When I started Parallax at the end of last year, there was a lot of debate at Newmerix over the format. I argued long and hard with my blogging partner-in-crime, Tonya McKinney, in favor of the long-form blarticle format. I've stuck pretty hard to my guns here, and have tried to build Parallax into a living archive of well thought out, well presented commentary on big issues in the world of IT. I think to some extent I am being successful to that end, and I am extremely pleased with the readership and feedback I'm getting after only 4 short months of being online.
However, there are times when something relevant is going on, and I simply want to point readers towards it. In those cases, I have chosen not to, because i did not want to taint the Parallax format. After much debate, rather than change the Parallax format, Tonya and I put together a companion blog to it. I call it "Big Endian". So as I scan blogs and articles about Enterprise 2.0, Oracle, SAP, etc.. i'll promise to put the things I find most interesting on Big Endian for your aggregated viewing pleasure. Get the longer, well thought out stuff here - get the shorter, quippy and referential stuff there.
So officially, to check out my companion blog, click here. (And I still promise not to talk about the latest movie I saw)
Awesome post! please keep up the great work i would love to hear more like this.
Posted by: abilify | February 12, 2011 at 02:03 AM
I believe that the future of blogging will become increasingly dependent on music, video and multi-media enhancements. Saying something is one thing. Music and the arts take that "something" and make it more interesting and entertaining. I'm looking forward to a blog future that is much more than words. I'm looking forward to a:
Future to Behold
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr BLT (c) 2007
http://www.drblt.net/music/future3.mp3
Posted by: Bruce | January 17, 2007 at 03:01 PM
I recall our conversation over dinner about the desire to do blogs that are a little more thoughtful and more analytical than your standard blog entries.
I've also come to realize why the most frequently read bloggers post pithy stuff 2-3 times per day verus chunky entries every week or two. The immediately topical stuff gets a ton more hits and spurs one's desire to "feed the beast."
I can't move to a frequent blog because the time commitments of my day job prevent it, but I'm sympathetic to the reasons for the transition.
Best of luck with both formats.
Posted by: Charles Zedlewski | March 19, 2006 at 01:05 PM