Sunday, October 4, 2009

The Cyborg of the Internet

Much like the cyborg of the world renown Star Trek television series, the blog is constantly evolving as it assimilates new technologies, and features. What started as a simple text posting of someones thoughts has become a platform of gadgets, advertisements, and visual entertainment. Although there is still a distinction between what is designated a "blog" and what is a "website", those lines are constantly being rewritten.

According to Rich Brooks a web designer and business blogger, there is still a distinction between the two. He said this in a recent post: "Your Web site is your portfolio; it's the best of what you have to offer and displays your business as you want the world to see it. A blog, on the other hand, is more an ongoing conversation you have with prospects and clients. It can help you establish yourself as an expert, post information quickly, and differentiate yourself from the competition...at least right now. There will be a (further) blurring between blogs and Web sites; soon the word "blog" may become obsolete and blogging technology will integrated w/in most Web site software packages."(1)

For now blogging still plays an important role in business and social networking, but I believe that what we now call blogging will fade away into the essence of Internet websites. They will become one and the same.


(1) Brooks,R., Flyte - Web marketing strategies for small business,
accessed at: http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2006/02/blogs_vs_web_si_1.html
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2 comments:

  1. Brock EleganteOctober 8, 2009 at 11:13 AM

    I have to agree with you. I believe there is a difference between the two right now. But it is interesting that blogs are becoming more like websites. You can advertise and do basic things that you can do on websites. While there is a difference right now, that difference could be narrowing. I agree with you that the word blog could just fade away in the future. It will happen if it becomes more and more like a website.

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  2. Kimberly ZunigaOctober 11, 2009 at 6:00 PM

    I believe that you are right to say that blogging will fade away into a website because blogs are becoming more and more like websites. Blogs can now have gadgets, advertisements and news updates like a web site can. According to SEO Blog, the difference between a website and blog is whether or not the information is still valid. In a website, you assume that the information is up to date and in a blog you can see when someone posted the information and you decide whether or not it’s valid (1). With this said, the difference between blogs and websites is narrowing because technology is advancing. There will be a day in which blogs and website are one.
    (1) http://seo2.0.onreact.com/the-most-important-difference-between-websites-and-blogs

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