The frequency of my blog entries has fallen off considerably. I have blogged only a few times a month for the last few months. From the lack of frequency, one could come to the conclusion that I thought blogging wasnít important. I do think it is important I just lost my groove there for a bit.
Dave Winer recently pointed out that William Safire–columnist for the Sunday New York Times Magazine–explains blogging and defines the word ìblog”:
ìBlog is a shortening of Web log. It is a Web site belonging to some average but opinionated Joe or Josie who keeps what used to be called a ”commonplace book” — a collection of clippings, musings and other things like journal entries that strike one’s fancy or titillate one’s curiosity. What makes this online daybook different from the commonplace book is that this form of personal noodling or diary-writing is on the Internet, with links that take the reader around the world in pursuit of more about a topic.î
One of the most interesting parts of his comments is where William Saffire says:
“To set one up (which I have not done because I don’t want anyone to know what I think), you log on to a free service like blogger.com or xanga.com, fill out a form and let it create a Web site for you.”
Wow, blogging scares Mr. Safire. Now that’s power. Thank you Mr. Winer for the link.
In the mean time, never underestimate the power of the blogged word.
