http://tropophilia.com/2008/05/01/whats-so-special-about-blogging/ the love of change Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:45:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://tropophilia.com/2008/05/01/whats-so-special-about-blogging/#comment-1016 Taylor Fri, 02 May 2008 14:20:39 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=268#comment-1016 I too have struggled to explain the value of blogs or social media to older folks...but at least they have a very good excuse for their lack of knowledge of these tools. What I find both frustrating and baffling are younger people who not only don't read blogs, but have no respect for the medium and the potential benefits of a robust online marketplace of ideas. I don't think it's an overstatement to say that there are quite a few of our peers who use Facebook and other social tools, but wouldn't dream of reading a blog--much less commenting on one. I don't know that blogs are for everyone (though I bet most folks could find at least one blog they enjoy), but it takes a different conversation to explain the value of blogs to a generation of folks who grew up connected...but still see bloggers as geeks who spit vitriol from their parents' basements. I too have struggled to explain the value of blogs or social media to older folks…but at least they have a very good excuse for their lack of knowledge of these tools. What I find both frustrating and baffling are younger people who not only don’t read blogs, but have no respect for the medium and the potential benefits of a robust online marketplace of ideas. I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that there are quite a few of our peers who use Facebook and other social tools, but wouldn’t dream of reading a blog–much less commenting on one. I don’t know that blogs are for everyone (though I bet most folks could find at least one blog they enjoy), but it takes a different conversation to explain the value of blogs to a generation of folks who grew up connected…but still see bloggers as geeks who spit vitriol from their parents’ basements.

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