I feel a split happening in the blogging world. Not a revolution, but a general trend.
Blogs used to be many things at once:
- Hang out with friends
- Have a presence on the internet
- Get your opinion heard
- Make money
People doing blogs for the first two reasons are moving into social networks like MySpace/Facebook. There are more toys there, and you can be active without having writing skills.
On the other hand, people in blogging for the money are either giving up (witness the number of dead blogs out there) or (if successful) becoming more like traditional media: teams of writers, careful ad selection, celebrity status.
So the ones left as the blogging core are those who just want to get their opinions out there. Thank goodness there are no shortage of those!
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