Who says you have to read them all? Do you have to read all the books in the library?
Great collection of articles/posts from 2009 on web design and writing.
This should be required reading for everyone who uses the web. Some people *cough*rightwingnutjobs*cough* seem to have broken crap detectors. (in fairness, people on the fringes of all sides need a healthy dose of crap detection, but the far right has been, um, ~distinguishing itself~ *ahem* lately in that area.
Designing for readability, and for reading LONG on the web
I think the very argument here is dumb - it's like asking "how many books does the world need?" or "how many magazine and newspaper articles does the world need?" It's not up to anyone to decide this. It's up to the reader to choose their reading material, and it's a natural sorting process. Blogs, like books, editorials, articles, etc, are all created for different purposes - some highly personal, some for fun and entertainment, some to share information. The ones that become successful do so because they do what they set out to do well. So where is the "problem" here? Oh, maybe because no one HIRED the blogger to write, because the blogger is doing it out of love and passion, and not for money (sometimes)? Hmmm... I don't see that as a liability. More information just calls for better filters - better critical thinking skills, better ways to cross-check information, etc. I imagine the printing press caused similar concerns in its day.
Who says you have to read them all? Do you have to read all the books in the library?
OK, I concede this point... as an OCD reader, I can relate, but still... I mean, you don't HAVE to read them all! I guess this is an "issue" (it's a non-issue IMO) because blogs are so much more accessible than books, otherwise, the author's head would explode when he walked into a public library!
Simple good advice - and actually easy to do
Advice from Arianna Huffington, Om Malik, and more of the Web's best pundits.
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The web is a conversation, but not always a productive one. Web discussions too often degenerate into whines, jabs, sour grapes, and one-upmanship. How can we transform discussion forums and comment sections from shooting ranges into arenas of collaboration?
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