Comments on: The Imminent Death Of Blogs Has Been Prematurely Announced http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/07/02/the-imminent-death-of-blogs-has-been-prematurely-announced/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Graham Wegner http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/07/02/the-imminent-death-of-blogs-has-been-prematurely-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-14247 Graham Wegner Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:42:39 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=719#comment-14247 @Penny. Your approach sounds very similar to mine. Maybe one effect of Twitter is that there is less potential audience for people with young blogs as educators who discovered Twitter before blogs continue leveraging the conversation. @Paul. I am flattered by your kind words. I agree that being in the classroom is a massive drain on your energy and when I'm in that mode I spend more time on the specific demands of that group of kids than pondering the bigger and broader issues needed to lead my colleagues further in their thinking and practice. @Penny. Your approach sounds very similar to mine. Maybe one effect of Twitter is that there is less potential audience for people with young blogs as educators who discovered Twitter before blogs continue leveraging the conversation.

@Paul. I am flattered by your kind words. I agree that being in the classroom is a massive drain on your energy and when I’m in that mode I spend more time on the specific demands of that group of kids than pondering the bigger and broader issues needed to lead my colleagues further in their thinking and practice.

]]> By: Paul Wilkinson http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/07/02/the-imminent-death-of-blogs-has-been-prematurely-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-14245 Paul Wilkinson Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:14:08 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=719#comment-14245 Graham I love reading your posts. You are in my reader list and are one who I frequently take the time to stop and read. I have very definitely slowed down on my own posting though. When I worked as an ICT facilitator I had time to reflect and blog about things I was learning about. Now I am back in the classroom I rarely get time to think let alone blog about it. The only reason I am taking the time now is that I really do value your contributions so I'm encouraging you to keep it up. (the other reason is it is the school holidays and I have time to sit and read) Cheers Paul Graham I love reading your posts. You are in my reader list and are one who I frequently take the time to stop and read. I have very definitely slowed down on my own posting though. When I worked as an ICT facilitator I had time to reflect and blog about things I was learning about. Now I am back in the classroom I rarely get time to think let alone blog about it. The only reason I am taking the time now is that I really do value your contributions so I’m encouraging you to keep it up. (the other reason is it is the school holidays and I have time to sit and read)

Cheers
Paul

]]> By: Penny Ryder http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/07/02/the-imminent-death-of-blogs-has-been-prematurely-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-14244 Penny Ryder Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:26:35 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=719#comment-14244 Great conversation happening here, guys. I've noticed a decline in comments at my blog in the last couple of months, but I'm not sure what it really amounts to! Maybe I've written enough posts now that people think of me as an 'it' rather than another person that they can connect with. Maybe it's the Twitter factor. I don't tweet every post, but I am aware that my visits spike for the ones that I do. Blogging (writing and reading blogs) for me is a way I keep in touch with what's going on in the EdTech world and throw my own thoughts into the discussion. Twitter? I can't keep up with all the updates that stream through, but I'll drop in from time to time for a quick glimpse of what's going on. It will be interesting to watch the changes over the next couple of years... :) Great conversation happening here, guys. I’ve noticed a decline in comments at my blog in the last couple of months, but I’m not sure what it really amounts to! Maybe I’ve written enough posts now that people think of me as an ‘it’ rather than another person that they can connect with. Maybe it’s the Twitter factor. I don’t tweet every post, but I am aware that my visits spike for the ones that I do.

Blogging (writing and reading blogs) for me is a way I keep in touch with what’s going on in the EdTech world and throw my own thoughts into the discussion. Twitter? I can’t keep up with all the updates that stream through, but I’ll drop in from time to time for a quick glimpse of what’s going on.

It will be interesting to watch the changes over the next couple of years… :)

]]> By: Graham Wegner http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/07/02/the-imminent-death-of-blogs-has-been-prematurely-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-14239 Graham Wegner Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:35:30 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=719#comment-14239 Thanks for dropping by, Jeff. In the same way that your post was not aimed at denigrating blogs, I hope you realise that I'm having a crack at Twitter users. Actually I do think that Twitter's rise can be linked to the increased capabilities of mobile technologies where a Tweet can be easily sent from just about anywhere. Blogging is painful to do in this format - tapping out this comment on my iPod Touch is a bit on the tedious side and the inclusion of links and embedded multimedia is something best done on a fuller sized computer or laptop. As for where traffic is coming from on my blog, I really don't know. To get traffic via Twitter, I would have to be Tweeting each new blog post which I don't do very much at all. I would go so far as to say that to be a productive Twitted user takes as much effort as maintaining a blog - there are those who happily take from others but sharing means pushing ideas and fresh resources in equal proportion to gleefully benefitting from the wisdom of your network. Thanks for dropping by, Jeff. In the same way that your post was not aimed at denigrating blogs, I hope you realise that I’m having a crack at Twitter users. Actually I do think that Twitter’s rise can be linked to the increased capabilities of mobile technologies where a Tweet can be easily sent from just about anywhere. Blogging is painful to do in this format – tapping out this comment on my iPod Touch is a bit on the tedious side and the inclusion of links and embedded multimedia is something best done on a fuller sized computer or laptop. As for where traffic is coming from on my blog, I really don’t know. To get traffic via Twitter, I would have to be Tweeting each new blog post which I don’t do very much at all.

