I’ve been a bad blogger recently. It’s not as if I have no interest in blogging, it’s more of a time and value thing for me.
I’ve started to use Twitter on a regular basis and have been broadcasting thoughts and ideas daily. I like having the ability to post in less than 140 characters to communicate. Quick, simple, easy information flow.
My efforts on Twitter have become much more conversational than any of my efforts in the blogosphere. In order for a conversation to develop on this blog, someone needs to find it, read an article, and feel compelled to post a comment with feedback or information. Too many hoops are involved in this online circus to make conversations a reality.
Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, posted this comment yesterday and it pretty much summed up my feelings about blogging:
‘is personal blogging dead? w/my facebook page/twitter, I’m not sure I need a blog anymore.. thoughts?’
With the numerous channels of communication available to broadcast what I am doing, thinking, or saying, blogging has fallen off my radar. My interest in being an online publisher of ideas has moved beyond a single URL that hosts my thoughts and shifted to Twitter.
Anyone else feeling the same way about blogging? Has the script been flipped?
Share This
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
“Personal” is the operational word here. While Instant Social Gratification (Insta-Micro-Blogging), the old dinosaur that is “‘Blogging” is still a commercially viable undertaking.
Take a look at Ford’s feeble attempt at tweeting their own accolades… But at least they’ve come to the party, which is more than we can say for most of the OEMs.