Comments on: This Is The Anti-Blogging Case? http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: TechSpot » Anti-Blogging http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/comment-page-1/#comment-133478 TechSpot » Anti-Blogging Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:48:58 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/#comment-133478 [...] This Is The Anti-Blogging Case?    As an occasional blogger myself, I’m still wary of the phenomenon. On one hand, it can be liberating to log on and spout off, unencumbered by editorial oversight…more. [...] [...] This Is The Anti-Blogging Case?    As an occasional blogger myself, I’m still wary of the phenomenon. On one hand, it can be liberating to log on and spout off, unencumbered by editorial oversight…more. [...]

]]> By: The Ugly American http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/comment-page-1/#comment-82988 The Ugly American Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:51:24 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/#comment-82988 Thanks for the link Mark. You know I thought the same thing TMS. It could just be an attention grab from Kluger. Thanks for the link Mark. You know I thought the same thing TMS. It could just be an attention grab from Kluger.

]]> By: Dennis http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/comment-page-1/#comment-82972 Dennis Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:22:53 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/#comment-82972 The essay may be something of an incoherent response to the occasional bouts of blogger triumphalism. In that sense, I agree that some bloggers do get delusions of grandeur (*cough*Kos*cough*). But overall, I see it something like what tms said. I imagine most bloggers are people who used to keep journals, or people who used to read some column in the paper, shake their head in frustration at some missed point, and then go about their day. I think Glenn Reynolds has made a frequent point which often gets ignored in these kind of "whither bloggers?" pieces. People blog (and in his case, podcast too) because it's fun. As long as that's the motive, it's ultimately irrelevant whether it pays, or whether it leads to successful elections or movie openings. The essay may be something of an incoherent response to the occasional bouts of blogger triumphalism. In that sense, I agree that some bloggers do get delusions of grandeur (*cough*Kos*cough*). But overall, I see it something like what tms said. I imagine most bloggers are people who used to keep journals, or people who used to read some column in the paper, shake their head in frustration at some missed point, and then go about their day.

I think Glenn Reynolds has made a frequent point which often gets ignored in these kind of “whither bloggers?” pieces. People blog (and in his case, podcast too) because it’s fun. As long as that’s the motive, it’s ultimately irrelevant whether it pays, or whether it leads to successful elections or movie openings.

]]> By: Dmac http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/comment-page-1/#comment-82948 Dmac Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:34:55 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/#comment-82948 Too bad the bloggers didn't help "Serenity" do better at the box office; although the fact that the TV series didn't run for long probably hurt it's overall chances as well - not to mention any recognizable movie stars - and a lack of major marketing support, and...ah, forget it. Still liked the film, at any rate. Too bad the bloggers didn’t help “Serenity” do better at the box office; although the fact that the TV series didn’t run for long probably hurt it’s overall chances as well – not to mention any recognizable movie stars – and a lack of major marketing support, and…ah, forget it. Still liked the film, at any rate.

]]> By: too many steves http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/comment-page-1/#comment-82935 too many steves Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:36:49 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/#comment-82935 I would differ with you on this "Blogging is at least six or seven years old now..." in this sense: I view blogging as being very similar to the pamplet printing of 300 years ago; interested (and sometimes excitable) folk publishing their thoughts and ideas. You allude to this when you refer to blogging as a "low-cost publishing platform". And, talk about childishness, it strikes me as puerile to assume people aren't able to separate the wheat from the chaff of blogging. They've demonstrated, over time, an ability to glean the good ideas from the bad. And isn't the quantity and variety of opinion available through blogging a sort of check & balance, an independent editor, if you will? It certainly is much easier to call BU** SH** in the blogosphere. A silly piece, really, or, if I allow myself to be snarky and cynical, is he just taking advantage of a popular meme to get some attention? I would differ with you on this “Blogging is at least six or seven years old now…” in this sense: I view blogging as being very similar to the pamplet printing of 300 years ago; interested (and sometimes excitable) folk publishing their thoughts and ideas. You allude to this when you refer to blogging as a “low-cost publishing platform”.

And, talk about childishness, it strikes me as puerile to assume people aren’t able to separate the wheat from the chaff of blogging. They’ve demonstrated, over time, an ability to glean the good ideas from the bad. And isn’t the quantity and variety of opinion available through blogging a sort of check & balance, an independent editor, if you will? It certainly is much easier to call BU** SH** in the blogosphere.

A silly piece, really, or, if I allow myself to be snarky and cynical, is he just taking advantage of a popular meme to get some attention?

]]> By: mtl http://informedspeculation.com/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/comment-page-1/#comment-82888 mtl Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:34:02 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/08/30/this-is-the-anti-blogging-case/#comment-82888 "uses the tired analogy of a child spouting off without the embrace of the editor parent." Its worked for Ted Kennedy. “uses the tired analogy of a child spouting off without the embrace of the editor parent.”

Its worked for Ted Kennedy.

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