In my presentations I talk about a complementary social strategy, which INCLUDES many things such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, blogging, etc. I am not sure I’m ready to say that any are superior over others, but they all have their strengths and weaknesses, and they all have a place in my overall strategy.

Blogging ain’t going anywhere, and Twitter certainly won’t replace it!

Jason Alba – who blogs TOO much!
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I love twitter and facebook, but they are all pretty empty if we expect to find real content there. Facebook isn’t going to replace blogging anymore than the phone book is going to replace great literature.

Twitter isn’t going to replace blogging any more than arena football is going to replace real football.

As John Wayne said in The Searchers (and as sung by Buddy Holly): “That’ll be the day.”

Interesting post. Is blogging dead? I don’t think so. Sure, there are going to be people who write about how Twitter is killing the blogosphere, but it’s missing the point about the niche blogs serve. You can’t tweet much content and Facebook sure isn’t a great venue for saying something somewhat complex either. Now, if you’ve just used blogs to spout clever witticisms or write short bursts, then sure, maybe Facebook or Twitter is where you should be. Not everyone is wired to write longer pieces. But for considered analysis of topics that you love, I’m of the school of thought that says you’re gonna write about them anyhow.

And if someone happens to come along and read what you’ve got to say, so much the better.

But if you’re looking for fame and fortune from blogging, that’s not going to happen unless you’re true to your intentions.

Todd
@talentline411 on twitter

I’m moving to a standalone WordPress blog soon too!

Hardly.

Those that adapt to what’s going on in the web 2.0 world will grow and create new processes and procedures. I believe I understand where Wired is coming from and being on the cutting edge. Nothing wrong with that at all. It’s required.

However I believe the “little guy” still should have a blog (and a voice) and use it as their Home Base while utilizing Flickr, Facebook and Twitter mediums.

What he doesn’t take into consideration is why that person has a blog to begin with? Many people have many desired results from their blog and don’t “just” use it as a form of expression. i.e. affiliate marketers

I just think it’s plane ridiculous myself. It’s like saying that Large corporations are grabbing mass amounts of business and that small business owners shouldn’t start a business at all because they won’t ever make billions or even millions in revenue.

Maybe they don’t require that much to sustain “their own quality of life.”

I personally think he’s looking at it very narrowly considering the breadth of the net & blogosphere.

However I can appreciate his forward thinking and know that someone with his vision is absolutely what’s required to push the envelope.

But don’t seal “your” envelope just yet.

Thanks for your great posts Phil and “Making it Great!”