Posting Date: August 08, 2003

All over for blogs? -- (Bill Thompson) "In fact, I had stopped paying careful attention to the lists and the blogs even before I left the country. It seemed to me that the number of useless postings and blog entries was starting to increase and there was less and less there that was really of interest." (Mac Comments: Ironic? )

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Three items a day on WebWord seem about right.

Posted by: Mac on August 8, 2003 02:12 PM

Bill Thompson is a bit bored with the Web, so he's written a rambling article about being bored, extrapolated to suggest blogs are on the way out (why does everything have to be 'hot' or 'not'?).
I suggest a break from technology journalism.

Posted by: Matt Round on August 8, 2003 04:31 PM

I wish it was all over for broad, sweeping generalizations...

Posted by: John on August 8, 2003 05:31 PM

Most blogs are pretty bad - - poor writing, uninteresting topics, and self-absorbed. Predictions were that everyone would blog, this turned out to be as accurate as "everyone will write a novel" or "everyone will write for the local newspaper." Writing is a skill and not everyone has it, just as not everyone can hit a major league fastball, code programs, or pick out clothes that look good together.

Posted by: MCW on August 9, 2003 04:15 PM

This article has inspired me.

Posted by: Mac on August 11, 2003 05:12 AM

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