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  • Xenophage
    Registered User
    • Oct 2001
    • 12122

    #1

    Is Blogging a fad or here to stay ?

    Is online Bloggin a fad or is it here to stay ?
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    Yes bloggin is stupid and a fad that will die out fairly soon.
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    No blogging is here to stay its the new personal page of 2005
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  • TurboAngel
    H.B.I.C.
    • Jun 2003
    • 30122

    #2
    Do you have one? I don't.


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    • TheDoc
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Jul 2001
      • 13827

      #3
      It has been around for years already, don't think it's going away anytime soon..
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      • jayeff
        Confirmed User
        • May 2001
        • 2944

        #4
        Blogging in the widest sense is here to stay because essentially it's an easy way for a web newbie to get a halfway-decent looking site online. And the scripts are perfect for the surfer who just wants an online album/vanity site.

        For much the same reasons they will stay strong in the mainstream too, with everyone from political pundits through hobbyists. But there is pressure for a modification of the format. A lot of people were hoping that blogs would allow the interactivity of a message board (via comments) but with direction coming from the site operator as with a static site. Blogs obviously meet the latter condition, but generally the level of interactivity they inspire has been short of expectations.

        In adult, the picture blogs will prove to be a short-lived fad. Those with readable text and some real personality could last for years.

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        • xxxice
          Confirmed User
          • Feb 2002
          • 5042

          #5
          It will be around for a long time and is a great way to spread ideas and thoughts with an interactive end to it through comments. I think it is here to stay

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          • moneymotivates
            Confirmed User
            • Apr 2005
            • 511

            #6
            Here to stay!

            http://www.editorsweblog.org/2005/08...ng_is_gro.html
            http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4737671.stm
            http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/03/te...rssnyt&emc=rss

            Blogging is growing every second

            Blogs are becoming more important. There are ever more blogs, ever more postings and most notably ever more visitors. Meanwhile blogs are gaining editorial importance. And also the advertising market is moving to blogs.

            As CBS states a new report by ********** found that a new blog is created almost every second. End of July ********** was tracking 14.2 Million weblogs. 55 % of these blogs are active an 13% are updated at least weekly. David L. Sifry, founder and CEO of Technocrati, says on CBS: "If the numbers continue going the way that they are, you should expect to see close to 30 million blogs by March of next year and should be seeing 2 million posts a day." In the report on ********** Sisry states that also the volume of postings grew steadily: "... at the end of July 2005, there were about 900,000 posts created each day. That's about 37,500 posts every hour, or 10.4 posts per second."

            And the visits to blogs seem to increase as well. According to Brandrepublic Hitwise, a online monitoring fim, found that one in every 200 web visits are to blogs. This constitutes a 130% increase over the last year. The BBC writes that "much of their appeal has been boosted because readers can subscribe to them, for free, to stay updated of any new posts automatically."

            Brandrepublic states: "Bloggers are increasingly breaking stories before the mainstream media or being used to exert pressure on the mainstream media. Recently stories by bloggers led to the saking of Dilpazier Aslam" (see also former posting). The BBC points out: "Blogs have played a part in highlighting issues that journalists have not covered. They have also proved to be a valuable communication channel for journalists in repressed countries who have no other publishing means."

            The advertising market is moving too. Today Yahoo started testing a system that "will let it place ads on Web site of bloggers" reports the New York Times. Google reached out to bloggers already two years ago. PaidContent states that "Yahoo's new service will differ from Google in that it will add human editorial to the selection of ads for content pages. In comparison, Google's service relies on technology."

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            • KRL
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              • Oct 2002
              • 31429

              #7
              I just read a new stat that 80,000 new blogs are popping up per day.

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              • Spunky
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                • Jun 2002
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                #8
                Originally posted by KRL
                I just read a new stat that 80,000 new blogs are popping up per day.

                Just like TGP's ..a fad which will peak and slowly start fading away.many of them resemble TGP's anyways

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                • johnuglo
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                  • Apr 2005
                  • 146

                  #9
                  Originally posted by KRL
                  I just read a new stat that 80,000 new blogs are popping up per day.

                  what % of that is on myspace alone? lol
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                  • baddog
                    So Fucking Banned
                    • Apr 2001
                    • 107089

                    #10
                    All I know is that I have checks coming in every 2 weeks due to blogs I haven't touched in a couple months.

                    And it is making my mug show up everywhere
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                    • Funky Bastard
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 2544

                      #11
                      I think they will die as soon as something else comes along!

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                      • kuthi123
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                        • Jan 2005
                        • 6478

                        #12
                        i will work on blogs as long as i get sale from them

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                        • Satisfaction
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                          • Jul 2004
                          • 10900

                          #13
                          heh, thats a fair point kuthi.

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                          • Brujah
                            Beer Money Baron
                            • Jan 2001
                            • 22157

                            #14
                            It isn't "Blogging" so much that makes for great SEO and rankings, but a few key aspects that blogging allows to be done easily. So while "blogging" may endure or not, the key elements WILL be beneficial for a long long time. If applied to ANYTHING ELSE, you would find the same results and benefits. Tested, and true.

