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Blogs, Conversation and Comments

Started by Karoli · 7 months ago

I’ve been participating in a discussion over on Amy Gahran’s new blog, The Right Conversation about…well, conversations. Specifically, blogs and conversations.
The other night while I was avoiding the ADHD post I’ve been fighting with I ran ... Continue reading »

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  • Amy Gahran

    3 years ago

    Wow, Drums, great post!

    You noted: "I was defining conversation in terms of one-with-one interaction, but a blog is a one-with-many conversation, with comments amplifying the 'one' to 'many' voices."

    ...And that's why I consider weblogs to be a type of "conversational media" -- which is media that leverages mass communication to allow the audience to converse directly with the author and with each other.

    We're generally used to thinking about conversation in terms of two people or a small group, but we now have large-scale and usually public conversations happening via conversational media. I find this trend fascinating.

    I'm glad you've come to embrace a broader view of what a conversation can be.

    - Amy Gahran
    RightConversation.com
    Contentious.com
    reply
  • drumsnwhistles

    3 years ago

    Amy,

    This has really been a terrific learning exercise for me. Thanks for starting the conversation and facilitating it!

    DnW
    reply
  • Donna

    3 years ago

    I'm with you, DnW -- I love the "whole culture of blog," too!
    reply

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