Comments on: Has Blogging Peaked? Pshaw! http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Poindexter http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/comment-page-1/#comment-179731 David Poindexter Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:48:22 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/#comment-179731 @Tony: Great point! I hadn't considered "pinging" as a defining trait of a blog; however, it most certainly is. After all, blogging has been going on for much longer than WordPress has been along...it was just much harder to maintain. These days, I believe the "pinging" characteristic would be a fine one to use to separate blog from "blog-ish". @Tony: Great point! I hadn’t considered “pinging” as a defining trait of a blog; however, it most certainly is.

After all, blogging has been going on for much longer than WordPress has been along…it was just much harder to maintain. These days, I believe the “pinging” characteristic would be a fine one to use to separate blog from “blog-ish”.

]]> By: Tony http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/comment-page-1/#comment-179587 Tony Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:06:08 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/#comment-179587 Great point David ... methinks, however, for the purposes of the study, that Technorati counts a "blog" as anything which pings itself with updates. I could be wrong, however. Cheers t @ dji Great point David … methinks, however, for the purposes of the study, that Technorati counts a “blog” as anything which pings itself with updates. I could be wrong, however.

Cheers
t @ dji

]]> By: David Poindexter http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/comment-page-1/#comment-179232 David Poindexter Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:34:26 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/#comment-179232 I think it's going to become more difficult to establish a real "apples to apples" comparison when calculating the rise of blogging. More and more web developers, myself included, are creating sites based on WordPress as a CMS platform instead of static sites. Would that be considered a blog? What if there is no blog included in the package, but a collection of WordPress Pages? Then it's not a blog, yet is based entirely on a blogging application. In addition to using WordPress as a CMS platform (or others, I'm just a WordPress fanboi), it is completely feasible to create what appears to be a static site that has a very small section dedicated to breaking news. That breaking news would be handled by the blog engine because of it's ease of use. But is that site a blog? Or just another website that has product or service updates? In order to do any serious calculations, one must not only attempt to identify and remove splogs from the data, but also establish a definitive answer to "What, exactly, is a blog?" I think it’s going to become more difficult to establish a real “apples to apples” comparison when calculating the rise of blogging. More and more web developers, myself included, are creating sites based on WordPress as a CMS platform instead of static sites. Would that be considered a blog? What if there is no blog included in the package, but a collection of WordPress Pages? Then it’s not a blog, yet is based entirely on a blogging application.

In addition to using WordPress as a CMS platform (or others, I’m just a WordPress fanboi), it is completely feasible to create what appears to be a static site that has a very small section dedicated to breaking news. That breaking news would be handled by the blog engine because of it’s ease of use. But is that site a blog? Or just another website that has product or service updates?

In order to do any serious calculations, one must not only attempt to identify and remove splogs from the data, but also establish a definitive answer to “What, exactly, is a blog?”

]]> By: definition of a blog » Pshaw! Has Peaked? Blogging http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/comment-page-1/#comment-179221 definition of a blog » Pshaw! Has Peaked? Blogging Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:21:39 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/#comment-179221 [...] This week, for we re taking a research at the first ten years of blogging civilization, we ve focused on technology pioneers like Dave Winer, individuals like Leslie Harpold who helped set the tone of the early blogging neighborhood, … china-insignia.png Philippe Borremans plus I are traveling to China in October 2007 to promote the publication of the Mandarin Chinese edition of The business Blogging work! … Kenan indivisible put on by problem 2.0 along with the UNC B-School. I know that some have intimated, excluding when you read Dave Sifry s post systematically he doesn t say that the frequency is falling, only that the growth isn t for the reason that fast. Edelman PR is sponsoring our tour. … More on the China Blogging … Isn t that a symptom that blogging is tapering off? I ll engagement figuring out how to blog available to the whole thing that happened soon, except in the meantime Chris Roush at Talking Biz News has a great essay regarding how affair 2.0 pays for blogging. Well, no. rest of article… [...] [...] This week, for we re taking a research at the first ten years of blogging civilization, we ve focused on technology pioneers like Dave Winer, individuals like Leslie Harpold who helped set the tone of the early blogging neighborhood, … china-insignia.png Philippe Borremans plus I are traveling to China in October 2007 to promote the publication of the Mandarin Chinese edition of The business Blogging work! … Kenan indivisible put on by problem 2.0 along with the UNC B-School. I know that some have intimated, excluding when you read Dave Sifry s post systematically he doesn t say that the frequency is falling, only that the growth isn t for the reason that fast. Edelman PR is sponsoring our tour. … More on the China Blogging … Isn t that a symptom that blogging is tapering off? I ll engagement figuring out how to blog available to the whole thing that happened soon, except in the meantime Chris Roush at Talking Biz News has a great essay regarding how affair 2.0 pays for blogging. Well, no. rest of article… [...]

]]> By: Findlay http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/comment-page-1/#comment-179203 Findlay Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:01:20 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/#comment-179203 I know it's going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think blogging has peaked to a certain extent, but that isn't disastrous. Blogging hasn't exactly fallen through the floor, it is still has a massive influence on the political and social spheres around the world. The question should be is that "Has blogging established itself as a long term information medium"? I think the answer to that question is a resounding "yes". I know it’s going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think blogging has peaked to a certain extent, but that isn’t disastrous.
Blogging hasn’t exactly fallen through the floor, it is still has a massive influence on the political and social spheres around the world.
The question should be is that “Has blogging established itself as a long term information medium”? I think the answer to that question is a resounding “yes”.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/comment-page-1/#comment-179198 Daniel Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:57:04 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/#comment-179198 I agree also. The fact that 22 blogs are now present among the top 100 most popular sites on the net (up from 12 on the previous quarter) also signal that blogs are here to stay. Secondly, the whole argument of blogs-no-blogs will need to be revised. What makes a blog a blog? In my opinion they are evolving towards content management platforms, so they are just another way to publish and organize information on the Internet. The content of the blog is another thing, and it could be served on a forum, on a normal website and so on. I agree also. The fact that 22 blogs are now present among the top 100 most popular sites on the net (up from 12 on the previous quarter) also signal that blogs are here to stay.

Secondly, the whole argument of blogs-no-blogs will need to be revised. What makes a blog a blog? In my opinion they are evolving towards content management platforms, so they are just another way to publish and organize information on the Internet. The content of the blog is another thing, and it could be served on a forum, on a normal website and so on.

]]> By: Mark http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/comment-page-1/#comment-179153 Mark Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:34:51 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/05/has-blogging-peaked-pshaw/#comment-179153 100% in agreement with you here, Tony. One also should bear in mind how technological advances will make blogging even more accessible. 100% in agreement with you here, Tony. One also should bear in mind how technological advances will make blogging even more accessible.

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