Frenzy

Gra and I just watched Blog Wars (BBC 4 on 17/01/07 from the University of Sussex archives). Wow. Americans getting rabid. Never a pleasant sight. Then I had a wee surf to see what’s up in the blogosphere having had my head elsewhere for a bit. Have some serious concerns about the frenzy many popular bloggers seem to get themselves into. Like, the more controversial I get, the louder I shout, the more I flame and shame others, the bigger my audience will get. And sure, I can see the parallel with shock jocks on radio and tabloid journalism. But frankly, I’m looking for something different. Something authentic, a little more considered. I guess it just depends on who your audience is.

I’m also not interested in spending my life in a virtual world cultivating virtual relationships. I clearly see the power and potential of the internet and blogging in particular. But there is nothing like real people and real-life, in the flesh, human contact. I hear myself banging on to Gra about that all the time.

It’s all a question of balance, innit. I hear myself saying this again and again. Let’s see if I can live it! Even with facebook spawning…