Thus exclaimed a young colleague in a meeting of clergy. What? Am I yet again an old fuddy duddy luddite, always behind the latest trends?
Well, probably so. I was way behind in entering the blogosphere, and now I’m told it’s so yesterday.
She doesn’t want to read a long explanation of anything–just some tweet-length calls to action!
I can appreciate that. Some of us spend way too much time thinking or meeting or planning instead of actually doing something.
Sure enough, in early 2010: Blogging is Out
But that’s probably outdated, too. A Twitter feed really is a good way to keep up with a fast moving story. You get a general impression, but not necessarily up to journalistic standards.
Don’t we need it all? Tweet, post, blog, essay, article, in-depth reporting, systematic thinking, doctoral studies . . . and daily activities, social interaction, conversations, encounters, service, action, experience . . . It all works together to save us from ourselves.
Alone, we are one. Together, the connections continue to mulitply. Then alone again, we are changed.
What do you think?
KaleidoscopE 
So, since I am over 30 but am too annoyed by Twitter and Facebook but also too impatient for a full blog, is that why I like the “microblogging” of Tumblr? Short and long posts, followed like Twitter, but with depth and content?
Dang diddly no one told me blogging was out. : )
I miss my monthly magazines, replaced by weeklies.
I love your weblog, particularly the photos, do you take them yourself? Located in The UK we’re also blessed with a massive wide variety of flora, the most spectacular of which are in all likelihood the spring flora. May I use a few of the pics with my own weblog? I would back-link any photos back here naturally. Claire Rivera
My husband Jon Montgomery or I, Kathleen Ellis, have taken most of the photos unles we are in them! Yes, you may use them with a back-link. Thanks!
Blogging is slowly becoming like professional magazines. It might not be so popular as a social network, but it is a valuable tool to share thoughts, gain insights and represent concepts. It is much better than the meaningless laughter evoking photos and videos in FB.