Antwerp Calling

September 18, 2006

Being controversial: the new trend in blogging?

Filed under: Blogging, Blogosphere, Controversy, Tabloids — Peter @ 4:42 pm

controversial.JPG Even this liquor brand tries to be “controversial” [shot taken: Namur, Belgium, Sep 16]
I’m sure you must have noticed: blogging has changed. Ever since the advent of MyTube & Co, there are more and more ’shock’ postings, filled with shots, pictures and video-feeds showing extreme sports, violence, well, basically anything that is gross, shocking or profoundly provocative. I know, most of the posts on this blog are not about my dog either, but I do try to create a balanced mix, posting both the mundane/boring and the more juicy bits.

With more and more blogs going only for the highest ratings, is ‘the art of blogging’ following the footsteps of commercial tv where anything goes, while sadly forgetting to post any worthwhile textual content?

The most valuable online commodity today is attention. The real question is what you do with it, once you get it…

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