2006 Sure was the year of the blog. Can it get any better or bigger than what we have done already?
As Time magazine hammered home this month, you had an incredible year.
Blogs and other citizenry-generated media dominated discourse in 2006, and mainstream media had no choice but to clear a spot at the grown-up’s table. Twentysomethings in their PJs attracted as much — if not more — attention than some cable news channels, while YouTube cost businesses millions of dollars in distraction and procrastination.
But to limit discussion of the topic to ephemeral entertainment would be a grave disservice (just ask the geniuses behind “Snakes on a Plane” how valuable that is). Bloggers transcended their medium in substantial ways that had real effects on society at large.
Source: Hampton Roads
Originally posted on January 1, 2007 @ 5:13 am
As was 2004, 2005 and undoubtedly will 2007 and 2008 be as well. Admittedly the 2006 “year of the blog” statements were less so this year than in preceding years :-)
You had a better view than I did. So thanks for the feedback. :)