Comments on boynton: indie blogs

Simons: I think the digest function of blogs is b...

2008-10-10T23:50:00.000+11:00

Simons: I think the digest function of blogs is becoming less important, because social networking sites are overtaking the function.
As a friendless FB user I couldn't say.
But as it was in the beginning, many blogs range across the categories.

Hakia looks good.

Thanks Stevie. Yay for ATSOS and LLUAS.
A blog like yours is inspiring.

Great links there, Nabs.
The last @ curious expeditions, well THIS - put me in mind of something seen at the excellent Creature of the Shade, well THIS.

Oh and I've got 10 more minutes of Fido Friday to mark this one at George Eastman House.

But the best blogs still allow you to inspect, inv...

2008-10-08T23:22:00.000+11:00

But the best blogs still allow you to inspect, investigate and be bemused by strange and distant things. And sample the context.

Like:

www.audiojunkies.com/blog/902/the-quietest-place-on-earth-orfield-labs
(Imagine a performance of Cage's "4' 33"' there.)

www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/2678371782/

http://curiousexpeditions.org/?cat=27

Thanks for the link, Boynton. I love your blog and...

2008-10-08T19:50:00.000+11:00

Thanks for the link, Boynton. I love your blog and follow it regularly. Also, yay for indie blogs! Thanks for raising the topic - the discussion has been most interesting to a relative newcomer like me.
Cheers
Stevie
(aka A Thousand Shades of Twilight and Letslookupandsmile)

Not sure whether to comment here or on the next ab...

2008-10-08T13:21:00.000+11:00

Not sure whether to comment here or on the next about this - but there's a search engine that's been about for a bit called Hakia that relies heavily on the human filtering element, they have a Hakia Club (they do like the filterers to be librarians which is rather elitist of them, but you get my drift).

Margaret Simons attempted to classify blogs recently in this article - not sure if she gave enough credit to the filter effect or no, maybe her 'gatewatcher' and 'digest' categories attempt to capture both.
But I would probably stop blogging if I stopped filtering.

I don't have that much to say for myself, after all - if I did I'd be writing fulltime for money wouldn't I.

AYE, AYE.(Shouty and naval)

2008-10-08T11:36:00.000+11:00

AYE, AYE.

(Shouty and naval)

All well and good having blognetworks and aggregat...

2008-10-07T11:18:00.000+11:00

All well and good having blognetworks and aggregators and microblogging (millipedes at a thousand kbs?) and listomania and socialfacemyspacialising but there will always be room for good filterers and interesting voices.
MORE SHOUTY LESS NAVEL.
(I drafted this now)

Yes - we (the blogosphere) have missed you two.I r...

2008-10-06T18:26:00.000+11:00

Yes - we (the blogosphere) have missed you two.

I read about your seaside break with envy. I love that part of the world.

we are sorry it has been quiet without us but now ...

2008-10-06T17:27:00.000+11:00

we are sorry it has been quiet without us but now that we two have returned from sunny Lorne where we had everything except an ISP, we promise to make a bit of blognoise,
peace and love from me and Ann oDyne