In yesterday's NYT, there was an article about the State Dept.'s "Blog Team." It is a very serious article about a very serious subject. It shows that blogs are becoming what used to be the posters in 19th Century Paris. The call to arms and the plea for peace.
But now the poles and walls of Paris are the laptops and PDA's of the colleges, the cybercafes in China and the middle east. But like the posters, there is a limited space in the blog entry without links to more in depth information. And like the posters, the blurb excites the crowd; the crowd looking for direction, any direction.
We have let the monkeys out of the cage. Now let's watch the fun but be ready to clean up the mess. -30-
But now the poles and walls of Paris are the laptops and PDA's of the colleges, the cybercafes in China and the middle east. But like the posters, there is a limited space in the blog entry without links to more in depth information. And like the posters, the blurb excites the crowd; the crowd looking for direction, any direction.
We have let the monkeys out of the cage. Now let's watch the fun but be ready to clean up the mess. -30-
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