Comments on: Is Blogging Dead?

By: donworry

donworry — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:06:51 +0000

A great Q that is blogging dead? I think poor Bloggo is in ICU on a saline drip, feeding by nostril and with heart-lung machinery attached. If it wasn’t for the work a few real tough veterans we would at this minute be scattering Bloggo’s ashes to the winds – A few good bloggers have kept hope alive.

Following on from a previous posting let us take responsibility and not blame twitter, facebook or Tiger. If we do not write or read Bloggo will die. Simple.

By: Sanaa

Sanaa — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:50:09 +0000

It’s not a “Kenyan thing” to not like reading long paragraphs. I have had my blog since early 2000 and I still update it like I used to, the only thing that changed is that it isn’t public anymore. I think if your main reason for blogging is for an audience then your motivation could fizzle out when people head in twitterised directions. I’m not on twitter, it’s just a bit dumb to me (like literally) I like blogging alot and it’s a pity blogging has now become like writing letters by hand.

By: Elle

Elle — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:34:45 +0000

Its not Twitter. I hate Twitter. I personally can’t be bothered anymore. No more juice. I blog for work anywho and thats draining! Instead I write notes on Facebook for my friends (who were my blog readers anyway, apart from the the odd person who stumbled on it)

By: AH

AH — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:16:46 +0000

We can always go on all social media networks. No need to blame twitter or facebook.Personally, I’m on facebook, twitter, wordpress…add to that muxlim.com and tumblr….what I normally do is write one note (wordpress), and then link facebook/twitter/muxlim/tumblr to it. It does take time, of course, but it works to boost stats.

By: jke

jke — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:57:58 +0000

Nothing to add to this except that I wd like to comment off-topic and tell you how much I like the new template.

Oh ok, maybe one thing I wd like to 2nd is what Cassandrae said: ppl just don’t want to read longer blog posts these days. Something similar to this: http://ht.ly/20P67

By: fimbo

fimbo — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:22:56 +0000

This articles kinda says the same thing.

Why East Africa still remains a literary dwarf — http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Why%20East%20Africa%20still%20remains%20a%20literary%20dwarf%20/-/1056/900798/-/item/1/-/aoufco/-/index.html

By: Cassandrae

Cassandrae — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:03:10 +0000

Also, people just can’t be bothered to read the longer posts.. it’s just laziness. With my blog I’ve noticed that when i go all ranty and write a super-long post, there’s dumbdumbs that will go and write on my wall on FACEBOOK (on FACEBOOK!!!)

“Ati what were you saying on your blog?”

(-_-)

It’s a Kenyan thing, I think. Too many words.. make us dizzy :p

By: Ciiku

Ciiku — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:19:49 +0000

You are so right on so many levels!

I even wanted to “like” this post…. SMH

By: Gitts

Gitts — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:58:34 +0000

guilty as charged!
However for me facebook has been more the culprit coz there you have a platform for all your photos, links, comments and stories on notes.

About stories there’s this blog I follow written by a Nigerian. Collaborated with a couple of her friends on a blog story which ended up being published as a book this year check it out here http://inmydreamsitwassimpler.blogspot.com/

By: kainvestor

kainvestor — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:57:14 +0000

Twitter is main culprit. though i also think with the passage of time some of the interesting blogs that i used to read on a daily basis have become repetitive/boring. I wonder if there is anyone that still visits kenyaunlimited.com for their aggregated blogs. in fact you can aggregate on your own on blogger [i don't know about wordpress n others]