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["Bruce" <bruce AT synthesiscreative.com>]

> Why does no one take LJ seriously?

Because "blogging" and "journaling" are completely different things.


I used this as the basis for my answer.  "LJ isn't taken seriously" is
one point and your response was that blogging is different than
journaling (which is imbedded in the name of LJ - the platform that
isn't taken seriously)

I apologize (seriously I do) if I made an assumption, but I don't think
it was THAT much of a stretch.  The bottom line is that content is king
but format and community contributes.  I liked the restaurant analogy.
Gourmet food served at Chucky Cheese may not be taken seriously.
Agreed?

-b
 

Bruce DeBoer
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Synthesis
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From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Tanner
Lovelace
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 2:47 PM
To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] blog, blogging, blogged

On Apr 5, 2005 1:45 PM, Bruce <bruce AT synthesiscreative.com> wrote:
> Hmmmm, that's cutting a pretty fine hair Tanner.  If you lined up 10
> blogs and 10 journals and shuffled them do you think most people would
> pick up the difference?  I think most people would see the format and
> think Blog; Post, comment, links, trackbacks, etc.  They may see a
blog
> that is very personal - but it will still look like a blog.

Yes, it is cutting a fine hair and it's not too hard to find
counterexamples.
But, the question was asked and I tried to answer it as best as
possible.
But, I completely disagree with your assertion that everything looks
like
a blog.  For people who only know blogging, yes, in the same way that
everything looks like a nail when all you have is a hammer.  But I've
heard the same argument that all electric guitar music that uses
distortion
is noise too and I don't buy into that. 
 
> Maybe the reason you feel Journaling isn't taken seriously is because
it
> is so personal and of little interest to a sizeable community.  The
most
> trafficked blogs are written in such a way as to engage the visitor in
a
> common interest.  Half of the draw of a good blog is the intelligent
> comments from the community.

You have confused my comments with the intial questioners.  Nowhere 
did I say anything about journaling taken seriously or not.  Please
go back and re-read the thread before trying to put words into my mouth.

Tanner
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