So blogging has frequently been compared to a piss poor form of journalism.
I think linking us to a video on the adult swim website makes you a piss poor blogger, Alan. AS is the geek standard of entertainment, and I'm pretty sure we all occasionally check it out anyway.
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well brendan, while i agree with your claim that AS is a standard, i disagree that posting the link is weak blogging, as my reason was not teach someone something new but to share what i was recently amused by. Yes, blogging can be piss poor journalism, but the often overlooked quality of blogging is its community aspect, its use as a forum for discussing something of interest, something that everyone may already be aware of. also, as someone who lives without cable, i know almost nothing about the new shows on AS and one reason for sharing the link was to discuss my thoughts on what was new to me with my friends. I did add commentary with my link, but that was to merely encourage the discussion, not to report a new finding. but if you don't like that, we can always settle this in Thunderdome.
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So blogging has frequently been compared to a piss poor form of journalism.
I think linking us to a video on the adult swim website makes you a piss poor blogger, Alan. AS is the geek standard of entertainment, and I'm pretty sure we all occasionally check it out anyway.
Up next: I post a diatribe about how comic books aren't just for kids anymore, and video games can contain a narrative structure!
well brendan, while i agree with your claim that AS is a standard, i disagree that posting the link is weak blogging, as my reason was not teach someone something new but to share what i was recently amused by. Yes, blogging can be piss poor journalism, but the often overlooked quality of blogging is its community aspect, its use as a forum for discussing something of interest, something that everyone may already be aware of. also, as someone who lives without cable, i know almost nothing about the new shows on AS and one reason for sharing the link was to discuss my thoughts on what was new to me with my friends. I did add commentary with my link, but that was to merely encourage the discussion, not to report a new finding. but if you don't like that, we can always settle this in Thunderdome.
Thunderdome it is!
And I don't think the show has any staying power. Its mildly amusing, but not as good as the other new AS shows.
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