Comments on: Is the blogging era over?

By: Bold and Strong, Not Right or Wrong « TheUniversityBlog

Bold and Strong, Not Right or Wrong « TheUniversityBlog — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:03:31 +0000

[...] and Strong, Not Right or Wrong Jump to Comments Blogging is dead…no it’s not. Generation Y exists…no it doesn’t. Students want to use [...]

By: Scottish political blogs under the microscope « doctorvee

Scottish political blogs under the microscope « doctorvee — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:40:15 +0000

[...] political blogosphere. Already, a number of bloggers had apparently lost motivation and were openly wondering if they should continue. Since then, a number of blogs have closed down, apparently due to external [...]

By: There is a good reason for the lack of updates « doctorvee

There is a good reason for the lack of updates « doctorvee — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:43:48 +0000

[...] the recent navel-gazing about the value and future of blogging, which I wasn’t very positive about, getting this job is a vindication of the time and energy [...]

By: Longrider » Tout Passé, Tout Cassé, Tout Lassé.

Longrider » Tout Passé, Tout Cassé, Tout Lassé. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:12:42 +0000

[...] Vee asks “is this the end of blogging?” or, perhaps to be more precise, the beginning of the end (as opposed one presumes, the end [...]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:18:53 +0000

Fine post Duncan and interesting that you compare and contrast blogging and Twitter. I agree with DK that blogging is superior and many people only really use Twitter to direct more people to their website in a ‘I blog therefore I tweet’ kind of way.

And it’s less the mounting retirals that I think spells the end of blogging and more the increasing dominance of newspaper journos and established politicians. Put it this way, could a blog start up today and be tomorrow’s Huffington Post? I very much doubt it, but the dynamic could yet change drastically either for or against my suggestion yet. There is an organic, unpredictable beauty to blogging as a whole.

For the record, you could quarter my stats and I’d still be just as hooked on the hobby. My own numbers had little to do with my theory. (I would have said you could also quarter my Google Reader numbers but it seems that wouldn’t even result in an integer!)

By: Blogging births, deaths and marriages – Scottish Roundup

Blogging births, deaths and marriages – Scottish Roundup — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:07:37 +0000

[...] particular revelation about the increasing authority of Twitter sent me wondering about the future of my blog. Speaking of Twitter, John Connell has an interesting look at the demographics of Twitter users. No [...]

By: jameshigham

jameshigham — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:58:41 +0000

The short answer is no – it’s not over and is still going strong over our way. What will happen is that certain blogs will keep going and others will give it away.

By: Devil's Kitchen

Devil's Kitchen — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:47:19 +0000

Well, I would say that, of course, since I find blogging far more satisfying than Twittering.

Plus, of course, I write extremely fast: whilst the above post took you an hour, it would probably take me less than 15 minutes.

But the main point for me is that I tend to write off-the-cuff: as such, I will be half way through writing something and realise that it connects with something else that I have been thinking about and… hey presto! you have a very long and involved post.

Having said that, my real world life is impinging much more on my blogging—but that’s because I love my job too…

By: Duncan Stephen

Duncan Stephen — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:33:49 +0000

Thanks for the comment DK. When you put it like that, you are absolutely right. We would be much poorer if we were left to rely on Twitter alone. I guess I just have to realise that to get the benefits that come out, it is worth putting a bit of effort in.

By: Devil's Kitchen

Devil's Kitchen — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:30:49 +0000

Twitter is the Strictly Come Dancing of expression; it is the XFactor, the I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here of conversation.

It is for those with neither the skill nor the desire to write with passion, fervour or skill. In short, Twitter is popular because it is easy and neither audience nor author have to concentrate for more than ten seconds.

Blogging—good blogging—will never be replaced by such microblogging formats. All that has happened is that those who have no interest in good writing, in-depth journalism or passionate advocacy have moved away from the blogging medium.

That is, alas, the majority of people, but never mind: Horizon and Despatches carry on because they worry less about the numbers of their audience than they do about the quality.