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Annabelle G. I have a question, does anyone worry that the field is over saturated and we should consider all blogging in the same place as opposed to asking people to go to different destinations all over the web?
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laura vanderkam of course, which place would that be? I bet there will be a big shake-out in the next few years.
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Alphamom i think we're still in the first phase of evolution. the vast majority of consumers still get their daily consumption from mainstream media.
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Christine Koh Annabelle, honestly, I've always said that there's plenty of room on the web for everyone and I really believe that. I've been blogging since 2006 (which feels young in some ways and really old in others!) and I'm always discovering new (or seasoned) people that I delight in reading. Everyone's voice is so different. That is the beauty.
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Mom101 There is always room for more great writers! No one looked at Jenny the Bloggess and said, "sorry Sweetie, Dooce is already huge."
I like the idea that we can own our own spaces, however small there may be. But I also appreciate people who like to write on community blogs like BlogHer or even this one!
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Esther Crawford New media is truly in its infancy. Where we're at right now is where TV was at in the early 50's, so those who are active today are literally helping to shape this new industry.
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Annabelle G. I just worry that people can only go to so many destinations and say, right here is a great portal, perhaps we need fewer individual spots and more easy to use collective blogger gatherings, although something like Huffpo is so big now I imagine it's endless and turns me off.
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RobynsWorld I prefer individual blogs in general - that way I don't have to wade thru what I'm not interested in. Sometimes portals are nice though when I feel I need something new or just want to come together with other bloggers
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Alphamom there's always room at the top.
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Annabelle G. I agree, but I could spend my whole life searching around and then miss something great if its not in a central portal that I visit regularly. so time consuming to surf
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Karen Quinn I like individual blogs on topics that really interest me. I also like reading the blogs of certain personalities I enjoy following.
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lauramayes Actually, that's why we created kirtsy. And kirtsy does have a lot of traffic, but not much engagement, comment wise. It's a lovely idea. But I still think it's ahead of it's time...the space isn't quite there yet. People still want to do their engagement personally on individual sites. Which is great. The whole point of kirtsy is to point them to individuals
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Annabelle G. thanks. Question for you Laura. Twitter, i hate it , don't follow anyone, don't want to be followed, does anyone think it is "over" yet, its too reductive for me and just more thing I have to do or check each day, am I alone??
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Amie/MammaLoves I often think about some of the bloggers who were around when I started who are no longer blogging. I think many people start blogging but don't keep it up. Twitter was great at first because we could have conversations in one place--with immediate responses. I think my answer to your question depends upon your goals for blogging/social media. Are you doing it to find a community? To make money? To get start a writing career? To promote another business? There are so many different motivations to blog. In the end I'd say the paper clip has been around forever, but I just bought a box the other day because they looked really cool. If you can come up with a new way to blog, then the market is never too saturated.
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