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

[Paleo Pat]

Yeah, I know. I was just mentioning it. someone else can take it up if they
wish...



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




On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Kim Parsell <kparsell-wp at kpdesign.net>wrote:

> Um...cause you started this conversation??? lol
>
> Kim
>
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>
> Paleo Pat wrote:
>
>> 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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