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                            • Cory W
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                              • Jan 2004
                              • 9133

                              #15
                              Of course it is a fad.
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                              • Cory W
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                                • Jan 2004
                                • 9133

                                #16
                                However, take nothing away from its monetary potential.
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                                • baddog
                                  So Fucking Banned
                                  • Apr 2001
                                  • 107089

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by WEG Cory
                                  Of course it is a fad.

                                  Blogs have been around as long as the Internet. Is the Internet a fad as well?

                                  Just because this is one thing that adult did not create doesn't mean it is a fad.

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                                  • Cory W
                                    Deeply shallow
                                    • Jan 2004
                                    • 9133

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by baddog
                                    Blogs have been around as long as the Internet. Is the Internet a fad as well?

                                    Just because this is one thing that adult did not create doesn't mean it is a fad.
                                    Blogs have been around if you consider text / online diaries have been around.

                                    The idea of the blog is a fad. I promise you that the term "blog" will be a thing of the past in one year. However, the concept itself will always be lucrative and enticing. But CNN will not always have the blog news cut they now offfer on TV.

                                    Baddog, I am not condemning it. I am set up to offer free hosted blogs

                                    And I will be prepared to offer free hosted werbbers if that is what they are called next.
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                                    • Nathan
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                                      • Jul 2003
                                      • 3108

                                      #19
                                      The term blog, or weblog what it really means, was invented in 1997.

                                      http://www.robotwisdom.com/log1997m12.html

                                      The page looks extremely like a blog to me...

                                      And this is here to stay, its not a fad, its been around for 8 years and will be around for another 20. Its just become "known" and more and more people are using it... The point here is not "oh I can make lotsa money with this by posting porn pics on it"... thats just a misuse of a blog to be honest...

                                      Blogs might die away in the adult area, but they will remain forever online. Way too many tech blogs out there for them to die away. Its just a news site really, just made by a private person, why should that go away?
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                                      • azguy
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Nov 2004
                                        • 5167

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by LegendaryLars
                                        Is online Bloggin a fad or is it here to stay ?
                                        Nothing is here to stay. It's all a matter of time

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                                        • mardigras
                                          Bon temps!
                                          • Feb 2003
                                          • 14194

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by azguy
                                          Nothing is here to stay. It' all a matter of time
                                          Exactly. Google (& co) got an algorithm
                                          .

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                                          • tristan_D
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                                            • Jul 2005
                                            • 7865

                                            #22
                                            I really think blogs are here to stay, considering the huge amount of blogs coming out everyday.
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                                            • azguy
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                                              • Nov 2004
                                              • 5167

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by tristan_D
                                              I really think blogs are here to stay, considering the huge amount of blogs coming out everyday.
                                              1 new blog every 2 seconds is the latest statistic. Quality is going down by the minute. Blogs will eventually be replaced by a new fad. Still tons of money to be made and great things to read about every day - but nothing lasts forever. At some point everyone will be PUBLISHING, and who will be the audience if we all spend our time updating our own shit?

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                                              • DA2
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Feb 2005
                                                • 243

                                                #24
                                                Lars blogs may be a fad but RSS is here to stay. Want to hire me for a weekend to show you why? hahah
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                                                • Digipimp
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                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                  • 13481

                                                  #25
                                                  just like anything else if it's done with quality and thought then it can last a long time, if it's shitty and not well thought out it dies off pretty quickly.

                                                  blogs aren't a fad, starting one might be a fad, but blogs themselves are not, just like websites aren't a fad and neither are tgp's or whatever else.

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                                                  • je_rome
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                                                    • Jul 2005
                                                    • 6846

                                                    #26
                                                    i don't think it is a fad.. it has been around for quite sometime now and it has continued to be patronized.
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                                                    • Xenophage
                                                      Registered User
                                                      • Oct 2001
                                                      • 12122

                                                      #27
                                                      great feedback thanks

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                                                      • Echon
                                                        Registered User
                                                        • Jun 2005
                                                        • 26

                                                        #28
                                                        Blogs aren't "unique". It's like a goddamn categorized forum board with RSS feeds (which SMF supports now anyways). Eventually something will replace it. Most people use them because they can't even setup forum software (extracting a zip, uploading files, and running a script is difficult!).
                                                        Last edited by Echon; 08-09-2005, 02:15 PM.

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                                                          #29
                                                          Blogs make money, plain and simple. You just have to do it right. That's why it's never gonna go out of style. Next big trend--video blogs.

