Comments on: What Does It Take to Make Blogging a Mass Phenomenon?

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:44:55 +0000

@Alex: I can’t really say yes and no, as I’ve only been with blogging for a short while, but I don’t think that the quality would really change all that much. I also don’t think that blogging is a fitting platform for such content and isn’t as responsive as it requires; whereas instant messaging and postings on social networking sites may return more fitting, and usually instant feedback. While some may try, and I’m sure they do, they may not succeed and move on to try other things.

Sorry if something didn’t make sense or I didn’t explain something enough, my coffee ran out half way through and I’m already starting to crash.

By: Alex, Blogsessive

Alex, Blogsessive — Sun, 25 May 2008 20:52:16 +0000

Thank you Jennifer! Welcome to Blogsessive!

@Brandon: I guess that us “techy” guys are pretty much used to blogs and blogging. Indeed, having blogging spread out through the less-techy people would be a great boost. But a question pops into my mind? Wouldn’t we see a quality decrease in blogging? This would lower the balance in favor of those “chit-chat” style blogs filled up with YouTube videos that nobody visits.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:08:28 +0000

Nice blog you have here

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:03:24 +0000

For blogging to be a mass phenomenon, I’d think that there’d need to have more every-day people blogging, to the point that it’s very commonplace. Possibly to the point of not looking at someone with a blog and saying “Oh hey, look, a blogger!”, but thinking of them as just another person writing on a blog, as you and your friends are doing as well.

You may do that already, but not necessarily people who are as into the loop or on the internet as much you may be.

By: Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:01:18 +0000

I understand the clarification now.

By: Alex, Blogsessive

Alex, Blogsessive — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:47:20 +0000

As I specified, I was referring to a smaller, emerging “market”.

In Romania, blogging takes its first steps. Sure, it’s a few years old now, but only in the last couple of years advertisers decided to keep an eye on blogs, publishers started to monetize them, readers to see blogs as an alternative to a few stiff online versions of newspapers and so on.

And I’m pretty sure Romania is not the only country that goes through this stage now, even considering the fact that Romania is a great outsourcing resource for the international IT & Development market.

By: Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:38:08 +0000

I was under the impression that blogging already is a “mass” phenomenon. It’s true, only a hand full really ever become very popular, but for every popular blog there must be tens of thousands of less popular ones. Wouldn’t this constitute massive?