tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858655869764574297.post2445813590408865416..comments2008-02-19T10:54:34.263-08:00Comments on Blogging Without a Wire: Review: The Corporate Blogging Book by Debbie WeilYehuda Berlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858655869764574297.post-43708574105145209992007-10-29T12:20:00.000-07:002007-10-29T12:20:00.000-07:00Certainly, and I agree that eBooks aren't there ye...Certainly, and I agree that eBooks aren't there yet. They certainly don't have the power to grab attention / consumer awareness. I just think, in the case of blogging, there is a fundamental community aspect, which is difficult to capture in conventional media.Gavin Schmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490611166440023913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858655869764574297.post-90419314336126912372007-10-24T15:09:00.000-07:002007-10-24T15:09:00.000-07:00I suspect that electronic books will have to make ...I suspect that electronic books will have to make inroads one day. It's just impossible that they won't.<BR/><BR/>I've read some darn good books about the Internet, so I was hoping for more in this book.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858655869764574297.post-82608342810597107842007-10-24T10:07:00.000-07:002007-10-24T10:07:00.000-07:00The interface between blogging and books is a very...The interface between blogging and books is a very interesting, if not totally defined topic to me. In some ways, I think Blogs make _better_ books, because they invite conversation (via comments), are searchable, and offer the author the opportunity to grow their work within (and with the help of) a community already interested in and knowledgeable of a topic. <BR/><BR/>This alone makes books about blogs lackluster and (aside from informing the out-of-touch) essentially irrelevant to the community. <BR/><BR/>I don't mean to bash books entirely. Printed text is easier to read, and by their physical nature you can read them in any situation (as long as you have light). They are intrinsically portable and permanent. These two aspects lend their contents a sense of credibility difficult to capture in blogs -- which makes them ideal for teaching purposes.<BR/><BR/>However they are an entirely different format, much as magazine articles are entirely different from them. And I think transitioning the socio-economic meaning of a blog, and the nature of blogging community loses something when it is done outside of the actual community...Gavin Schmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490611166440023913noreply@blogger.com