Blogs are Passé [Dvorak Says So]
Tech columnist John C. Dvorak sounds the death knell for blogging in this article. His arguments are twofold. First, blogging is a Dead Man Walking because, well, many people have started blogging, only to quit. Imagine that.
Second, blogging is a dying fad because you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a "mainstream publisher's" blog, which, apparently, takes all the fun out of it.
I don't think John really understands the motivation behind many (most?) bloggers' efforts and devotion.
[Thanks to Jessica's Well for the link.]
Update: In a rare move, I've done some post-publication editing of the preceding post, after realizing that I had Dvorak mixed up with another semi-well-known tech columnist. The rarity is not that I made a mistake, but that I caught it. And, if you're bugged by the fact that I took out the improper references rather just striking through them, well, I'm sure you'll get over it.
Well, it's over. I mean, Dvorak predicted the death of Apple in 1993, and look how many times he has been right on that one!
Posted by: Phelps at November 24, 2003 12:08 PMAbout the publisher
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Glad to see I'm way above the norm....
most blogs have an audience of about 12 readers......I, having at least 14-45 readers.
And Dude, I'm cutting edge for my age group....which comprised only .04% of all new Blogs created.
Posted by: Wallace at November 21, 2003 11:32 PM