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                                                          • Babagirls
                                                            Text Writer
                                                            • Feb 2001
                                                            • 18812

                                                            #30
                                                            definatly. it hit mainstream which means its most likley here to stay.
                                                            i saw Carson Daily on his show calling up people explaining to them what a blog is. heh




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                                                            • Fletch XXX
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                                                              • Jan 2002
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by WEG Cory

                                                              The idea of the blog is a fad. I promise you that the term "blog" will be a thing of the past in one year.
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                                                              • emthree
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                                                                • Jun 2003
                                                                • 10816

                                                                #32
                                                                Will eventually fade a little...
                                                                It's difficult to upkeep a blog imo

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                                                                • Trax
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                                                                  • Aug 2001
                                                                  • 14486

                                                                  #33
                                                                  i just hope they die again fast

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                                                                  • Elli
                                                                    Reach for those stars!
                                                                    • Apr 2003
                                                                    • 17991

                                                                    #34
                                                                    When Google started returning blog entries in its NEWS search, I knew it was a big thing.
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                                                                    • uno
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                                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                                      • 18450

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by TheDoc
                                                                      It has been around for years already, don't think it's going away anytime soon..
                                                                      Yah, i remember it since 98/99 at least. Back then they were called e/n sites.
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                                                                      • adonthenet
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                                                                        • Feb 2005
                                                                        • 16753

                                                                        #36
                                                                        we will be here to check it out.

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                                                                        • Jimmer
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                                                                          • Mar 2002
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                                                                          #37
                                                                          Blogging is going to die out just like TGP2
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                                                                          • HairToStay
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                                                                            • Oct 2002
                                                                            • 1521

                                                                            #38
                                                                            It depends -- do you mean real blogs or these fake blogs that are nothing more than a TGP?

                                                                            Check my blogs list, most are nothing but a page with pictures and links to galleries, with spam on the side.

                                                                            Blogs are the new TGP and people are making good sales with them. Few if any redirect like a real TGP, there are no popups or spyware (since most are hosted by Blogspot or Blogger), and due to the lack of material, the pages load slowly.
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                                                                            • Rictor
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                                                                              • Jan 2001
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              I was hearing the term "blog" thrown around almost a decade ago so I guess you could say it's already stuck around. If the mainstream media has caught on to a term (I think they started blabbing about this "new" concept called blogs a few years ago) then you know it's been around a LONG time already.

                                                                              Of course, there are now script that make it easier to build blogs, but online diaries have been around in one for or another since the web was born.

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                                                                              • ynuahayt
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                                                                                • Mar 2005
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by DA2
                                                                                Lars blogs may be a fad but RSS is here to stay. Want to hire me for a weekend to show you why? hahah
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                                                                                • kosta
                                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                                  • Mar 2002
                                                                                  • 441

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Just like TGPs, noobs will run blogs into the ground.

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                                                                                  • baddog
                                                                                    So Fucking Banned
                                                                                    • Apr 2001
                                                                                    • 107089

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by Rictor
                                                                                    I was hearing the term "blog" thrown around almost a decade ago so I guess you could say it's already stuck around. If the mainstream media has caught on to a term (I think they started blabbing about this "new" concept called blogs a few years ago) then you know it's been around a LONG time already.

                                                                                    Of course, there are now script that make it easier to build blogs, but online diaries have been around in one for or another since the web was born.
                                                                                    Can you say "bump?"

                                                                                    but you are right. I had people telling me to do this 6-7 years ago. I just didn't see it.

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                                                                                    • Corona
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                                                                                      • Feb 2002
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                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Blogs still have plenty of room to run.
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                                                                                      • JFK
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                                                                                        • Jan 2002
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by LegendaryLars
                                                                                        Is online Bloggin a fad or is it here to stay ?
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                                                                                        • fris
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                                                                                          • Aug 2002
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by LegendaryLars
                                                                                          Is online Bloggin a fad or is it here to stay ?
                                                                                          i have been blogging since 1998, since i registered my first blog domain. i wouldnt call it a fad.
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                                                                                          • Drake
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                                                                                            • Mar 2003
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                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            It's here to stay because it's always been here. Before it was just called a journal, diary, or log.

                                                                                            The hype around blogging being the coolest thing on the web is a fad.

                                                                                            I'm sure it will always be a cash crop for those that have SEO skills.

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                                                                                            • Basic_man
                                                                                              Programming King Pin
                                                                                              • Oct 2003
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Blogs are here to stay. Since they index well in the search engine, the traffic will always flow, so there will be always people trying to get traffic this way !
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                                                                                              • cranki
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                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                it gives all the unimportant suckers in the world a platform to share their dull life with the whole intarweb. and because there are millions of unimportant suckers on this globe, numbers increasing daily, blogging will most definitely stay forever.

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                                                                                                • u-Bob
                                                                                                  there's no $$$ in porn
                                                                                                  • Jul 2005
                                                                                                  • 33063

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  it all depends on what you call a blog...

                                                                                                  installing wp, posting 5 items and adding tons of ads, forgetting all about it = blogging?
                                                                                                  spamming blogger.com = blogging?
                                                                                                  ...
                                                                                                  ...
                                                                                                  ....
                                                                                                  90% of all blogs out there aren't "blogs"...

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                                                                                                  • bakla
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                                                                                                    • May 2002
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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    :food-smil .

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