Blogging up on 02/27/2007

Complete video at: fora.tv/2009/07/29/Scott_Rosenberg_Say_Everything_How_Blogging_Began Scott Rosenberg, Salon co-founder and author of Say Everything, gives his list of the top 10 myths about blogging. "I will boil down to you to fewer syllables than a haiku: some bloggers are doing journalism, others aren't." ----- You've heard all the arguments about blogging, pro and con. Blogs are a wondrous innovation, keys that have unlocked a vast treasury of self-expression and allowed underdogs everywhere to challenge giants. No, wait! Blogs are a scourge that is debasing journalism, undermining traditional authority, drowning us all in meaningless chatter, and destroying civilization as we know it. Say Everything chronicles blogging's unplanned rise and improbable triumph, tracing its impact on politics, business, the media, and our personal lives. What blogging has become, Rosenberg says, is a new kind of public sphere - one in which we can think out loud together. - The Hillside Club Writer, editor and website builder Scott Rosenberg is a cofounder of Salon.com and author of Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest For Transcendent Software. At Salon, Rosenberg served as technology editor and, from 1999 to 2004, as managing editor and vice president for editorial operations. He also started the Salon Blogs program in 2002 and began his own blog as part of it. Before leaving Salon in 2007 to write Say Everything he conceived and prototyped the Open Salon blogging community. Before Salon he wrote on theater, movies, and technology for the San Francisco Examiner for a decade and was honored with the George Jean Nathan Award for his reviews. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wired, and many other publications. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and two sons. Today he blogs at wordyard.com. He can be found on Twitter as @scottros.

hold my calls, i'm too busy blogging

THE TEXT: Brat4Life13: hey RebelBoy929: hello Brat4Life13: is our geometry test tomorrow? RebelBloy929: uhhhhhhh i really don't know Brat4Life13: man oh man lol! do you even know whats going on in there? RebelBoy929: uhhhhhhh Brat4Life13: i'm really really hoping the test isn't tomorrow RebelBoy929: yeeeeeeeahhhhh. sooo maybe it'll snow so much tonight that we won't have to go to school! Brat4Life13: sorry to dissappoint you but its only suppose to be an inch RebelBoy929: dangit Brat4Life13: yeah. thats what i looked at first RebelBoy929: quick thinkin Brat4Life13: quick thinkin only to be dissapointed RebelBoy929: pretty much

THE TEXT: OfficeTroll: are you still feeling fragile? RokmeAmadeus: yes can you tell. im so sorry i was late i feel so bad, at least im making up with doing lots of work. sort of OfficeTroll: oh my goodness relax. you're doing fine. as long as you dont throw up, its all good. are you going to be ok to skate tonight? RockmeAmadeus: yes ill be fine. im very excited. my friend Laura is gonna come too. shes gonna meet us there OfficeTroll: as am i. cool, it will be good to get more ladies. i really want to get a roller derby team and get ruff RokmeAmadeus: she lives locally to the place *gasp* well actually she lives in bayswater OfficeTroll: oh jeepers, well she can be the bridge between us and the regulars, maybe she can talk to them and get them to like us RokmeAmadeus: haha. oh i laughed out loud again OfficeTroll: she could be a negotiator, maybe even get that guy with the long black hair to come and talk to us RokmeAmadeus:...and i really cant type again OfficeTroll: we could share slushies RokmeAmadeus: haha. that is hilarious

THE TEXT: GerryBear: You know what would be the coolest way to die? LucidDreamer: How? GerryBear: If a giant asteroid came hurtling towards earth and I stood in front of it and got vaporized by the heat of it. LucidDreamer: Yeah...we would be giant puddles! GerryBear: Yeah, that would be awesome to be a puddle. Luciddreamer: ROFL ! GerryBear: Wait a minute...we would be clouds not puddles? Causewe got vaporized, not puddlized, you derp face. LucidDreamer: ...yeah. I still wanna be a puddle.

Mel and Joey (August 19, 2007) featuring Philippines' top probloggers Abe Olandres, J. Angelo Racoma, and Gail Dela Cruz

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THE TEXT: RockHead69: So did you want to get pants tomorrow? I know a place. DollCrazyGrl: What kind of place / pants? RockHead69: A pants place. I need some tight pants to show off my pins and lack of arse. DollCrazyGrl: You so do. RockHead69: My gams, if you will. DollCrazyGrl: Stems. RockHead69: Yes, my pipes. So I'll be needing some tight ones to go with my white/cream jacket that I will be wearing on Saturday. Maybe black, but I am thinking more dark brown. Some sort of brown. I like brown. DollCrazyGrl: I'm down with brown.

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