I may be wrong in this, but I think that the blogging hype is dying. A couple of years ago, it was really normal to see people blogging about their own cats, or how they brush their teeth. And this is what I meant by the term "Blogging Hype".Every one has a blog, and they all write about everything. Later on many other technologies were introduced, and they all share the collaborative nature of blogs.
Twitter for example is a tool where people write what they are doing for their friends to read it. Try adding twitter to your IM, and you will really hate yourself after getting zillions of updates from your friends every minute. Flickr and Zooomr - One of the main reasons that I don't use Zooomr is that I never remember how many o's are there in its name - are site where people can upload their photos and leave comments on other people's photos. Facebook is todays hype, it is a social network where people can meet new friends, but it also has a mixture of Flickr, and Twitter's features.
So the point is that many bloggers started to emigrate from blogging to those sister-technologies. People interested in photography will sure prefer to use Flickr to upload their photos than customizing there blog or photolog, especially that Flickr has built in forums where they can have further discussions about cameras, techniques, etc. and it can be a good alternative to their blogs commenting system. Those people who prefer to consider their blog as a personal notebook, where they write their daily routines will sure prefer to use a purpose built system for that such as Twitter. And as a result, many bloggers started to use alternative tools to fulfill their collaborative needs, and hence the blogosphere is really changing now.
May be this means that blogs are getting more mature, or may be they are becoming more dull. After having a quick look on my Google Reader, it was obvious that most of the blog posts there - at least for the Egyptian blogs - are political ones, especially the holy mixture of Leftist, Islamic, and Anti-Regime blogs. By the way, here in Egypt, the religious parties are located on the left side of the political spectrum instead of its right side as in everywhere else.
Finally, I do not want you to jump to a conclusion that blogs will die. Blogs will sure be there in the near future at least. However the blogosphere will be different from what it used to be a couple of years ago.
Tags: Blogging, Technology, Twitter, Flickr, Facebook, Hype, Gr33n Data
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ReplyDeleteYou maybe right about the blog world changing. I agree, I am a victim of that. The other world of connections is a lot different and more personal in respect to photos and managing friend's lists. However, what it lacks is people trying to express their thoughts in an intelligent way. So for those who still use blogs as a means to communicate their thought process are the few out there that are smart enough to put things together themselves, and not let large websites such as Facebook and Flickr control their way of communication. If a blogger is smart enough, their site can be a lot better and can bestow a much intelligent and educated message to their friends and to the world.
I second that.
ReplyDeleteIs The Blogging Hype Over ?
ReplyDeleteI just hope not.
I think not...it's just changing. Blogs allow a more detailed look at whatever it is you're thinking about. Whilst I love Facebook to be intouch with friends. blogger will always be my favourite because it gives me the space I need to explore ideas and views. Whereas Facebook is interesting for gossip etc, Blogger is the only place which allows like-minded people to find eachother and discuss what's on their minds.
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