:: John c. Dvorak Blabs Blogs
John C. Dvorak, PC magazine writer, and TechTV host of Silicon Spin
on Blogging, along with some reasoned replies, a few diatribes, and a couple of good links for further reading.
While Dvorak does capture some of the more trite aspects of a certain type of blog, he does miss the potential inherent in the blog medium. One could easily say
any medium is about ego gratification, individuation, blather, a search for community, and outlet for wanna-be's. For instance, for every professional actor, there are scores involved in community theatre. For every elected official, there are countless soapbox orators.
What distinguishes blogging from other media is its sense of immediacy. This is where the
potential of the web log is. How else can one have access to an individual one might never otherwise have "known"? You must try blogging to know this: the interface encourages a more personal experience in an otherwise quite impersonal cyberspace. This, I believe, is why blogging- be it a blog, journal, diary, or invere-dated webpage-- will continue to grow and evolve.
And that is the point not seen by Mr. Dvorak. Enjoy the freshness and sincerity of the early years while you can. No doubt, as with all human enterprise, a harder edge will eventually develop.
