Links & Websites: January 2004 Archives

Dave Pollard's weBlog: How to Save the World offers the following:

The abandonment of 80-90% of blogs is a positive phenomenon - Media who just don't 'get it' have pointed to the abandonment of most blogs as an indication they're too technologically complex, or have no broad appeal, no staying power. What this abandonment really represents is a large number of people deciding that writing really isn't that important to them. The focus should instead be on the 10-20% who are still blogging. That's millions, potentially hundreds of millions of people regularly honing their writing skills, getting valuable commentary from readers on their writing and their ideas. Instead of a wasteland of abandoned effort, the blogosphere (along with perhaps IM) could actually be the most important development in written language since the printing press. As newspaper readership plummets and the next generation opts for oral communications over written, the timing of this phenomenon could not be more significant. From the article: THE MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS OF 2003

On that note, the following are some of my favorites places to visit (in no particular order) of those who are still writing, tossing ideas out there for discussion or sometimes “just for the heck of it”:

1 - Something...
2 - In the Trenches - who sadly is closing the site:

Taking the place of not only this weblog, but my parent site as well, will be a new url, a new website, and two new weblogs. The new url is my own name: jasonschneider.ca and will continue to host my graphic design portfolio. There will also be a section dedicated to any hand-crafted items that I produce for either sale or my own personal development. I will still continue taking pictures and post them in a photography section (essentially a photoblog). As if that weren't enough, I will also be launching a new weblog which is more of a conceptual experience (something I've been thinking about for a long time) that will NOT be about me for once.

3 - Soy Sauce and Garlic
4 - Commentary on..The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
5 - Everything Burns

Please visit and add your comments. If that doesn't satisfy your need, check out my really big list of places to visit.