Comments on Gen-X Rising: Where is blogging headed?

i'd agree with that assessment of the benefits exp...

2007-10-03T14:22:00.000-04:00

i'd agree with that assessment of the benefits experienced through the methoblogosphere-o

I hadn't thought about how changes in hosting serv...

2007-10-02T10:21:00.000-04:00

I hadn't thought about how changes in hosting services would increase the amount of blogs considered to be defunct. Great point.

I also agree that a 'successful' blog is defined much more by how it contributes to ongoing, sustained conversations - even by a very limited number of people - than by any so-called objective measures of level of readership, exposure, etc.

One of the

dannyg makes a great point. i think a lot of folks...

2007-10-02T00:04:00.000-04:00

dannyg makes a great point. i think a lot of folks got involved in blogging to say the important things they feel inclined to say, oh, and be heard by the masses. when they found out that the masses were not listening it seemed fruitless.

this idea brings to question. what is a successful blog? i think many of us are okay with a small, but faithful, audience to bang ideas and thoughts

I think that many of the "abandoned" blogs represe...

2007-09-30T23:04:00.000-04:00

I think that many of the "abandoned" blogs represent flips between various hosting services. I know that many of the Methobloggers have flipped between two or more different services. I've also seen several re-name their blogs, so any old listing would show as inactive while the blog, and blogger were still active. Like anything else, there will be an swing back and forth around an equlibrium