Comments on: Twitter is killing my blog http://directmarketingobservations.com/2008/12/04/twitter-is-killing-my-blog/ A convergence of social media, marketing, and technology Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ginger Snap http://directmarketingobservations.com/2008/12/04/twitter-is-killing-my-blog/#comment-3669 Ginger Snap Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:40:04 +0000 http://emersondirect.wordpress.com/?p=1278#comment-3669 Adam's post seems like a load of trite nonsense, ripped out of a community college "Communications 101" textbook. does that count for analysis these days? Adam’s post seems like a load of trite nonsense, ripped out of a community college “Communications 101″ textbook. does that count for analysis these days?

]]> By: Michelle Evans http://directmarketingobservations.com/2008/12/04/twitter-is-killing-my-blog/#comment-2559 Michelle Evans Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:49:49 +0000 http://emersondirect.wordpress.com/?p=1278#comment-2559 I don't know if it's killing blogs... There are plenty of things I don't take the time to blog about but DO tweet about, but then I don't think I'd blog about them anyway, because I have the attention span of a goldfish most of the time. What I love about twitter is its ability to make me even more ADD than I already am - I can have conversations faster than ever and learn at a way faster rate. Could you imagine having to rely only on RSS, blogs and comments? I don't want to go back to a life without twitter. Michelle PS - thanks for stopping by my blog. Loved your response :) I don’t know if it’s killing blogs… There are plenty of things I don’t take the time to blog about but DO tweet about, but then I don’t think I’d blog about them anyway, because I have the attention span of a goldfish most of the time. What I love about twitter is its ability to make me even more ADD than I already am – I can have conversations faster than ever and learn at a way faster rate. Could you imagine having to rely only on RSS, blogs and comments? I don’t want to go back to a life without twitter.

Michelle

PS – thanks for stopping by my blog. Loved your response :)

]]> By: Melissa http://directmarketingobservations.com/2008/12/04/twitter-is-killing-my-blog/#comment-2548 Melissa Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:43:01 +0000 http://emersondirect.wordpress.com/?p=1278#comment-2548 I'm not sure that it's Twitter that's killing blogs. In fact you could argue that the internet as a whole is killing writing. Many authors have talked about how the medium manages the madness. First it was Guttenberg and his darn printing press, then it was the internet and the immediacy of information and authorship. I think Twitter (and blogs) are just another form of this. What it all boils down to is that we as readers are going to have: 1) a lot more meaningless (or meaningful) "crap" to sift through as technology progresses; and, 2) more opportunity to recognize truly strong and honest posts, articles, tweets, and entries as they'll stand out from the masses. No matter who you think is holding the sickle there are always going to be (and always have been) meaningless posts that prattle on about nothing-- I hardly think a broader proliferation of nonsense is truly going to kill "real" reporting/writing/blogging. -Melissa I’m not sure that it’s Twitter that’s killing blogs. In fact you could argue that the internet as a whole is killing writing. Many authors have talked about how the medium manages the madness. First it was Guttenberg and his darn printing press, then it was the internet and the immediacy of information and authorship. I think Twitter (and blogs) are just another form of this.

What it all boils down to is that we as readers are going to have: 1) a lot more meaningless (or meaningful) “crap” to sift through as technology progresses; and, 2) more opportunity to recognize truly strong and honest posts, articles, tweets, and entries as they’ll stand out from the masses.

No matter who you think is holding the sickle there are always going to be (and always have been) meaningless posts that prattle on about nothing– I hardly think a broader proliferation of nonsense is truly going to kill “real” reporting/writing/blogging.

-Melissa

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