August 6, 2008 64 Comments

Remember Blogging and Podcasting

Some days, it feels like more and more people have abandoned their regular blogs and podcasts and have run off to tools like Twitter and Friendfeed. I just stopped by a friend’s blog, worried that I had a bad RSS subscription, only to discover that he hadn’t blogged since June. Another of my friends only blogs Twitter links now. What happened? Why are all the bloggers and podcasters going to Twitter or Seesmic or other temporal moment-in-time platforms?

One reason is that products like Twitter and Seesmic and uStream.tv all give us even faster, simpler conversations. We don’t have to synthesize information, compose a position, and build a post. Instead, we can talk back and forth about things we like. Another reason is that the feedback loop is so much tighter when doing a ping pong game of ideas instead of the blogger-to-comments model.

But wow. I sure miss you bloggers and podcasters that I know in love. Thanks to Mitch Joel and Christopher S. Penn and Valeria Maltoni and a whole host of others who keep writing and/or recording something interesting and useful daily. To the rest of you, come back?

**Update: Inspired in no small part by a great Mitch Joel post, though I didn’t realize it until Mitch commented. : )

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http://www.23gears.se Steve Cook

My personal blog (which I have been maintaining since 2000) has not been updated for quite a while thanks in part to using Facebook and in part to not prioritising it during an intense period in my life.

However as I am currently starting up a new company (spun off in a new direction from my old company) I am now looking at starting a new business based blog.

I think that it is perhaps the intention behind the blog that affects whether people move to social media instead. If the main reason you blog is to keep friends updated about what’s going on in your life, then Twitter and Facebook etc can do the job easier and allow you a richer interaction with your friends. If you use your blog as a means of self expression, promotion or to make money in some way then you’re more likely to keep on blogging as it’s more visible through search engines etc, is more possible to mould into your own personal brand and is probably the right tool for the job.
http://www.23gears.se Steve Cook

My personal blog (which I have been maintaining since 2000) has not been updated for quite a while thanks in part to using Facebook and in part to not prioritising it during an intense period in my life.

However as I am currently starting up a new company (spun off in a new direction from my old company) I am now looking at starting a new business based blog.

I think that it is perhaps the intention behind the blog that affects whether people move to social media instead. If the main reason you blog is to keep friends updated about what’s going on in your life, then Twitter and Facebook etc can do the job easier and allow you a richer interaction with your friends. If you use your blog as a means of self expression, promotion or to make money in some way then you’re more likely to keep on blogging as it’s more visible through search engines etc, is more possible to mould into your own personal brand and is probably the right tool for the job.
http://blog.angelaconnor.com AngelaConnor

I’ve read many blogs lately about blogs being replaced by e-mail newsletters. I’ve also commented on several that I will not subscribe to an endless amount of e-mail newsletters, so if many of the bloggers I follow opt to head in that direction, they will lose me. There’s a fine line between my Inbox/BlackBerry and my feed reader. You can’t be in both, unless you’re super-compelling or giving away free money.
http://blog.angelaconnor.com AngelaConnor

I’ve read many blogs lately about blogs being replaced by e-mail newsletters. I’ve also commented on several that I will not subscribe to an endless amount of e-mail newsletters, so if many of the bloggers I follow opt to head in that direction, they will lose me. There’s a fine line between my Inbox/BlackBerry and my feed reader. You can’t be in both, unless you’re super-compelling or giving away free money.
http://blog.angelaconnor.com Angela Connor

I’ve read many blogs lately about blogs being replaced by e-mail newsletters. I’ve also commented on several that I will not subscribe to an endless amount of e-mail newsletters, so if many of the bloggers I follow opt to head in that direction, they will lose me. There’s a fine line between my Inbox/BlackBerry and my feed reader. You can’t be in both, unless you’re super-compelling or giving away free money.
http://copywritingstudio.com Nicky

I think that when starting out many do not realise the time and commitment that blogging requires. Both in the actual writing and searching out fresh content, consistently and often enough and long term. It is hard work. … and I think people just get tired or get distracted.

But there’s nothing more depressing than a deserted blog of several months or even weeks. I post to my personal blog, (very niche and which I started 3 years ago) every week. I used to blog 3 times a week, but decided that was the quickest way to burn out. Like many I also work full time. So I let my readers know my blogging frequency was changing and they were cool. The interaction became stronger and more frequent if anything. They now carry on conversations on it without me needing to reply to every post as I used to. My only regret is that I don’t have time to visit all the blogs of those who visit and comment on mine… another essential part of blogging.

I am also quite active on Facebook, and I haven’t found it detracted from blogging at all. I use it very differently to blogging.
I am just about to try Twitter but for business stuff(time will tell if it’s a good idea or not), and I am thinking of starting a new marketing related blog. But knowing the time commitment has made me delay because I know what it’s going to involve. Twitter won’t replace blogging… I look at it like my FB status updates.

There are some who advocate farming out your blog posts, but since blogging is a form of personal expression this won’t work for my personal blog and I’m not too sure if it will for my business related one either. But it solves the issue of content frequency.
It would be a shame if blogs faded (personally don’t think they are) because in many cases they are freedom from listening to the controlled media.
http://copywritingstudio.com Nicky

I think that when starting out many do not realise the time and commitment that blogging requires. Both in the actual writing and searching out fresh content, consistently and often enough and long term. It is hard work. … and I think people just get tired or get distracted.

