More Blogging on Blogging
Okay. So I thought about deleting the previous post, but that seemed a little...uhm... odd considering the subject matter. So instead, I'm going to add to it.
I think I went a little TOO personal in the posting, alluding to some specific events that, quite honestly, didn't have to do with me and were events I only heard about. However, hearing these events raised an issue that I would like to discuss further: What is blogging?
Maybe this is as tangled as the question "what is art?", but for me - a long-time and very old-school bbser - it is a very important question. And the fact that I am required to post here for various classes is unnerving to me since I haven't answered that question for myself. And I really don't like doing things just because I have to. (Fine, I said it. I have issues with authority.) Which is not to say I WON'T do it, I just have to justify it for myself first.
Maybe I should raise this question next wednesday during dinner? I would really like to hear what the students of many different backgrounds think about this whole blog thing.
But in the meantime, maybe somebody could give me some helpful links?
Comments
Try this:
Why I Hate Personal Weblogs:
http://mama.indstate.edu/users/bones/WhyIHateWebLogs.html
or this:
"A filter-style weblog provides many advantages to its readers. It reveals glimpses of an unimagined web to those who have no time to surf. An intelligent human being filters through the mass of information packaged daily for our consumption and picks out the interesting, the important, the overlooked, and the unexpected. This human being may provide additional information to that which corporate media provides, expose the fallacy of an argument, perhaps reveal an inaccurate detail. Because the weblog editor can comment freely on what she finds, one week of reading will reveal to you her personal biases, making her a predictable source. This further enables us to turn a critical eye to both the information and comments she provides. Her irreverent attitude challenges the veracity of the "facts" presented each day by authorities." From:
http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/weblog_history.html
Posted by: sfisher | September 25, 2004 6:04 AM
And this:
"Blogging Thoughts: Personal Publication as an Online Research Tool":
http://www.ics.uci.edu/%7Ejpd/classes/ics234cw04/mortensen.pdf
Posted by: sfisher | September 25, 2004 6:07 AM
Hey Kellee,
The cover story of today's NY Times Magazine is about bloggers on the campaign trail. CHECK IT OUT!!!
Also, there were a couple recent entries of Douglas Rushkoff's blog having to do with blogging, specifically how having ads effects a blog. It arose out of Rushkoff sorta getting blocked by a moderator at a panel discussion on blogging. LOTS of awesome drama and insight ensues in the comments section and even travels back to the moderators own blog. Its an interesting read if you've got time. The two entries in question:
Bloggers Ad Nauseum
The Real Threat of Blogs
Posted by: Aaron | September 26, 2004 3:36 PM