Comments on: The Increasing Appeal of Microblogging http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/16/the-increasing-appeal-of-microblogging/ 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: Jason http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/16/the-increasing-appeal-of-microblogging/comment-page-1/#comment-528270 Jason Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:20:19 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7408#comment-528270 Yes, currently I'm using Twitter and FriendFeed as a supplement, but I do feel microblogging can be fulfilling in and of itself and "newbies" who once would have started a blog may choose to microblog instead. I guess we'll see how the blogosphere eveolves as we move forward. Yes, currently I’m using Twitter and FriendFeed as a supplement, but I do feel microblogging can be fulfilling in and of itself and “newbies” who once would have started a blog may choose to microblog instead. I guess we’ll see how the blogosphere eveolves as we move forward.

]]> By: Mark Tosczak http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/16/the-increasing-appeal-of-microblogging/comment-page-1/#comment-527352 Mark Tosczak Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:57:41 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7408#comment-527352 You're right. A lot of time when a blog post, especially an in-depth, create-valuable-content kind of blog post, just seems like too much work, Twitter is a nice, easy alternative. But microblogging is more than an alternative. Services like Twitter can also drive traffic to your site and be an alternative forum for conversations on topics you blog about. So it's a great supplement to traditional blogging in addition to a possible replacement for some more casual bloggers. You’re right. A lot of time when a blog post, especially an in-depth, create-valuable-content kind of blog post, just seems like too much work, Twitter is a nice, easy alternative.

But microblogging is more than an alternative. Services like Twitter can also drive traffic to your site and be an alternative forum for conversations on topics you blog about. So it’s a great supplement to traditional blogging in addition to a possible replacement for some more casual bloggers.

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