Must admit, since I started micro-blogging the urge to blog has waned. Why?
- Micro-blogs offer more interactivity.
- Micro-blogs are easy to write. You only need 140 characters to put your message across.
- Instant feedback. Plurk! Nuf said.
- Micro-blogs like Twitter, Plurk are increasingly attracting more people (growing community).
- Blogs are getting spammed. Micro-blogs not yet (or not as prevalent as blogs).
Bloggeratto offers some explanation. But as Socialmediatoday puts it: both serve a different purpose. Socialmediatoday writes:
The majority of my social interactions are online & I’ve gotten to know people quite well thru Twitter. It is well worth my time. But I also need to be blogging. Investing in both is valuable for me & each offers unique paybacks.
What about you? What are your thoughts?
January 19th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
I have both Twitter and Plurk account but they don’t hinder me from blogging.
In fact these micro-blogging sites somehow help me in blogging on my Wordpress. For example, there’s a topic on Plurk about jeepney drivers. It gives me the idea what to blog about.
And then after I’ve blogged it on my Wordpress, I woud post the link of the blog post on Plurk. So it helps on getting more traffic to my Wordpress account.
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Honestly, Plurk and Twitter are quite addicting because it will let you to stop blogging when you happen to know that a fellow ‘ka-blogger’ wants to chat with you there.
To get me out of the danger of tsikahan, I usually login right after I’m done with a blog because Plurking and Twittering will surely give me a hard time to finish my blog.
October 10th, 2008 at 10:27 am
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October 10th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Since joining Twitter and Plurk my actual blogging has decreased in frequency and length. However the number of people I have met and collaborations formed have grown exponentially.
I don’t think micro-blogging will take away from people writing actual bloggeries. I do however think that people will begin starting less and less personal blogs as they already have an outlet. This outlet also usually provides much more feedback.
October 9th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Good points. As I mentioned in response to your Plurk, my access during work hours is limited (though there are ways to go about that, I’ve realised that I’d rather not). I like Plurk because it’s very informal and fast, unlike with blogs where it takes time and a bit more effort. I’ve been blogging for five years now, and my interest in it usually goes up and down. I would love to be more active with blogging, and I plan to use my microblogging sites to promote my blog.