i wonder if all the naval gazing about a
blog rapture
,
blogging-newness-wearing-off
to getting back to basics are related to the blogosphere
subconsciously trying to deal with the impending release of
“weblogs for dummies”
.
i remember a similar cyle of activity occuring a few years ago. i
think it might have been around the new year as well. much
lamenting about focus being lost, concurrent with site redesign
after site redesign and a rash of prominent bloggers going on
extended leaves of absences. in fact, i think there may have been a
site that tracked people going off the air. some came back, some
didn’t and life went on. i have no idea what it means, if anything.
all i know is that i’m still giddy with excitement at the
possibilities inherent in
booktalk
.