You know, I used to have that feeling--that news is better read at the destination than in an rss reader. I still certainly believe that's true for much of what I want from many sites, like discussion in the comments. But I found over time that, for many news sites, including blogs, the *words* were sufficient. The author's voice comes through. The intelligence, insight, humor, honesty--most of that survives the transition to an rss reader. That's what I've found for myself, at least.
It's also worth pointing out that this very site is building conversation around other people's stories....still, you've got to click on the link to head over there...
That's right. Different contexts serve different purposes. Ideally, I'd love the discussion about my post "Why I dislike micropayments, don’t mind charity, but have a better idea" to happen at my blog, but I don't really mind at all when people want to have that discussion in a more suitable forum. Still, if I had ads on my site--which I don't because I plan to benefit *because* of blogging, not *from* it--I'd be losing precious pageviews.
You know, I used to have that feeling--that news is better read at the destination than in an rss reader. I still certainly believe that's true for much of what I want from many sites, like discussion in the comments. But I found over time that, for many news sites, including blogs, the *words* were sufficient. The author's voice comes through. The intelligence, insight, humor, honesty--most of that survives the transition to an rss reader. That's what I've found for myself, at least.
It's also worth pointing out that this very site is building conversation around other people's stories....still, you've got to click on the link to head over there...
That's right. Different contexts serve different purposes. Ideally, I'd love the discussion about my post "Why I dislike micropayments, don’t mind charity, but have a better idea" to happen at my blog, but I don't really mind at all when people want to have that discussion in a more suitable forum. Still, if I had ads on my site--which I don't because I plan to benefit *because* of blogging, not *from* it--I'd be losing precious pageviews.