The NYTimes piece A Rift Among Bloggers is getting alot of commentary.
Like Rafe I realize Garret is a weblogger who doesn’t normally go on a rant. But this time he certainly did and lays down how it is.
I like Shelley’s view point on it as well. Read the NYTimes article… Seems like a big club doesn’t it?
Jonathon Delacour nails how I feel on the whole blogging == journalism track. Summary – it doesn’t. And that is a good thing. Why define a new means of expression in terms of an old one he asks. I feel the same way.
As far as my view point goes? Well to tell ya the truth… I see nothing new as far as what people are doing blogging-wise. Blogs have been here since the start of the web. But what I do see are many new faces. Some of which might not have been here were it not for advances in technology. Others that would have made it here no matter what. And that’s a good thing.
Rifts? Yeah sure there are those that like to trump up differences between certain cliques… and yes weblogging reminds me of HS lunch tables. Back in ’94 you had Justin’s Links from the Underground and now… well it’s wide open. But don’t say that techies havn’t been weblogging about politics. That something new is going on – cause it’s simply not. Certain developers have been weblogging about politics from day one. Re-read Garret’s piece. It’s just more of the same.
It’s still rock n’ roll to me. And please can we get some real weblogging articles? Some on the sociology of it all?
Speaking of the sociology of it all, here goes a new fast growing clique of bloggers Catholics. Look at this huge list. It looks like the crisis in the Church has been a catalyst. Just like 9-11 was for the ‘warblogger’ clique. So the cycle continues.
Billy Joel – It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
What’s the matter with the clothes I’m wearing?
“Can’t you tell that your tie’s too wide?”
Maybe I should buy some old tab collars?
“Welcome back to the age of jive.
Where have you been hidin’ out lately, honey?
You can’t dress trashy till you spend a lot of money.”
Everybody’s talkin’ ’bout the new sound
Funny, but it’s still rock and roll to me
What’s the matter with the car I’m driving?
“Can’t you tell that it’s out of style?”
Should I get a set of while wall tires?
“Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?
Nowadays you can’t be too sentimental
Your best bet’s a true baby blue Continental.”
Hot funk, cool punk, even if it’s old junk
It’s still rock and roll to me
Oh, it doesn’t matter what they say in the papers
‘Cause it’s always been the same old scene.
There’s a new band in town
But you can’t get the sound from a story in a magazine…
Aimed at your average teen
How about a pair of pink sidewinders
And a bright orange pair of pants?
“You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
If you just give it half a chance.
Don’t waste your money on a new set of speakers,
You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers.”
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
It’s still rock and roll to me
What’s the matter with the crowd I’m seeing?
“Don’t you know that they’re out of touch?”
Should I try to be a straight `A’ student?
“If you are then you think too much.
Don’t you know about the new fashion honey?
All you need are looks and a whole lotta money.”
It’s the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
It’s still rock and roll to me
Everybody’s talkin’ ’bout the new sound
Funny, but it’s still rock and roll to me