tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post4582803887036316452..comments2024-02-21T14:18:09.212-08:00Comments on R World: Blogging, Video Games, the Progression of Art & the Future of PoliticsRon Davisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-62169941872101847892006-12-18T14:33:00.000-08:002006-12-18T14:33:00.000-08:00Being that I am brand new to this whole blog thing...Being that I am brand new to this whole blog thing I have something that might be usefull. An unbias, first impression. So, what do I think? Blogging is a short way to express ideas, opinions and speculations. Rather then picking up a 300 page text book, you can recieve a concise paragraph expressing the most important points the author wants to portray. So I agree with Ron on this one that blogging does have the potential to take lengthy subjects and condense them into managable material for even the most simple minded person who I can identify with. However, as in many other matters, the barrier for blogging is education. I am 21 and this is the first time I have ever read a blog entry. This meens that no attempt has been successful to capture my intrest and get me to click on a link provided in some non-discript email. (jk Ron, I loved it) Are blogs going to succeed as an independent information highway? Yes, but only if blog authors put out the effort to educate their audiences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-964858910561343562006-12-17T04:05:00.000-08:002006-12-17T04:05:00.000-08:00I think the number of bloggers will increase, but ...I think the number of bloggers will increase, but their impact will decrease. <br /><br />Like everything else in America, the web is becoming more and more a corporate medium. Most blogs are hosted by a relative handful of companies, and when those companies start clamping down on content- and I believe they will- there won't be anyplace left for nonconformists to speak and be heard.<br /><br />I'm afraid that in another ten years the web will be about as significant as a shopping mall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com