Lots of chatter about The Blogosphere 2.0, a post which has 7 bullet points:
- The A-List Doesn't Matter Anymore
- It's all about niche blogs
- Blogger Burn Out
- Reader burn out
- MSM yawns
- Huffington Post.
- Twitter and Facebook
Not much I'd disagree with in the generality. Multiple times that politics/general interest weblogs have linked to me it is noted that I'm a "specialist/technical weblog," but I really think everyone is focused on a specific area at this point. It's just that political and policy weblogs seem to think everyone has a general interest in their topic. Also, I do think the "A-List" matters a little more than the author of the above post, especially for new blogs who just aren't on anyone's radar.
Comments
I've always thought I just had a "blog about nothing", but the blogrolls that list mine tend to put it under "politics". I'd be tickled if I undeservedly got the "Quant" label at Sailer's. Changing norms to the point where checking the GSS/WVS was expected would be even better though.
I think either you or P. Z. Meyers noted that most of the content on ScienceBlogs (or at least the most heavily visited/commented) were more about politics than science. John Hawks holds himself out as an exception, but he doesn't allow commenting at his place.
Posted by: TGGP | July 2, 2009 11:59 PM
I'm hanging out more on Facebook these days than on my blog. Makes 95% of what I like blogging for (swapping links, staying in touch, etc) about 10 times easier than blogging does. As for the other 5%? Hmm.
Posted by: Michael Blowhard | July 4, 2009 12:46 AM