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By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:39:55 +0000

@Charmian
I agree, Twitter IS too limiting. I like to think of it as a place to build relationships and share knowledge but it’s not like the kind of information hub that a blog can be.
Looking at the kind of people I follow back on Twitter I notice often that I’m swayed by the kind of blog they have. Over time and space you get a better sense of who someone is.

By: Charmian Christie

Charmian Christie — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:59:29 +0000

I agree, Jon. Blogs are still alive. I feel this argument is a bit like the Monty Python skit where the wounded character is left for dead and tries to convince others “I’m not dead yet!”

While Twitter is handy, it’s not a replacement for my food blog. People have tried Twitter recipes but it hasn’t caught on. Why? My ingredient list often goes beyond 140 characters. Recipes require words. Lots of words. Carefully crafted words. Twitter just isn’t designed for this.

As a food writer, I use Twitter for research and marketing, but blog to share what I learn. There’s also little cross over between my Twitter Followers and blog subscribers.

Steve Rubel might have jumped to Lifestreaming, but he writes about technology so it makes a bit of sense. Will people who cover issues like parenting or relationships etc find such a jump useful? I don’t know.

Charles Arthur notes the long tail is dying and bloggers are posting less and less. Fair enough. As Rick notes, blogging is time consuming. But according to one report, speedy Twitter has an attrition rate of something like 70% in the first 60 days. Seems even Twitter is too much for some.

I think blogs are here for a long while yet. People crave information and they can’t get all the details on Twitter. Not sure what the next wave will be, but Twitter is too limiting to make me give up my blog. Besides, has anyone managed to monetize Twitter? But that’s another question.

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By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:28:54 +0000

Thanks for your comments Rick. I agree with you. Blogging well is tough but the rewards are worth it. I think this is something businesses need to remember. You don’t just create a significant blog in a week or month. It takes time and energy to develop and grow. As a hub, it beats social media hands down.

By: Rick Calvert

Rick Calvert — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:24:15 +0000

Good post Jon. Ernst has nailed a core reason to keep your blog. Blogging is still the center of the social media universe. Now you could easily argue I am a bit biased on that point but the facts support the argument.

Yes many tech bloggers and other infected with the techy bug have slowed down or even stopped blogging altogether because they are distracted with the latest shiny new toy. But the majority of the blogging universe is still going strong and is in fact growing.

The truth is keeping up a good quality blog is much harder than updating Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. It also serves a different purpose. You simply cannot convey the same type of long form communication via Twitter as you can on a blog. As an example a couple of months back I asked on Twitter if Oprah would like to address our community at BlogWorld. A small controversy ensued which would have been impossible to address in 140 characters. So I put up a blog post and a great cross blog conversation began. http://bit.ly/VD2kD

There is one other important point here, anyone can create and maintain a Facebook presence, anyone can create and use a Twitter account and just about everyone can even hold decent conversations and build relationships; not everyone can write and maintain a quality blog.

Blogging “well” is much harder that tweeting away 10 – 20 times a day. That pyramid continues when you cross over into podcasting and internet radio. That is much harder to do than writing. That is one reason why there are fewer quality podcasts than blogs and finally video is harder still. Yes anyone can create video but very few people can create quality video on a regular basis.

By: Taylor Marek

Taylor Marek — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:18:07 +0000

Good post. Always need that little reminder, my blog isn’t leaving anytime soon…