It's a wikiHow article (a wiki is an online reference that anyone can contribute content to and edit -- wikiHow focuses on "how-to" tutorials and such) -- it's the polar opposite of those "So, you wanna be a blogger?" type of entries, because it specifically tries to discourage you from blogging:
"What a buzz all the bloggers are making these days! It seems like just about everybody is pouring their musings into a text box. Are you feeling tempted to start a blog of your own? Here are some ways to bypass the trend.It goes on. Yes, it's tongue-in-cheek. (Especially the "go write on a wiki" bit of wiki-evangelism.) No, I didn't contribute to that wiki entry.
- Find five completely random blogs, and read them daily for a month. After thirty days, you will absolutely dread your self-imposed requirement to read all that dreck. Any blog you create will most likely be on par with what you've been reading. Don't put anyone through that.
- Consider that your voice, even if it is truly a good one, is a tiny peep against the massive wave of tripe out there. The odds of anyone you don't already know finding your blog are low."
As with all of these types of things, though, there are kernels of truth, like blog for yourself and for your friends (don't get into it because you want adulation from strangers), and all that other good stuff, but what it really gets down to is:
Blog if you want to and how you want to -- don't go by what some talking head (including me) says about blogging. If it's right for you, great; if it's not, that's okay too.
Thanks -- Joe
(Incidentally, the headline is a reference to Wargames, which they're apparently working on a sequel for.)
6 comments:
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What I imagine is that there are blogs with pretty good stuff in them (at academic level, or very artistic with great talents) and other blogs which are more about pets and those little things that make life enjoyable. I kind of suspect that this new interest and hobby for some in writing blogs could be perceived by some like throwing to the window some good stuff and might be a little scary for those who believe that knowledge and good writing/thoughts/Arts have a price and should remain where they belong. It is as if good writing needs to hold on to a kind of (high) position that before was just something shared among elits and academics. Today people share their talents to who ever wants to hear it, and buy it, and I kind of understand how this could be "scary" or felt like a threat for this is what academics protect and need to continue protecting.
I agree with you in the sense that if it feels right to you, have your blog, if not, do whatever else feels good. I think we are just experiencing a change in the mentalities that goes beyond a nation's bondary, and people need more interactions and sharing and find this on the cyberspace, giving more value to communication than academic gain. I guess the creation or the appeal of the WikiHow is to attract people by telling them they are better than the usual/common blog.
Only my quick thoughts on this...
Valerie
I've been thinking of giving up blogging for those reasons, actually... when all is said and done, nobody really cares.
Told ya.
(hugs smurfette0..uh no.. I care Mon
natalie
So, anyone else know where that quote is from??? :-)
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