But there’s nothing more depressing than a deserted blog of several months or even weeks. I post to my personal blog, (very niche and which I started 3 years ago) every week. I used to blog 3 times a week, but decided that was the quickest way to burn out. Like many I also work full time. So I let my readers know my blogging frequency was changing and they were cool. The interaction became stronger and more frequent if anything. They now carry on conversations on it without me needing to reply to every post as I used to. My only regret is that I don’t have time to visit all the blogs of those who visit and comment on mine… another essential part of blogging.

I am also quite active on Facebook, and I haven’t found it detracted from blogging at all. I use it very differently to blogging.
I am just about to try Twitter but for business stuff(time will tell if it’s a good idea or not), and I am thinking of starting a new marketing related blog. But knowing the time commitment has made me delay because I know what it’s going to involve. Twitter won’t replace blogging… I look at it like my FB status updates.

There are some who advocate farming out your blog posts, but since blogging is a form of personal expression this won’t work for my personal blog and I’m not too sure if it will for my business related one either. But it solves the issue of content frequency.
It would be a shame if blogs faded (personally don’t think they are) because in many cases they are freedom from listening to the controlled media.
http://copywritingstudio.com Nicky

I think that when starting out many do not realise the time and commitment that blogging requires. Both in the actual writing and searching out fresh content, consistently and often enough and long term. It is hard work. … and I think people just get tired or get distracted.

But there’s nothing more depressing than a deserted blog of several months or even weeks. I post to my personal blog, (very niche and which I started 3 years ago) every week. I used to blog 3 times a week, but decided that was the quickest way to burn out. Like many I also work full time. So I let my readers know my blogging frequency was changing and they were cool. The interaction became stronger and more frequent if anything. They now carry on conversations on it without me needing to reply to every post as I used to. My only regret is that I don’t have time to visit all the blogs of those who visit and comment on mine… another essential part of blogging.

I am also quite active on Facebook, and I haven’t found it detracted from blogging at all. I use it very differently to blogging.
I am just about to try Twitter but for business stuff(time will tell if it’s a good idea or not), and I am thinking of starting a new marketing related blog. But knowing the time commitment has made me delay because I know what it’s going to involve. Twitter won’t replace blogging… I look at it like my FB status updates.

There are some who advocate farming out your blog posts, but since blogging is a form of personal expression this won’t work for my personal blog and I’m not too sure if it will for my business related one either. But it solves the issue of content frequency.
It would be a shame if blogs faded (personally don’t think they are) because in many cases they are freedom from listening to the controlled media.
http://www.spatiallyrelevant.org Jon Gatrell

I’ve just went the other way, I’m trying to reduce the twitter, link and limited effort posts on my blog. It felt spammy and I was called out for the just lack of effort. We are all busy, but here is my evolution of thought which made me change my mind on how to address and engage on my blog:

There is just so much content which isn’t interesting, including tweets.
http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/07/14/nothing-of-interest-today-move-on/

I realized I should stop contributing to the fluff.
http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/07/24/less-fluff-more-value/

I also realized that I other people have good things to say, perhaps more so than me.
http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/08/03/great-ideas-maybe-not-but-they-are-yours/

I’ve already posted 1 of them and have handful of other inquiries, so not sure where this comment is going, but while there may be a sea change underway for platforms, I think that is like the cool kid early adopter folk mainly.

Good post, sorry for the multiple links, but thought it would interesting to share my evolution towards a re-invigorated approach to my blog and ensuring sustained mediocrity.

~jon
http://www.spatiallyrelevant.org Jon Gatrell

I’ve just went the other way, I’m trying to reduce the twitter, link and limited effort posts on my blog. It felt spammy and I was called out for the just lack of effort. We are all busy, but here is my evolution of thought which made me change my mind on how to address and engage on my blog:

There is just so much content which isn’t interesting, including tweets.
http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/07/14/nothing-of-interest-today-move-on/

I realized I should stop contributing to the fluff.
http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/07/24/less-fluff-more-value/

I also realized that I other people have good things to say, perhaps more so than me.
http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/08/03/great-ideas-maybe-not-but-they-are-yours/

I’ve already posted 1 of them and have handful of other inquiries, so not sure where this comment is going, but while there may be a sea change underway for platforms, I think that is like the cool kid early adopter folk mainly.

Good post, sorry for the multiple links, but thought it would interesting to share my evolution towards a re-invigorated approach to my blog and ensuring sustained mediocrity.

~jon
http://www.spatiallyrelevant.org Jon Gatrell

I’ve just went the other way, I’m trying to reduce the twitter, link and limited effort posts on my blog. It felt spammy and I was called out for the just lack of effort. We are all busy, but here is my evolution of thought which made me change my mind on how to address and engage on my blog:

There is just so much content which isn’t interesting, including tweets.
http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/07/14/nothing-of-interest-today-move-on/

I realized I should stop contributing to the fluff.
http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/07/24/less-fluff-more-value/

I also realized that I other people have good things to say, perhaps more so than me.
http://spatiallyrelevant.org/2008/08/03/great-ideas-maybe-not-but-they-are-yours/

I’ve already posted 1 of them and have handful of other inquiries, so not sure where this comment is going, but while there may be a sea change underway for platforms, I think that is like the cool kid early adopter folk mainly.

Good post, sorry for the multiple links, but thought it would interesting to share my evolution towards a re-invigorated approach to my blog and ensuring sustained mediocrity.

~jon
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Another reason is that the feedback loop is so much tighter when doing a ping pong game of ideas instead of the blogger-to-comments model.
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Another reason is that the feedback loop is so much tighter when doing a ping pong game of ideas instead of the blogger-to-comments model.

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