Category: Weblog Concepts

Many webloggers have noted the value of blogging in support of a book (or a writing career in general). Ben Kerschberg, whose Piercing the Veil is a memoir of his experience with attempted suicide, mental illness, and hospitalization, is one such writer. As he puts it when describing his book: Ben Kerschberg knew at age…

Mark Siegel writes in his 19th Floor Blog about being disabled, blogging, and the importance of accessibility. I’m packing for my return flight from JFK to OAK, so no commentary, but I thought this lead (from the Reverse Cowgirl) was a good one, deserving of immediate notice.

Tom Coates (who has stealthily added visible titles to his blog posts recently) is having trouble taking the necho kerfluffle seriously. Jack Mottram says the side in any debate that most closely resembles darling little pixies must be right, and denies that this test was designed specifically with the Trotts in mind. (I’m sure Mena’s…

Does filtering or re-sorting the contents of a blog site make the sequence of entries any less a weblog if the reverse-chron order isn’t maintained? Anil Dash notes (and I believe there’s a consensus for this) that entries, or posts, are the fundamental weblog particle. Less clear, he says, is the question of the reverse-chronological…

Elizabeth Lane Lawley (question, is it overly familiar to refer to a weblogger by the name they sign their posts with – that is, would it be forward to have started my lead with “Liz Lawley writes…”?) writes in here mamamusings blog about the coming “aoling” of the blogosphere when weblogs hit critical mass an…

Chuqui at Teal Sunglasses (whom I first read when he was active in several Usenet communities) writes a “Dear Dave” letter expressing his own view of the personality politics in the weblog leadership world lately: Blogging has grown up. it doesn’t need a parent any more, it needs a friend.