Blogging’s Killer App

Steven Streight asks What is the Killer App for Blogs? I wonder: has the killer app for blogs been realized yet? What implementation of blogging holds the greatest promise for the future? I really don’t think the perfect and ideal utilization of blogs is the digital diary. Why? Because these are being abandoned, and the … Keep reading

Blogging from East to West

Interesting article on the BBC News site about blogging: Weblogs started off as a personal outpouring, a kind of digital diary. If you work on the basis that a problem shared is a problem halved, you can share with millions and – who knows? Now blogs feature everything from cant on cars, opinions on opera, … Keep reading

Been Away

I have been away for a few days over the Easter weekend. Normal service will be resumed today, hopefully…

E-mail is under-used in politics

From the BBC: The dramatic rise in home internet access has failed to plug the communication gap between politicians and citizens, a new survey has found. The survey, commissioned by Telewest Business, found that only 1% of people have contacted their MP via e-mail. Nearly half of the 3,000 people interviewed had home net access … Keep reading

Quoting Whole Posts

From Scbole: Diego wants off of my link blog Diego doesn’t want me to republish his blog posts. So far he’s the third person to ask me to stop doing that on my linkblog. What do I do? Simply unsubscribe so that I don’t see their posts anymore and am not tempted to link to … Keep reading