http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 4 Jan 2004 12:36:56 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/03/160347.php#comment-35097 Zud, you are the Candide of the blogosphere. If you mean flat-out exhibitionism, that has always existed, it's just much easier to spread yourself via the Internet than running around flashing the neighbors. As far as self-revelatory writing: there are as many styles of blogs as there are bloggers, but one of the most common is simply an electronic journal. Again, nothing new there, it's just now potentially millons of people can read your journal. AS MD says, alittle goes a long way, but the micro can reveal much about the macro if done well - it's a matter of taste, ultimately, like everything else. 35097@blogcritics.org Sun, 4 Jan 2004 12:36:56 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/03/160347.php#comment-35065 Zud, in regard to real exhibitionism in the blogosphere, hits on a blog go up if the blogger posts photos of nekkid or almost nekkid chicks. Several bloggers, including Oliver Willis, owe a significant portion of their popularity to doing just that. So, of course other people are going to imitate the trend. In regard to personal blogging or passive exhibitionism, a little of it goes a long way with me. I really don't care that John Jones' cat died, or Jane Doe's herpes has flared up again. Now, if there were a rash of cat deaths, suggesting poisoning or disease, that would interest me because it then becomes newsworthy. Same for herpes. If a new strain is discovered, I want to know about it. But, purely personal blogging often is plain old navel gazing. 35065@blogcritics.org Sun, 4 Jan 2004 01:41:32 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/03/160347.php#comment-35044 Come on Now, I spent a lot of time on this one...Z 35044@blogcritics.org Sat, 3 Jan 2004 18:40:04 EST