Plastic launches and Steven Johnson writes eloquently about it. I’ve signed up, and though I’ve never really warmed the slash structure (I get it, it’s never done much for me is all) I think it might be interesting in this context. I particularly like that Plastic is going to aggregate the contributions of partner sites. It’s like there was an original idea (basic linear content aggregated on a site) that was then turned inside out (resulting in the crossover of syndication feeds and weblogs, among other things). Then Plastic is turning it inside out again – but what comes out isn’t the original, it’s a new mutation. Mutation is good.
Neale Talbot is known
to many folks who make weblogs as the guy behind wrongwaygoback. Well now he’s weighed in with a full-on magazine: fantastical. It’s a good read and looks great as well.
The Blogger folks
are looking for support to help the service stay snappy. And although I have many questions, and long ago promised myself to quit donating to for-profit companies, I’m going to send a cheque or money order.
I’ve been down this road before with companies and concluded that making a donation to a company that intends to make money isn’t the best idea – much better to pay a fair, agreed-upon price for a service than to respond to a call for action. At the same time, in my opinion the Blogger folks deserve a lot of slack on this issue. To me, what they are trying to do is in the absolute best spirit of what the web should be – and I’ll support that any day, no questions asked.
So go now, and give what you think is appropriate!
I’m sure it’ll make
waves for some people, but Nikolai’s 2001 weblog awards looks like fun. It may seem competitive, which (rightly, to a point) turns some people off. But I think he’s done a good job of thinking up a wide variety of categories, so lots and lots of sites could show up in the results – so I bet it’ll end up being a really great list of sites when it’s all over.
A big big welcome
to the blork blog, the newest weblog on the block. Ed’s still working out the kinks, but it’s a great start.
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