tom_thinks
Friday, May 28, 2004
Blogging for Democracy or Absurd Compulsion?
Here's two interesting articles on blogging. Is blogging unleashing the democratic possibilities of the internet?
I'd like to believe that article, but then again there's this one from the nytimes
Hmmm. Mr. Wiggins is also a blogspot user(wigblog.blogspot.com) This article would have you believe the Wigman has a real addiction to blogging, even posting on his wedding anniversary while on the toilet. I'm sure he's gotta love all the attention a nytimes article like this can bring to his blog, but he isn't saying too much recently (4 posts this month). Maybe his wife staged an intervention.
Linked Out
Every day, millions of ordinary people all over the world broadcast their thoughts, concerns, and feelings in personal and collective blogs. Once the exclusive territory of traditional media, broadcasting is possible for anyone with access to the technology. For many bloggers, this is evidence that digital democracy is already a reality.
I'd like to believe that article, but then again there's this one from the nytimes
For Some, the Blogging Never StopsSometimes, too, the realization that no one is reading sets in. A few blogs have thousands of readers, but never have so many people written so much to be read by so few. By Jupiter Research's estimate, only 4 percent of online users read blogs.
Indeed, if a blog is likened to a conversation between a writer and readers, bloggers like Mr. Wiggins are having conversations largely with themselves.
Hmmm. Mr. Wiggins is also a blogspot user(wigblog.blogspot.com) This article would have you believe the Wigman has a real addiction to blogging, even posting on his wedding anniversary while on the toilet. I'm sure he's gotta love all the attention a nytimes article like this can bring to his blog, but he isn't saying too much recently (4 posts this month). Maybe his wife staged an intervention.
posted by Tom, 5/28/2004 10:21:00 AM
