Apathy in the Blogosphere
Written by Tim at 2:01 PM
For those of you who are not familiar with the fairly new practice of "blogging," it is a modern form of journalism and critical discussion through the revolutionary medium of the internet. This practice takes the average person, with no necessary background in journalism, and lets them express their views and concerns across a network accessible by billions. Unfortunately, a recent plague of extreme apathy and lack of "posting"(the act of writing an article on a "blog") has stricken this widespread blog network. One blogger, "Calder," on a notable socio-political blog that I will leave anonymous out of respect, is quoted posting "I'll post something big and controversial as soon as I get the motivation gathered." Is this an attitude formed by the simplicity and accessibility of this new media form? If you look around, one does not see such respectable news networks as the televised FOX News quitting their groundbreaking stories. This could lead one to believe that it is at the heart of the nature of "blogging" that has brought upon itself this affliction. This comes as a great blow to myself, as a self-proclaimed "blog journalist." I ask simply of the reader, if you are familiar with this world of "blogging," to remain active in your blog community despite your predispositions in everyday life. Thank you for your time; I hope you have learned some about this new technology and perhaps have grown more motivated.
6 Notes -
What you fail to realize Tim is that these bloggers are merely hard at work researching and planning for their next post. I am quite sure I speak for all of us here at the Flak when I say that we have been consistantly and unrelently reading other blogs, comparing notes with news sources and real-world events, and waiting to publish our findings and opinions when the proper circumstances present themselves. I am currently working on a treatise on the effects of radioactive leakage from our local Surrey power plant on the nearby residents, and will be publishing it as soon as I can finish my interviews with the plant managers.
I doubt the few mofos reading this blog still, are unfamiliar with blogging. I think they are all aware of its complexities, derivatives and solution capabilities. Whatever.
i think everyday life is why we blog. its the ups-and-downs of life that come first and the motivation to write about it, second. thanks for your views.
Okay, this is going too far.. The whole article was sarcasm. Calder and I were dissapointed that no one cared about The Flak enough to post anymore, so I wrote a MOCK article about blogging and not blogging to post up here.. it was a joke to make fun of everyone for not posting. I posted it at Calder's house, so he sat there and thought of what kind of rediculous counter-point he could B.S. and wrote his fake comment. So there it is. ::Sigh::
Sigh
Lohengrin
Post a Comment
<< Home