they’re sharing in other forums – rather than the main event. So perhaps blogs will serve the purpose of long form content – who knows. For now, let’s just focus on using the blog as a means to get comfortable with an online publishing tool. :)

]]> By: thatsroger http://meighan.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/the-blogger-mystique/#comment-2 thatsroger Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:53:22 +0000 http://meighan.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-2 I'll always read your blog, if not for it's content then for the aesthetically pleasing layout. I’ll always read your blog, if not for it’s content then for the aesthetically pleasing layout.

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