THERE has been much written in the past couple of days about the death of blogging after an article appeared on the Wired website saying blogs had been superseded by micro-blogging services such as Twitter.
Yikes, it even made the Today programme.
But if anyone was at the Manchester Blog Awards last night the news of the death of blogging was somewhat premature.
To applause and cheers winners of this year's awards offered up an interesting and varied mix of styles and genres, from creative fiction to useful locally based services.
Sarah Hartley has drawn together some interesting highlights from the night, and when you consider two bloggers from Manchester, Chris Killen and Maria Roberts, will soon have books published, I feel there is life in the old blog yet.
Hi Craig, distil the piece on Wired and the essence is that most folks are not interested in too much that requires a bit of thought or a bit of depth. Somehow I'm not convinced that this is what the world needs now, or that blogs are dead. I read plenty and people read my own blog too, as the page impressions grow slowly but steadily. Take care, Sheelagh
Posted by: Sheelagh | October 26, 2008 at 11:55
Hi Sheelagh, as you say people value having the opportunity to read and connect with others and using a blog is perfect for that.
People have always wanted connections it's just the tools and techniques that are changing, and thankfully creative types can use such to put their work in front of many.
All the best, Craig
Posted by: Craig McGinty | October 27, 2008 at 15:29
the essence is that most folks are not interested in too much that requires a bit of thought or a bit of depth.people value having the opportunity to read and connect with others and using a blog is perfect for that.
Posted by: steve | December 30, 2008 at 07:20
Hi Steve, as you say it's the connections that people make through a blog that are key.
All the best, Craig
Posted by: Craig McGinty | January 02, 2009 at 15:23