February 26, 2005
The Blogging Bubble?
Barbara is grappling with the same questions that I think are creeping into the whole blogosphere in one form or another. What is the saturation point for blogging in the classroom? I extend this to ask, "What is the saturation point for blogging?"
As Seb notes at Northern Voices, "blogs are still at a very early stage." I do not think we quite know where this is taking us yet. I can imagine that we are heading toward a "blogging bubble" that will burst, the wheels fall off the bandwagon, and what will emerge is the legacy of meaningful change that seeps into our lives in a much less conscious way.
I am always wary of evangelists. When I hear technology "X" is the technology revolution that will lead to the downfall of "Y" my cynicism radar immediately picks up and I begin to look for signs of an impending bubble.
It is worth reading the post over on the ">Feld Thoughts blog titled The Me Too Zone:
The cliche "watching a car wreck in slow motion" comes to mind. Its definitely fun in a sick sort of way. Welcome to the me too zone I believe we just entered it for the RSS / blog world. There is a huge adoption (and innovation) curve ahead of everyone who is doing stuff with RSS / blogging and there are plenty of good investments left to make and companies to create but the noise and clutter is about to get really loud.
It is not that this rush to innovation and the issue of a bubble is bad, it is just the way innovations tend to spread. We have to keep trying to figure it out but, as a learning strategist, I have to make sure that we have more than a hammer in the toolbox or we might end up bashing all of our learners as nails.
Posted by Rovy at February 26, 2005 9:45 AM