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Posted By: The Tim <tim@thetimtimes.com> In Response To: Ooops, I'm so fascinated by all this that I knew I'd forget to ask something.... (MaaMaw)
Monday, 21 February 2005, at 4:21 p.m.
Well I do have the tendency to be a bit of an ass at times and I'll admit that the 'for the most part' comment was not really pertinent, but I was merely trying to keep everybody here from falling into the same old trap of monkey see monkey do. Will commercial blogs be the end of civilation as we know it. Doubtful, but what you are missing is that even though you may show restraint, others surely won't, and the syndication of spam is what lies ahead. I just figured you wouldn't want to be in the forefront because I know you prefer to do things above the board. Of course it's the law of the jungle, I just figure you to be a classier breed of cat.
Blogs were/are primarily designed for personal viewpoints and even in the context of journalism, that's mainly what they are. It's just that the 'journalist' bloggers are following/commenting/correcting the news as they see it being presented. Americablog recently received fame by exposing the fake gay escort guy (Jim Guckert aka JEFF GANNON)acting as a reporter in the White House. Republican bloggers were likewise responsible for exposing Rathergate. Maybe I'm over reacting/reaching on this commercialization angle, but given the nature of the beast (and I did provide a wired link that supports my view), this may be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Another thing to consider is that unless you OWN the blog (which means you are hosting blog software on your own hosted domain), how long do you think it will take before they start charging for it and you'll be in a position of having to abandon/recreate/pay for it?
The best part of the blogging experience is being able to update your content from any web browser without having to go through the FTP route. This is a GREAT CONTENT management feature. If I were you, I'd buy a copy of one of the more popular content management programs (One I know of is called MOVABLE TYPE, but there are a bunch). They can still be syndicated if you wish, but it will prevent you from being held hostage by the blogging host (google as of now) should they change/charge for services.
Enjoy.
> Lay it out for me....
> Tell me exactly how I and others with blogs that provide useful
> information that people want to read are "abusing the medium."
> Are people who endlessly write about their innermost thoughts, and their
> children's latest developmental milestones, and their dog's progress in
> obedience school also abusing the medium?
> Are *only* "journalists" not abusing the medium, or are those
> personal diaries okay?
> What offends you...
> The content of "our" blogs, or the idea that they may, from time
> to time, contain an affiliate link, or the idea that some people put
> Google AdSense on their blogs?
> I know I'm not as educated as you are, The Tim, so I might be missing your
> point, but I assume the problem has something to do with the idea that
> some people may actually make (gasp) money from their blogs??
> Please... 'splain it to me.
> If I'm really contributing to the downfall of civilization, I will
> reconsider and put MaaMaw's Morsels into newsletter format.
> Luv,
> MaaMaw
Enlightening the Internet Generation
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