Always a nice start to a post when you can start off with a homage to Mark Twain. His quote (roughly) “I would have written a shorter letter, but I didn’t have time” is exactly how I feel about Twitter vs. Blogging. I don’t think Mark Evans would agree with me though:
Blog posts are easy to write and publish. To pump out a 500-word post – or a series of 500-word posts – does not take a lot of time or effort. What’s difficult is writing a 500-word post that features some thought, insight or a nugget an idea. What you’re seeing is far too many press release rewrites – cut and paste jobs that masquerade as blog posts.
Twitter hasn’t saved blogging; it’s just another place where bad bloggers can make even more noise.
Has Twitter Saved Blogging? Not a Chance
Mark Evans
Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:32:03 GMT
I agree that writing a blog post is easy. Sometimes a tweet is a little banal, but I have found that writing a cogent tweet is really hard. Twitter saved blogging? Well I will say it’s a lot easier for people to connect and contribute through Twitter than feeling the pressure to blog.
Often I find myself engaging on Twitter very deeply. Having long, multithreaded discussions with people from all over. Like being at at cafe where there is a talking time limit. Other times I want to sit down and write out something more in depth. Maybe I save up deep thoughts for here.
I feel less compelled to blog as often about things because a tweet is sometimes enough. Is that making my blogging better? I think so, but that isn’t really for me to decide is it?
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