Comments on: Blogging About Blogging

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:19:57 +0000

A co-worker asked the following:
“I understand why people write blogs (presumably the same reason people write journals) but why do people read blogs?”

By: JOLLYBLOGGER - a weblog for jolly beggars

JOLLYBLOGGER - a weblog for jolly beggars — Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:10:51 +0000

Jolly Digest 1-28-05

Blogging about blogging . . . A few folks are getting tired of all this blogging about blogging. As is often the case, I became aware of this through the Evangelical Outpost, which mentions it here.

By: Blind Mind's Eye

Blind Mind's Eye — Fri, 28 Jan 2005 02:59:10 +0000

Blogging about those who blog about hating those who blog about blogging…

Ok the title was a little bit of a joke on those who blog about hating those who blog about blogging. Oops, I did it again… Seriously though, it’s kind of a weird topic. Joe from Evangelical Outpost had the…

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:03:31 +0000

Drew’s point is a good one and is one of the reasons I don’t often visit sites like Instapundit. If I visit a blog, I generally want to know what THAT blogger thinks about a given topic.
This discussion reminds me of my distaste for songs about songs. I hate when lyrics are about songs themselves. “Sad songs they say…”

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 13:23:08 +0000

Josh, if you're blogging about blogging about blogging, then by blogging about this post yesterday, I guess I was blogging about blogging about blogging about blogging. (And I almost used that as a subject header)

And I think you let Hugh off too easy. ;^)

Brent Smith wrote:

"I agree there are times when it's ok to point out a good post or some good commentary, but original supplemental material is necessary along with it I think."

I guess that's why I don't know if I'd consider Instapundit a blogger so much as a "linker." Very little of what he posts contains "original supplemental material."

By: kat

kat — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 03:15:18 +0000

Dude,
You’re boring. Hugh is da bomb.

By: dougpetch.com

dougpetch.com — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:29:06 +0000

Blogging About Not Blogging About Blogging

So, if I post a link to Joshua Clayborn’s complaints about Blogs that blog about blogging, and how a whole group of Metablogs are springing up around that activity, am I helping create a whole new category of blogs that…

By: Mark Sides

Mark Sides — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:11:03 +0000

Grumpy law students in January? Heck, that’s when I was happiest. Grades not in yet and no studying needed for three months or so (so long as you’re not a first year, that is).
Mark

By: Brent Smith

Brent Smith — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 14:20:28 +0000

Josh, I have to say I agree with you. I was a fan of Hewitt’s blog when I discovered it a few months prior to the election. I enjoyed his commentary on the election and the new events surrounding it (his comments on the first presidential debate not withstanding). However, I have noticed in recent weeks that he’s doing more and more what you speak of in this post. I don’t find this metablogging particulary interesting (perhaps because I read so many blogs already without people directing me there)and consequently I have been visiting his site less and less. For heaven’s sakes he even wrote an entire book about blogs. I agree there are times when it’s ok to point out a good post or some good commentary, but original supplemental material is necessary along with it I think.

By: Joshua Claybourn

Joshua Claybourn — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:12:15 +0000

Like I said, I think it’s necessary at times, although you can often email bloggers for tips. My point isn’t that it shouldn’t be done, but that it’s done much too often. The problem is much deeper than mere tips about blogging, though, and runs to things such as deep analysis about blog rankings, etc.