tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post4611922122555463189..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Time for a Blog Cull?Paul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-28193091424699431512006-11-25T18:58:00.000+00:002006-11-25T18:58:00.000+00:00I wonder if the concept of the longtail is useful ...I wonder if the concept of the longtail is useful here. My blog for instance is really a minority interest- I was just looking at what I've recently written about and Brazilian films, John Winthrop the first governor of Massachussets and Anna Politkovskaya come to mind as things that won't get many people excited but I was provoked enough to write about them and I hope some of my readers were Gracchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344262838391424797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-5063772376796755592006-11-25T08:48:00.000+00:002006-11-25T08:48:00.000+00:00Doh! I've obviously got Campbell on the brain...Doh! I've obviously got Campbell on the brain...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-68970976168327774452006-11-25T00:39:00.000+00:002006-11-25T00:39:00.000+00:00I'm sure you meant "Andrew Grant-Adamson".I'm sure you meant "Andrew Grant-Adamson".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-57518498165051170002006-11-24T22:47:00.000+00:002006-11-24T22:47:00.000+00:00Time not just for a cull but for a sense of propor...Time not just for a cull but for a sense of proportion.<br /><br />Blogs may be influential in the hothouse atmosphere of London media/politics and among the chattering/activist class, but they remain minor league among average Joes.<br /><br />My suspicisions about the influence of blogs & podcasts is confirmed by a survey reported on BBC News online's technology section yesterday (http://MorrisOxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952846056079111473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-52181268515825858352006-11-24T17:37:00.000+00:002006-11-24T17:37:00.000+00:00Well, firstly, my traffic is nothing like Guido or...Well, firstly, my traffic is nothing like Guido or Iain's, and that's a subject I might be returning to shortly.<br /><br />But no, of course your blog should not be culled James. I'm talking here about newspapers and broadcasters which have started up blogs without knowing wtf the word actually means or what they are supposed to be doing. I could name names, but it would be ungallant, and in Paul Linfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-81351238288564794012006-11-24T17:29:00.000+00:002006-11-24T17:29:00.000+00:00There is a current debate on the role of the blog ...There is a current debate on the role of the blog on three sites, of which I'm one, Paul. Mine is a case in point. It does not get the huge traffic which Guido, Iain and you do so should it be culled? Is it contributing to thought? I'm updating my post now with your link.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com