Time to climb back on the blogging train after a week in the country tubing the Frio River.
Looks like Dave Winer got in another fight while I was away. Glad I missed it. A middle school playground has nothing on the blogosphere when it comes to manufactured drama.
Hear Ya has some live Drive-By Truckers. I love that band. Check out Gravity’s Gone and my all time favorite DBT song, Women Without Whiskey.
Hugh has a good list of why people are blogging less. I don’t think it has much to do with all the walled-in AOL substitutes. I think it comes down to the inefficiency of the process and the declining return. Blogging is a lot of work.
InstaBloke on reevaluating online relationships. I agree with just about every word. One good, long term friend, whether in the blogosphere or the real world, is more rewarding than 25 acquaintances.
Louis Gray is spot on that your blog is your brand. I am amazed at how easily some web sites conscript hordes of people to build the web site’s brand, at the expense of the individual’s brand. It’s Tom Sawyer run wild.
Phil Sim writes a reality check post that pretty much sums up my thoughts on the Web 2.0 business. A must read.
Steve Rubel muses over his 25 years with a computer. I still miss the excellent Island Apventure game from my brother in law’s Apple II.
Warner posts some of the many reasons I watch almost no professional sports anymore. It’s all about the money. Sort of like much of the blogosphere.
Dwight has an excellent post on getting your Vista computer ready to use.
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