Comments on: Blogging overload, blogging mainstreamingness, and more http://www.andrewsw.com/news/?p=505 The Blog of Andrew - at AndrewSW.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:21:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Candy Daniels http://www.andrewsw.com/news/?p=505#comment-469 Tue, 10 Feb 2004 17:10:35 +0000 http://www.andrewsw.com/news/?p=505#comment-469 Very interesting sentiments Andrew. Although you do lose me a bit on the "normal" vs. "blogger" thing. ;) I think it comes down to a lot more groups than that by in large....but it fits for this discussion on blogging itself. You know, before I started talking with you, I had never even heard of blogging, and I'm still not completely sure as to what exactly it is. So far I'm thinking of something a bit more complicated than Livejournal. It's also interesting to see you refer to this as the "blogging world," and feel that it is somehow partially disconnected from the rest of the world. I don't think it is. It's a bit like an interactive diary....you come and post your thoughts on either silly things or serious things that have been occupying your mind and discuss it here with whomever is willing. Or simply just to post it, to be read or not to be read. A very interesting concept actually. I guess I see it this way: the "blog world" as is coined here, is part of the "real world"....becuase it involves the real world... so it is hence not a completely seperate sphere, but part of the bigger world. Everything we say and do is a part of our world. However conventional or not it may be. :) ~Candy Very interesting sentiments Andrew. Although you do lose me a bit on the “normal” vs. “blogger” thing. ;) I think it comes down to a lot more groups than that by in large….but it fits for this discussion on blogging itself. You know, before I started talking with you, I had never even heard of blogging, and I’m still not completely sure as to what exactly it is. So far I’m thinking of something a bit more complicated than Livejournal.
It’s also interesting to see you refer to this as the “blogging world,” and feel that it is somehow partially disconnected from the rest of the world. I don’t think it is. It’s a bit like an interactive diary….you come and post your thoughts on either silly things or serious things that have been occupying your mind and discuss it here with whomever is willing. Or simply just to post it, to be read or not to be read. A very interesting concept actually. I guess I see it this way: the “blog world” as is coined here, is part of the “real world”….becuase it involves the real world… so it is hence not a completely seperate sphere, but part of the bigger world. Everything we say and do is a part of our world. However conventional or not it may be. :)

~Candy

]]> by: Richard MacManus http://www.andrewsw.com/news/?p=505#comment-456 Tue, 03 Feb 2004 21:35:37 +0000 http://www.andrewsw.com/news/?p=505#comment-456 Re subscribing, I agree with you that one shouldn't feel obliged to read all content that one subscribes to. But personally I just can't handle it when someone posts eg 20 items per day. I very quickly fall behind and lose all motivation to read them. Maybe it means I need some context and history in order to read someone's blog - ie I feel I'm missing something if I only read 10% of what they post. It's a personal thing. Interesting point about 'normalcy' and blogging. The people I subscribe to tend to have unique viewpoints and write original content that challenges me, rather than re-hashing what others say. So in this sense, yes I agree that blogging is a good outlet for that kind of person. The jury is still out with me re the value of blogging to 'normal' people. btw how do you see this concept of normalcy/blogging fitting into your "Blog as Borg" theory? Is it possible to think of the blogosphere as one great big system of knowledge, or can it only be viewed subjectively by each individual? I don't know the answer, but subjectivity and individuality are things I'm interested in right now... Re subscribing, I agree with you that one shouldn’t feel obliged to read all content that one subscribes to. But personally I just can’t handle it when someone posts eg 20 items per day. I very quickly fall behind and lose all motivation to read them. Maybe it means I need some context and history in order to read someone’s blog - ie I feel I’m missing something if I only read 10% of what they post. It’s a personal thing.

Interesting point about ‘normalcy’ and blogging. The people I subscribe to tend to have unique viewpoints and write original content that challenges me, rather than re-hashing what others say. So in this sense, yes I agree that blogging is a good outlet for that kind of person. The jury is still out with me re the value of blogging to ‘normal’ people.

btw how do you see this concept of normalcy/blogging fitting into your “Blog as Borg” theory? Is it possible to think of the blogosphere as one great big system of knowledge, or can it only be viewed subjectively by each individual? I don’t know the answer, but subjectivity and individuality are things I’m interested in right now…

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