The End Is Near

That's something I've been thinking about recently - the future of blogs, or the lack thereof. Seems many people are thinking about it. The internet is certainly changing. I had just lucked into blogging just as the wave started to crest. Especially in the media, all sorts of reporters were writing about blogs, or starting their own.

But the wave has now crashed and making its way towards the shore. And other waves have crested behind it, mypace, facebook, secondlife, etc. So there are many more options for people in engage their fellow humans via computer.

I recently read this post by homelesstom: is blogging over with passe dead

On that blog post I made this comment: I have noticed that the total number of readers, of my blog, has dropped by half. But I have also noticed that the total amount of time the average read of my blog has increased by over 100%. Blogs used to be the coolest thing on the internet, and every one looked at them - but with myspace and facebook and twitter, etc, people have more options. and for those people with a shorter attention span, or less time to dedicate to their internet activities, they can do something other than look at blogs. But, there will always be an audience for more indepth, and greatly expanded thought. And blogs will be there to fulfill that need.