[wp-testers] It seems we're outmoded...

[Paleo Pat]

Why me? I'm a political Blogger, not a techy nerd. ;-P



-Paleo Pat
http://www.politicalbyline.com




On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Kim Parsell <kparsell-wp at kpdesign.net>wrote:

> Okay then, who writes the post? Perhaps Pat should put one on his blog and
> send us the link?
>
> Kim
>
> -------------
> Aaron Brazell wrote:
>
> Thinking the whole conversation is probably best positioned on a blog with
> the rest of you commenting on it. You know... As opposed to on the testers
> mailing list. ;)
>
>
>  On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Kirk M <kmb42vt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hmmm, thinking maybe that the blogosphere is an ongoing evolution sort of
>>> thing or should it be more appropriately called an ongoing metamorphosis?
>>> How do we define "garbage" outside of splogs and post harvesting type
>>> blogs
>>> that are there simply for advertising purposes? And once we come to some
>>> sort of definition (not likely) how could the blogosphere possibly be
>>> re-organized?
>>>
>>> Sounds like good fodder for a blog post. :D
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/9/2008 2:24 PM, Alex Hempton-Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Although I completely agree that Twitter/Facebook cannot replace blogs -
>>>> I
>>>> have to agree that there is far more garbage out there now.
>>>>
>>>> WordPress.com, Blogger, et al have made it extremely easy for anybody
>>>> with
>>>> half a brain to create a blog; although what Google, and moreso
>>>> Automattic,
>>>> are doing for the blogosphere is noble, is it just making it too easy to
>>>> create garbage?
>>>>
>>>> If you are forced to take time to get a blog online, maybe it sorts
>>>> between
>>>> those who are 'dedicated' to making great content or getting a message
>>>> accross, as apposed to those who just fancy writing about a meal they
>>>> had
>>>> last night.
>>>>
>>>> However - maybe this isn't a bad thing?! If I'm stuck for somewhere to
>>>> eat,
>>>> I'd appreciate a blog post on a great local chinese resteraunt than a
>>>> long,
>>>> well written piece on Barack Obama!
>>>>
>>>> Does this call for us to re-organise the blogosphere?
>>>>
>>>> -- Alex
>>>>
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