A-LIST blogger Robert Scoble posed this question recently, as he weighed on the impact of social networking service and other innovations like Twitter on top bloggers.
I theorized that was due to social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Jaiku, and Pownce’s rise. Most of the non-A-list bloggers have been showing up on those places in droves. After all, if you are only writing a blog to tell your family what your new kid is doing then something like Facebook is a lot better for that.
A-list bloggers are the celebrities in blogosphere. They’re today’s newspaper columnists who write about almost anything.
Scoble continues:
Something is happening over on Twitter/Jaiku/Pownce, though. That’s where the action is. Does it take away from blogging? No because IT IS blogging. Albeit 140 characters at a time.
My take: There are just too many blogs out there. As people produce more content, A-list bloggers included, people are starting to choose blogs they want to read. Content remains king. If the traffic of some A-list bloggers is falling, it is perhaps time to rethink their content. In fact, I agree with one comment on Scobleizer’s blog that interest has tapered off, as more people get into blogging. Or perhaps they’re just too busy turning people into zombies on Facebook.
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July 26th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
I think it could either be because people are getting even busier with their lives offline or they’re busy with putting up their own blogs. I’m wondering if there’s a statistic of how many blogs are started per minute. I guess more blogs springing up would be a good thing if it means there would be more potential sources of useful and relevant information.
July 22nd, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Some A-list bloggers are just way too high and mighty when you read their blogs. Maybe that’s why some readers get turned off.
July 21st, 2007 at 5:38 pm
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July 16th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Blogging has become the new way of life over the Internet. It’s sad that it’s being used for spamming as well. I guess the best way to remain on top of people’s most read blog list is simply to keep churning out good content.
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