Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter
Jim Wilson/The New York Times
Michael McDonald of San Francisco used to post his videos on a blog, but now he uses Facebook.
By VERNE G. KOPYTOFF
Published: February 20, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — Like any aspiring filmmaker, Michael McDonald, a high school senior, used a blog to show off his videos. But discouraged by how few people bothered to visit, he instead started posting his clips on Facebook, where his friends were sure to see and comment on his editing skills.
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“I don’t use my blog anymore,” said Mr. McDonald, who lives in San Francisco. “All the people I’m trying to reach are on Facebook.”
Blogs were once the outlet of choice for people who wanted to express themselves online. But with the rise of sites like Facebook and Twitter, they are losing their allure for many people — particularly the younger generation.
2 comments:
Hi Dr. Greg,
As you know, I do not facebook nor tweet. Self-broadcasting has issues that the self-broadcaster are not aware of.
A friend of mine and I just submitted a conference paper in computational sociology where we highlighted issues that affect the self-publisher in a negative way.
LPC
Yes, they were abusing blogs as though they were chat forums. Glad they are leaving the field (and the search hits) to the Icha-blog.
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