Comments on: Blogs to Peak in 2007 — Gartner http://twopointouch.com/2006/blogs/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/ web 2.0, blogs and social media Mon, 30 May 2011 20:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Edward S.http://twopointouch.com/2006/blogs/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-10747 Edward S. Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:10:32 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/12/14/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-10747 I agree with Professor Gronroos. Blogs sound fantastic but there are few problems regarding them: a) it takes too much time to try to find an interesting blog, b) it is very time consuming to write your own blog, c) takes time also to contribute to other people's blogs, and d) MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SAY THAT IS ACTUALLY WORTHWILE TO PUBLISH (from the writer's point of view). I checked Trekker Diaries out and I see there a potential. It's an easy and quick way to entertain yourself and also give yourself a feeling that you have participated. The urge to be part of something built inside us but laziness is also built in... I agree with Professor Gronroos. Blogs sound fantastic but there are few problems regarding them: a) it takes too much time to try to find an interesting blog, b) it is very time consuming to write your own blog, c) takes time also to contribute to other people’s blogs, and d) MOST PEOPLE DON’T HAVE ANYTHING SAY THAT IS ACTUALLY WORTHWILE TO PUBLISH (from the writer’s point of view).

I checked Trekker Diaries out and I see there a potential. It’s an easy and quick way to entertain yourself and also give yourself a feeling that you have participated. The urge to be part of something built inside us but laziness is also built in…

]]> By: Mauri G Gronrooshttp://twopointouch.com/2006/blogs/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-10671 Mauri G Gronroos Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:24:41 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/12/14/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-10671 I think this is true. Blogging sounds a bigger issue that it really is. In fact, many people have little or nothing to say. However, blogging can transform into other ideas. I teach in China and our Business School students have just launched an ambitious new Web 2.0 concept, called "the Krem Trekker Diaries". It has really triggered a craze back here. It's an interactive adventure published twice a week. The readers give advice to the principal characters and influence the story by voting. Then the story is published in English in form of a blog, however called "Diary". The venture is non-commercial and the ultimate goal is to give the students a - so far unheard - global voice. The English pages (with the access to the Chinese ones) are at: www.kremtrekker.com regards, Mauri G Gronroos Associate Professor of Knowledge Management and Intellectual Property Rights 361021 Xiamen, P.R.China I think this is true. Blogging sounds a bigger issue that it really is. In fact, many people have little or nothing to say. However, blogging can transform into other ideas.

I teach in China and our Business School students have just launched an ambitious new Web 2.0 concept, called “the Krem Trekker Diaries”. It has really triggered a craze back here.

It’s an interactive adventure published twice a week. The readers give advice to the principal characters and influence the story by voting. Then the story is published in English in form of a blog, however called “Diary”.

The venture is non-commercial and the ultimate goal is to give the students a — so far unheard — global voice.

The English pages (with the access to the Chinese ones) are at: http://www.kremtrekker.com

regards,

Mauri G Gronroos
Associate Professor
of Knowledge Management
and Intellectual Property Rights
361021 Xiamen, P.R.China

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/blogs/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5889 Ian Delaney Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:43:49 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/12/14/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5889 Is this what moving to California does to you, Marc! :) Is this what moving to California does to you, Marc! :)

]]> By: Marchttp://twopointouch.com/2006/blogs/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5883 Marc Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:10:47 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/12/14/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5883 People make the future. Not Technology. If you can predict people, you can predict the future. Change is the only constant. lol ... I'm starting to dig speaking in verses. Marc People make the future. Not Technology.

If you can predict people, you can predict the future.

Change is the only constant.

lol … I’m starting to dig speaking in verses.

Marc

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/blogs/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5845 Ian Delaney Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:30:24 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/12/14/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5845 I can certainly buy that the word 'blog' might disappear, just as no-one talks about having a home page anymore. The introduction of new purposes to what we currently call blogs will ultimately demand a new vocabulary. I'll be glad. It's an ugly, ugly word! I can certainly buy that the word ‘blog’ might disappear, just as no-one talks about having a home page anymore. The introduction of new purposes to what we currently call blogs will ultimately demand a new vocabulary.

I’ll be glad. It’s an ugly, ugly word!

]]> By: The American Mind / Gartner Predicts Weblogs to Level at 100 Millionhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/blogs/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5843 The American Mind / Gartner Predicts Weblogs to Level at 100 Million Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:58:48 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/12/14/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5843 [...] An accurate prediction doesn’t bother Joe Wikert. Ian Delaney sees growth coming from businesses and intimate weblogs devoted to audiences of a tiny few. [...] […] An accurate prediction doesn’t bother Joe Wikert. Ian Delaney sees growth coming from businesses and intimate weblogs devoted to audiences of a tiny few. […]

]]> By: Dennis D. McDonaldhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/blogs/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5840 Dennis D. McDonald Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:42:04 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/12/14/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5840 One of the things that might also be happening is that "blogging" by itself is just being talked about less. What I'm hearing is interest in how a variety of tools -- tagging, bookmarks, social networking, wikis -- fit into an organization's overall communications and/or content management infrastructure. That suggests less attention will be paid to tools by themselves and more attention will be paid to functionality. That's not necessarily a bad thing! One of the things that might also be happening is that “blogging” by itself is just being talked about less. What I’m hearing is interest in how a variety of tools — tagging, bookmarks, social networking, wikis — fit into an organization’s overall communications and/or content management infrastructure. That suggests less attention will be paid to tools by themselves and more attention will be paid to functionality. That’s not necessarily a bad thing!

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/blogs/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5831 Ian Delaney Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:01:50 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/12/14/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5831 I suspect that might actually be 200mn blogs that have been abandoned. Hard to tell from the reports, but it makes sense to me. I had this blog on both blogger and livejournal before moving to my own domain and wordpress, for example. I have also tested other services, like Vox. If other people are as picky/fussy then it soon cuts down the numbers involved. I suspect that might actually be 200mn blogs that have been abandoned. Hard to tell from the reports, but it makes sense to me. I had this blog on both blogger and livejournal before moving to my own domain and wordpress, for example. I have also tested other services, like Vox. If other people are as picky/fussy then it soon cuts down the numbers involved.

]]> By: Glenn Fannickhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/blogs/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5816 Glenn Fannick Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:45:46 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/12/14/blogs-to-peak-in-2007-gartner/#comment-5816 Good to see people starting to talk sense about the size and the potential of the blogosphere. There are not going to be billions of bloggers out there. First time I heard the stat about 200M people who have stopped blogging. Interesting. Good to see people starting to talk sense about the size and the potential of the blogosphere. There are not going to be billions of bloggers out there. First time I heard the stat about 200M people who have stopped blogging. Interesting.

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