tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057826380522065501.post3007465264829727021..comments2023-12-28T23:27:33.142-05:00Comments on DLK COLLECTION: Using the Moniker “Blogger”: A Case StudyDLKCOLLECTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875914464454488384noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057826380522065501.post-34723652875255917082009-04-08T18:24:00.000-04:002009-04-08T18:24:00.000-04:00Great post. The problem with the term blogger is t...Great post. The problem with the term blogger is that is has become just too large with too many wonderfully complex interpretations that people cannot pin down a "bloggers" schtick.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps not snobbery - more likely confusion, laziness to inquire about the specifics of the blog, slight fear and misunderstanding.<BR/><BR/>www.prisonphotography.wordpress.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191911752319848070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057826380522065501.post-13775014898988558632009-03-30T12:56:00.000-04:002009-03-30T12:56:00.000-04:00I really like this article and have experienced th...I really like this article and have experienced the same reactions you describe here. I think part of the problem people have with the word "blogger" stems from the fact that anyone can start a blog, and some of them are simply for people's friends and family (translation to people looking for publicity/sales: not a large readership base). I wonder what the best ways are to change the general perception that blogs cannot be journalism. Thanks for the piece!<BR/>-Sophia Betz, proud photography blogger, Zoom In Online<BR/>http://www.zoom-in.com/blog-index/photographySophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119115413399908574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057826380522065501.post-17650466098720542022009-03-20T21:46:00.000-04:002009-03-20T21:46:00.000-04:00I love blogs. Don't give up on "blog". Is photog...I love blogs. Don't give up on "blog". Is photography not art?gphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222146297700896225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057826380522065501.post-51708889363247062442009-03-20T18:00:00.000-04:002009-03-20T18:00:00.000-04:00Don't worry guys, the mainstream media is just abo...Don't worry guys, the mainstream media is just about done bashing blogs and is on to obsessing about tweets. <BR/><BR/>Blogs will just be another publication form soon enough. God knows there are plenty useless badly put together newspapers and magazines - most people know that it's just a matter of finding the good ones. <BR/><BR/>And any gallery that doesn't realize the power of positive reviews on the internet (here, AFC, a million online art mags, etc) is doomed to fail anyway.Ian Aleksander Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13754552618486572662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057826380522065501.post-9422220699192413352009-03-20T14:57:00.000-04:002009-03-20T14:57:00.000-04:00You're absolutely right Nick, which is why the Art...You're absolutely right Nick, which is why the Art world uses language to marginalize the threat. It's really one of the oldest tricks in the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057826380522065501.post-20966062966469683082009-03-20T11:33:00.000-04:002009-03-20T11:33:00.000-04:00To ignore the fact that we are now living in a Goo...To ignore the fact that we are now living in a Google world is to piss into the proverbial wind. People with iphones break global news stories complete with pictures from ferries in the Hudson. Many Blogs about art photography receive more visitors a month than most paper art publications. However the 'Art' world has nothing to gain from the democratisation of photography, it is not in there interest for more interesting collections of photography to exist on Flickr than within the walls of their esteemed galleries. It is just simple snobbery.<BR/><BR/><BR/>In my humble opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057826380522065501.post-32878324290913516732009-03-20T08:55:00.000-04:002009-03-20T08:55:00.000-04:00Part of the problem may lie within the word "blog"...Part of the problem may lie within the word "blog" itself; to my ears it is an ugly word, like "fart".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057826380522065501.post-63552177360814783852009-03-19T17:37:00.000-04:002009-03-19T17:37:00.000-04:00Many blogs do consist of fairly trivial diary-styl...Many blogs do consist of fairly trivial diary-style observations, so<BR/>blogging is not generally seen as a constructive or critical endeavor. Many of the well-read blogs are written by provocateurs who generate audience through controversy. <BR/>This is unfair for those (like you) who publish great writing or information through the medium, but it does reflect a reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057826380522065501.post-14463662546810344772009-03-19T15:52:00.000-04:002009-03-19T15:52:00.000-04:00A) the people who stereotype blogs and bloggers th...A) the people who stereotype blogs and bloggers the way you've described are ignorant jackasses that deserve the worst kind of scorn and ridicule. <BR/><BR/>B) The terms blog and blogger are empty and pointless. As you said, you're a writer and collector with a website. So wouldn't it be safe to say that you're an editor? Or publisher? Columnist?<BR/><BR/>The term blog belongs to the days when people simply shared links. It's too bad it stuck around because it unfairly labels self-publishers, writers and editors with this amateurish stigma. <BR/><BR/>But as the newspapers have painfully found out, it's foolish to discredit dedicated, entrepreneurial self-publishers. The old guard will always attempt to use language to exclude and segregate their competitors in order to protect their status. <BR/><BR/>A similar stigma exist for people who use Flickr which is equally as foolish. It always amazes me that photographers would shun the largest community of photography enthusiasts on the web simply because they don't understand how to navigate the social ecosystem. <BR/><BR/>I tend to feel that the photography community is way behind the curve when it comes to social media and the internet in general. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post. I think you're right. Let's all ditch those fucking useless terms...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com