iCities (VII). Round Table: Networked Citizens. Blogs, Where to? via ICTlogy
iCities is a Conference about Blogs, e-Government and Digital Participation.Here come my notes for session VII.
Round Table: Networked Citizens. Whence do blogs go?Chairs: Pau Llop
VĂctor Ruiz
Blogs come from the participative sites that flourished after the Slashdot experience, both technically and conceptually.
Blogs have been an evolution of forums, but only at the usability level, but the general idea has not really changed that much.
And like forums, they are of short reach. Only 6% of the population read political blogs… but we keep telling politicians that they have to be on the Net and have their own blog. Does this make any sense at all? When everyone has a blog (if that ever happens), will we at last make of them an influential tool?
Fernando Tricas
Some questions about...