A few years ago I probably would have laughed at the term blogosphere, in fact, I did: I think it’s a ridiculous word. Even my spellchecker agrees with me. But think about it; most of your online news intake comes from a blog. I know mine does, as is the par for us techie types.
Today I officially discovered the blogosphere. It was a surreal experience, and it didn’t help that my shuffle playlist decided that a Muse and Radiohead stint would be perfect for the trip I was having. It began looking at a blog on web design and development (oh that one?) and it had a great article on a sister site, whose site had a great tip from another site etc. etc. ad infinitum. Oh. My. Lord. I had just opened up my browser, and all the sudden I’ve got 80+ tabs open (which really isn’t unusual) and I’ve been pushing the del.icio.us button to the point where it could be sold on eBay as “Vintage”.
People been doin’ work. There’s alot of stuff out there in the “Blogosphere”, and the web in general for that matter. And it gets so much better when you start clicking away at other sites, stuff that isn’t so cut-and-dry like facebook, twitter, myspace, gmail, etc. Sites that aren’t all about content, rather on how it’s delivered. Sites that are creative in their use of elements, layout, design, and color. Sites that pop. Sites you might not visit again in awhile, but they were cool while you were there. Like a little web vacation, a getaway from the boring one-color-plus-offwhite drudgery.
So go ahead, take a little web vacation. Visit someplace you didn’t know existed. and stop sending me damn youtube links.
(I can’t view them out here! *Sadface*)
And it’s you I hear, so loud and so clear.