Interesting. This week's Christian Views Symposium takes another look at an article that talks about views of the New York Times' regarding the expansion of blogging -- including the idea that 80,000 new blogs are created EVERY DAY (and why aren't they all submitted to the New Blog Showcase?).

Based on this incredible expansion and use of a relatively new technology, Lennie asks:

What do you see happening if everyone becomes a blogger?

Most certainly, the internet, and blogs specifically, have greatly changed society. I've mentioned before the speed at which information now travels. Quite often certain types of crimes or behaviors are now amplified greatly by the internet and blogs.

Nearly everyone that blogs understands the effects that blogs can have on the media and truth. Certainly no longer is one required to turn to the old media to find out what is current news. Now if EVERYONE was a blogger?

First, I'm not sure anyone would be able to find any time to actually READ any blogs, because everyone would be busy writing for their own and other group blogs!

But, if they did, things would be very different. What purpose would the mainstream media serve? If you wanted to know details about a traffic accident, you could tune in to the blog of the people who were actually IN the accident, instead of relying on secondhand stories.

One thing that would not change is the ability to find the truth -- people could and would quite literally post anything on their blogs (just like the media can do today) -- it would be up to individuals to build trust and relationships with blogs and bloggers to determine which were accurate and truthful.

Personal dynamic interaction would be quite different. Better or worse? It's hard to say. Nearly every significant event that happens in the world would be live-blogged. News would travel even faster than it does today.

The current media -- news and television would really fade -- and that's why many of them don't like blogs and blogging today.

And then -- just imagine how long people's blogrolls would get!

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1 Me? I'm thinking that there would be a lot of people without jobs!

Posted by: oddybobo at October 12, 2005 04:43 PM (6Gm0j)

2 Gotta agree with that, Oddybobo. A few things about all these blogs being created. I think most end up being rarely, if ever, updated. They aren't discovered, they do not do the work to get noticed, etc, and then they give up. Also, you get all these pro writers doing them. SOme. like Michelle M, do a great job fitting in. Then you have the bad ones, such as Keith Oberlman (bloggerman my azz!), ones at ESPN that are subscription content, ones that do not hit the mark, etc. No one is taking my Mammal status away!

Posted by: William Teach at October 12, 2005 07:34 PM (eSZb/)

3 Yeah, 80,000 a day sounded pretty high -- then I realized I have about six sitting around, not doing anything, that are test beds and the like... But if EVERYONE had one? Wow. Someone would HAVE to get paid, wouldn't they? I call first in line!

Posted by: Ogre at October 12, 2005 08:34 PM (iJFc9)

4 Hm. This is really fresh idea of the design of the site! I seldom met such in Internet. Good Work!. I am from Republic and also am speaking English, tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "Tamil disciples for willing mutual and generally regular number teams have been determined." With best wishes 8-), Ashlyn.

Posted by: Ashlyn at September 01, 2009 01:20 PM (di2HJ)

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