Phil Sim says blogs are
Phil Sim says "blogs are a mere pimple on the greasy back of the Internet".
I totally disagree Phil. It isn't about large numbers reading any individual blog. Power-Law Distribution might be interesting for large media companies or people wanting to make money from blogging (or podcasting), but it means squat to someone who wants to read something interesting. I don't care if the blogs I'm reading have 5 readers or 5 million. As long as I like the writing, that's enough. Same goes for podcasting.
What matters... is that large numbers of people are starting to read blogs *in aggregate*.
What matters... is that people now have a way to communicate their ideas quickly and directly to a global audience.
What matters... is that you don't need $100 million to have a voice.
I totally disagree Phil. It isn't about large numbers reading any individual blog. Power-Law Distribution might be interesting for large media companies or people wanting to make money from blogging (or podcasting), but it means squat to someone who wants to read something interesting. I don't care if the blogs I'm reading have 5 readers or 5 million. As long as I like the writing, that's enough. Same goes for podcasting.
What matters... is that large numbers of people are starting to read blogs *in aggregate*.
What matters... is that people now have a way to communicate their ideas quickly and directly to a global audience.
What matters... is that you don't need $100 million to have a voice.
What matters... is that there is more diversity in media today than there was five years ago.
I thought you were taking today off? Just couldn't help yourself, could you!
;)
Molly
Posted by: Phillip Molly Malone | Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 05:28 PM
Cam, you know Phil makes these announcements to get hits, right? (Hi Phil... :))
Posted by: Rob Irwin | Friday, February 17, 2006 at 12:18 AM