Comments on: Lifestreaming vs. Blogging

By: luna

luna — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:16:05 +0000

as you can see I’m a little slow in my reader, so blogging will remain my preferred medium because the posts are always there, I can come and go as I please and catch up easily when I’m able. I like the central location of a blog, as well as the depth, history and context.

I’ve never succumbed to f-book but I do use twitter and sometimes I just like spitting out a single thought at a time. sometimes that’s all I have time for, or I’m not ready or willing to share something in a full post. I also like following all kinds of other people and get a good amount of news and humor there too. BUT I agree if you miss a few days you feel lost, like you missed something that is no longer accessible or even worth retrieving. so it has far less value to me than a blog post, which I might ponder and think about for days before coming back to it. like this one.

I do like your lifestream site, which seems to combine the different formats. I wonder if it’s as interactive though?

By: Happy and Blue 2

Happy and Blue 2 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:47:18 +0000

I used Facebook for about 6 months to post the silly things I was thinking at the time.
I often thought that a particular thought would have made a great story for my style of writing.
I don’t really like Twitter or Facebook or any of the lifestream sites all that much although I do check in on Twitter for links to interesting articles people have found.
Then I read the article, ha,ha..

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:50:25 +0000

For me, you nailed it when you said that blogging better fits your reading pace–I agree. I hardly ever log in to Twitter, and Facebook, maybe once daily, but even then, you miss posts. I like the well-thought-out-ness of blogging, and reading the whole (or part of a whole, but a complete thought at least) story.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:47:34 +0000

Once upon a time, I was so technologically advanced. But that was so, like, five minutes ago.

I am beginning to dabble in Facebook but don’t Twitter yet. We are living in a society of instant gratification and I admit I check my email almost compulsively. But I have to lean toward blogging. I feel it gives me more time to get my thoughts together. FB is fun for quick little updates but it is hardly a tell all for me.

You do have a good point – I think we are all a little biased here . . .

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:52:48 +0000

I don’t know, lately Lifestreaming is looking more practical for me. I barely have anything to blog about anymore.

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:59:03 +0000

Plus, it’s interesting that a blog posts takes longer to read, but we all (mostly) seem to agree that blogs take less “time” than lifestream. That it’s a carefully constructed moment rather than a deluge of information.

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:57:38 +0000

It’s funny; I wonder if I had Twittered this if there would be more “no, Twitter is where it’s at” comments. Are we all biased because we’re bloggers, even if we dabble in the other mediums as opposed to someone who is primarily on Twitter or Posterous or a lifestream site and doesn’t blog in the traditional sense of having a space they maintain?

Does it break down between the nostalgic and the ephemeral?

By: Dominique

Dominique — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:03:18 +0000

I have never tried livestreaming either. It doesn’t seem to tickle my fancy. I am on Twitter though and can definiteley understand where you’re coming from – “I tend to pop in and out of Twitter and therefore miss the majority of tweets.” I try to update my twitter at least once a day, but sometimes that’s jst not possible. Ans so I’m behind. I do prefer the speed of blogging as well.

By: loribeth

loribeth — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:48:45 +0000

Well, I don’t Twitter & I’m (still) not on Facebook (yet…), so I guess my preference for blogging is obvious. I am still on a few message boards for various topics (including IF) & I still enjoy those. I find message boards to be more conversational, give & take. Anything I post that’s not a response to someone else’s post is often about something that’s happened to me or that I’ve just observed that I want to share. Blogging can be that way (as you have shown us by your example, Mel), but I tend to think of my blog as somewhere that I can write a sort of mini-essay, gathering my thoughts on a certain subject (sometimes inspired by a timely event, sometimes not), & then throw them out there to see if anyone agrees. If I get comments, great. If not, I still enjoy the process of gathering my thoughts & getting them assembled on the page in some reasonably coherent way.

I have to agree with Lavender Luz, though — do I really need yet ANOTHER way to comunicate with people?? And also with your point about having limited computer time (which is one big reason why I’ve resisted the siren call of Facebook so far).

Interesting concept, though. I have added your lifestream blog to my reader.

By: Sprogblogger

Sprogblogger — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:44:55 +0000

I absolutely agree – blogs move at the right pace & when I’m out of touch for a few days, they’re still waiting, I can still comment, and I can catch up at 2am if that’s when I have the time. I still haven’t gotten into Twitter, mostly because, well, I’m busy when stuff seems to happen to other people. And if I’m at my computer, the last thing I need is MORE distraction. Just as I’m terrible about returning phone calls, but great at returning emails, blogs work for my lifestyle & everything else that requires more time to read/comment/respond at busy times of the day/night will always come in second…