Blogs are growing a lot more slowly. But expert/specialist blogs still thrive, according to The Economist: http://goo.gl/s1pv . There are still relatively few medical blogs, for example, there's little content overlap among the several cardiology blogs. Compare and contrast this to tech blogs.
Discussion:
@kevinmd: Are blogs dying? I agree with this take: http://goo.gl/s1pv
My response (@DrVes): Blogs will not die but many will move (or start) on Facebook.
@kevinmd: Agree. Facebook, and Twtter to an extent, provide much lower barriers to content generation than blogs.
@DrVes: "Fame or Influence - which would you prefer as a blogger?" http://goo.gl/sP7J - My blog is my archive, I'm happy if readers find it useful.
@sandnsurf: "Fame or Influence - which would you prefer as a blogger?" Agree, blog simply online archive with commentary.
@DrVes: If you want to write a blog, you can do it on your own, for free. There is no need for blog conglomerates http://bit.ly/d5WPrI and http://bit.ly/95b5o0
Discussion:
@kevinmd: Are blogs dying? I agree with this take: http://goo.gl/s1pv
My response (@DrVes): Blogs will not die but many will move (or start) on Facebook.
@kevinmd: Agree. Facebook, and Twtter to an extent, provide much lower barriers to content generation than blogs.
@DrVes: "Fame or Influence - which would you prefer as a blogger?" http://goo.gl/sP7J - My blog is my archive, I'm happy if readers find it useful.
@sandnsurf: "Fame or Influence - which would you prefer as a blogger?" Agree, blog simply online archive with commentary.
@DrVes: If you want to write a blog, you can do it on your own, for free. There is no need for blog conglomerates http://bit.ly/d5WPrI and http://bit.ly/95b5o0
References:
The evolving blogosphere: An empire gives way. Economist, 2010.
Ves,
ReplyDeleteYou raise a potentially valuable discussion here about the nature and value of medical blogs. But the cited Economist article is nearly a year old. Does that matter? Is that sort of detail worth mentioning in a post?
Thank you for the comment, and the good point about timing.
ReplyDeleteIn this particular case, the conclusion is the same: "Blogs are growing a lot more slowly. But expert/specialist blogs still thrive"
The Twitter discussion is also from 6-7 months ago.
I schedule the posts in advance, sometimes 3-5 months in the future. If the info is outdated by that time, I often elect not to publish it.