Thursday, January 06, 2005
Blogworld Rundown
Yes, that is a double entendre.
Let's start with the staples:
Calstuff: Well, they have Cal stuff, but the commentwars are usually more fun than the posts.
Sadly, that's really the only staple left in our blogsphere.
The used-to-be-staples:
Beetle Beat: Meh. Judge for yourself.
CalJunket: Or, uh, stocksvsbondsJunket. Interesting stuff, but also a tragic reminder of the dangers of group blogs. People have unique interests and writing styles, so it's probably worth it for people to have different blogs, since they'll attract different interested audiences.
Res Ipsa Loquitur: Another example of why group blogs don't work. It's not really Berkeley based anymore. And no comments makes Baby Jesus, the blog, cry.
The leftovers:
The Facts Machine: I forgot why I added him to my blogroll. "Conservatives are stupid" is a popular topic, but it really doesn't belong, here.
Cal Patriot Watch: Well, this one is a little more specific with "College Republicans are stupid." Sadly, many of the things that make Jon go OMG! aren't really that OMGworthy.
Cal Patriot, the blog! This one's a newcomer, and hasn't impressed me yet. It's also attached to a publication, so warning flags should go up immediately.
The "Journal"ists:
Tilted Fish: While I find the topics on this blog to be pretty interesting, I can see how they wouldn't interest most people. Sort of quasi-journalish, but it's still whining, so I think it belongs here in the Berkeley Blogscape.
Cal Politik: I'll admit, I haven't really read it. Still, it seems to be similar to Tilted Fish in scope, but with a different set of topics, which I don't find quite as interesting, but many people probably would.
The corpses:
"Frat" Life: Hey, maybe it could've been interesting, but it'd have to find posters, first.
Progressive at Cal: Who knows where the name came from. It's usually a CalSERVE campaign site, after all, and it may show up again this election.
The punchline to all of this is look at the competition! It isn't hard to carve out a place for yourself at the top of this pathetic excuse for a blogscape. We need YOU! Whining isn't hard. Whining is easy. Whine! And do it on a blog! And let someone know that you have it.
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