er blogging på vej ud eller bare blevet håbløst mainstream …

Mike og jeg sad til en brunch og diskuterede, hvor blogging egentlig var på vej hen. Onde tunger påstår jo, at blogging er håbløst forældet, på vej ud og kun for de, der ikke ved bedre … et af de nye hippe ord er microblogging – og first movers har selvfølgelig været i gang med at mikroblogge i lang tid blandt andet på twitter.

Nå, men da jeg blogger, vil jeg jo nødig have siddende på mig, at jeg er håbløst forældet, ikke ved bedre og på vej ud, så jeg tjekkede lige Technorati for at se, hvor de siger, at blogging er på vej hen. Og jeg kan konkludere, at blogging langt fra er på vej ud – men at rigtige first movers selvfølgelig altid flytter sig i foragt for mainstream populationen, når ‘deres’ medie bliver opdaget og overtaget – så på den måde er jeg altså hverken rigtig first mover, og måske også bagud, selvom blogging med stor sandsynlighed er kommet for at blive – og er vildt populær verden over.

Tecnorati har selvfølgelig i lyset af ovenstående diskussion stillet det samme spørgsmål, som Mike og jeg diskuterede, videre og her kommer så nogle af svarene, men først lige et billede fra technorati på udviklingen af blogs, som den så ud i slutningen af 2008:

 

The Blogosphere is Continuing to Evolve …
All numbers agree blogs are here to stay and is now:

·         A truly global phenomenon: Technorati tracked blogs in 81 languages in June 2008, and bloggers responded to our survey from 66 countries across six continents.

·         Here to stay: Bloggers have been at it an average of three years and are collectively creating close to one million posts every day. Blogs have representation in top-10 web site lists across all key categories, and have become integral to the media ecosystem.

“The Blogosphere continues to evolve – with micro-blogging, long blogging, video blogging all taking off this year. Of course, more and more companies and politicians are playing with blogs but most importantly, it’s becoming something that more and more ‘civilians’ do – ordinary folk. And that’s what’s going to change its impact from here on in.”

Mark Earls, Consultant, HERDmeister, Author, Former Chair, Global Planning Council, Ogilvy Worldwide
herd.typepad.com

“Although new ‘right-now’ web tools like twitter and lifestreaming aggregators like friendfeed have shifted some attention from classic blogging, they’ve actually deepened the conversation and made the blog, as a place to comment, reflect, and analyze, more central than ever. Blogging has become part of the daily discourse within many communities, and more and more essential is a growing number of disciplines outside of the technosphere.”

Susan Mernit , co-founder, People’s Software Company
peoplessoftware.com, susanmernit.com

“The idea of blogging will never disappear, but the process by content is created for one blog or a series of blogs will continue to undergo radical upheavals. This past year, we saw the introduction of countless “microblogging” platforms, to the point where they (themselves) have become a commodity —further pushing individual voices to the Blogosphere’s melting pot.

Chris Pirillo, Internet Content Producer (Since 1992)
chris.pirillo.com