17 2000 |
I haven't figured out yet how writing a blog can create fame. Is a brief paragraph every day or so on the topic of one's own daily life really lend credentials of a celebrity? Or, where else does online fame come from? You got Shawn Fanning, sued for writing a piece of software, he's famous, but nobody knows anything about him personally. The creator of Hampsterdance entertains a new person multiple times a second, but is rarely ever referred to by name. I'm famous for being Derek with the receipts, but there's nothing famous about Derek Dahlsad. We all did something to acquire our various levels of renown.
It may be possible that, in the fragmented online world, famous bloggers are filling a gap -- people who are famous for themselves, not for what they do. It may not be neccesary to wonder what these bloggers 'Do' when they're not dropping hints at their daily activities, since there are plenty of us who make it perfectly clear about what we do, wether or not you know who we are.
What sets apart one blog from another? Graphics quality is definitely significant, but who is to say if that's a yardstick for measuring quality of a blog. The content of the blogs is rarely remarkable. Most of it is a link and an opinion of the link. There's no comunication - it's distincevly one-sided for being the product of an interactive world. What creates that spark, the connection which gets a blog repeat traffic & the badge of celebrity?
You know what? I haven't written an editorial in a long time, yet my brainlogs get longer and longer.