I would go so far as to say that to be a productive Twitted user takes as much effort as maintaining a blog – there are those who happily take from others but sharing means pushing ideas and fresh resources in equal proportion to gleefully benefitting from the wisdom of your network.

]]> By: Jeff Utecht http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/07/02/the-imminent-death-of-blogs-has-been-prematurely-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-14238 Jeff Utecht Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:06:25 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=719#comment-14238 Hi Graham, We had a great discussion at NECC about this. No, I do not think that blogging is dead or that it is dying...if anything it is growing in popularity as newspapers and the rest of mainstream media try and catch up. The title "Is Blogging Dead" was just that a title to get people to come and discuss blogging. We did have a great 90 minute discussion at the EduBloggerCon about this and about how the conversation is changing. A lot of us agreed that the "Life span" of a blog post is getting smaller, yet search is getting better. So even though my blog post that use to be "new" for a couple days is now only new for a couple of minutes, that information is searchable faster and more accurate then ever before. Over 50% of the traffic to my blog comes from search engines, Twitter is second and RSS is third. I've just seen how my blog is being accessed change over the years and many at EduBloggerCon have seen similar trends. How about you? Where and how are people accessing your content? It was a great session that allowed us to explore what blogging is becoming. I personally will not be giving up blogging any time too soon as I use to to reflect more for my own learning than for anything else. Hi Graham,

We had a great discussion at NECC about this. No, I do not think that blogging is dead or that it is dying…if anything it is growing in popularity as newspapers and the rest of mainstream media try and catch up. The title “Is Blogging Dead” was just that a title to get people to come and discuss blogging.

We did have a great 90 minute discussion at the EduBloggerCon about this and about how the conversation is changing. A lot of us agreed that the “Life span” of a blog post is getting smaller, yet search is getting better. So even though my blog post that use to be “new” for a couple days is now only new for a couple of minutes, that information is searchable faster and more accurate then ever before. Over 50% of the traffic to my blog comes from search engines, Twitter is second and RSS is third. I’ve just seen how my blog is being accessed change over the years and many at EduBloggerCon have seen similar trends. How about you? Where and how are people accessing your content?

It was a great session that allowed us to explore what blogging is becoming. I personally will not be giving up blogging any time too soon as I use to to reflect more for my own learning than for anything else.

]]> By: Graham Wegner http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/07/02/the-imminent-death-of-blogs-has-been-prematurely-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-14237 Graham Wegner Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:46:58 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=719#comment-14237 Simon, I think it is about the right tool for the right job. I have yet to work out how to effectively use Twitter as a tool for reflection which I think is one of the biggest benefits of a blog. I like Twitter as my way of seeing what's happening in people's professional lives, their new discoveries and a bit of an always-on help desk. So when Jeff says the conversation is changing, I think the change is more of a fragmentation than a shift from one platform to another. Of course, the more avenues you have for connectedness, the more divided your time and attention is as an individual learner but the choices open up as well. Simon, I think it is about the right tool for the right job. I have yet to work out how to effectively use Twitter as a tool for reflection which I think is one of the biggest benefits of a blog. I like Twitter as my way of seeing what’s happening in people’s professional lives, their new discoveries and a bit of an always-on help desk. So when Jeff says the conversation is changing, I think the change is more of a fragmentation than a shift from one platform to another. Of course, the more avenues you have for connectedness, the more divided your time and attention is as an individual learner but the choices open up as well.

]]> By: Dragon09 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2009/07/02/the-imminent-death-of-blogs-has-been-prematurely-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-14236 Dragon09 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:51:40 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=719#comment-14236 Even though I am the first to comment here it has nothing to do with Twitter. You post and my reading time just happened to align, like planets every thousand years or something. I really don't think blogging is going away anytime soon. Sure some folk my come and some folk may go but blogging is hear to stay, certainly for a while yet. I truly believe that Educators along with many other professions can really share and reflect upon their experiences in the classroom, recieve comments to encourage, challenge and support them in their practise. Even though I am the first to comment here it has nothing to do with Twitter.

You post and my reading time just happened to align, like planets every thousand years or something.

I really don’t think blogging is going away anytime soon. Sure some folk my come and some folk may go but blogging is hear to stay, certainly for a while yet.

I truly believe that Educators along with many other professions can really share and reflect upon their experiences in the classroom, recieve comments to encourage, challenge and support them in their practise.

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