How come blogs have been replaced by podcasts when they take up even more of your time and attention?— Richard Blandford (@rblandford) 22 June 2018
This blog has been running for nearly a dozen years and about half that period has involved labouring under a metaphorical cloud labelled “IS BLOGGING DEAD?” Seriously, should I finally do the decent thing and become a podcaster? Or a vlogger? Or whatever people will be doing in six months’ time that will have people discussing the death of podcasting and/or vlogging?
Personally I'd say no, stick around. I like to read blogs and, like many, have a long list of blog subscriptions that I check and read on a daily basis. I would miss the written version of Cultural Snow and, if I'm honest, probably wouldn't pick up the podcast. I'm a bit of a Luddite in that respect, mainly because I like to read at my speed rather than listen at someone else's. But mine is probably a minority view.
ReplyDeleteBottom line, when we're all fighting a losing battle against Twitter, is to go wherever you think you're most likely to maintain an audience.
Short, sharp and to the point works for me. Who wants a 40 second podcast.
ReplyDeleteSeveral years ago, someone whose blog I had enjoyed replaced it with a podcast, the link to which was on his blog. It took the format of a conversation with a friend and it was mildly entertaining. But I had to listen for ten minutes when I'd previously read the blog in two. I don't suppose I was alone in not bothering after the first couple of times.
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