Blogging About Blogs

This feels a little strange to do, but I'm writing today about the change in blogs and blogging behavior.  I feel a little funny about posting this, because I'm going to make the case in class that blogs are still highly valuable.

I think the point from this NY Times article is about how all social media continues to reflect our changing behaviors.  New tools necessitate adaptation.  We are using social networks for the shorthanded stuff, and still using blogs to deliver a greater volume of original content and thought.  Not everything fits in a soundbite or 140 characters.

I also think there is a lot to be said for the interaction that can occur between social networks and blogs.  I read a lot of blogs on a variety of different topics.  A few of those writers I follow on Twitter, but not all.  There some people I want an occasional check-in with, but not a constant stream of information.  In other instances, there are people that I found first on Twitter or Facebook before I jumped to their blogs.  I like the ability to have different streams of information in different channels.

P.S. Thanks to Dr. Ed Bond for forwarding this link to me!