Lots of round and round good discussion today with several people on rumor, gossip, the role and future of online media, and where it may all go in the future. So here are my thoughts in true Generation X style (AKA bullet-pointed because I was raise on MTV Sesame Street, which means I have a short attention span, I multi-task, and I skim until engaged by content).
~Newspapers in the US are closing at an alarming rate
~Magazine readership in hard print copy is down
~Online sites are reaching more and more people daily
~Whatever content you chose to put out there and in whatever form you chose to put it comes with the knowledge that people will love it, hate it, or could care less. Blogs are like children, as long as you aren’t breaking the law, no one should tell you how to run yours. At the same time, if people aren’t happy for whatever reason, they will vote with their feet and move to their own media to express their discontent. It’s basics rights and responsibilities.
~For years the New York Times has existed as well as The Weekly World News
Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons existed at the same time as Edgar R Murrow and Walter Cronkite
~Today blogs exist from the Huffington Post, CNN, the Drudge Report to TMZ, The Awful Truth, and Lainey Gossip
~TV has everything from PBS to the Playboy Channel
~Movies have everything from Gone With the Wind to Debbie does Dallas
~Social media is so named because it reaches out and connects with people it has been used to reunite earthquake victims, fight the Iranian government, let the world know when I’m getting a latte, and sadly even tweet a famous author’s personal flight details
~For all the vast changes in technology over the last 100 years, basic human nature probably hasn’t changed that much, just the methods by which they receive their information has
~People still gossip, discuss, have opinions, get hurt by words and actions
So what am I saying? Even us lowly fansite bloggers have our range, let’s not throw all of us out with the proverbial bathwater because without us the fans wouldn’t be congregating the way that they do, connecting with people across the globe, meeting up with friends at conventions, and a million other positive things. Without social media I wouldn’t have ever met four of the people I consider to be my best friends in the world. Thank God for forums, blogs, and for people who take the risk of putting themselves out there to see if anyone else is listening and to comment back. It’s hard work, and the rewards for most of us aren’t ones you can put a price tag on.
Final thought as I wear my blogger badge proudly
Illegitimi non carborundum
There are News Blogs.. Gossip Blogs, BIG difference. As we know News blogs Check facts, don’t post BS. Gossip blog, well post Gossip, Gossip that hurts people. Gossip that can ruin people. Make up stories, give threats against actors. Just because it takes 2 sec for anyone to open a blog, doesn’t mean they are a”journalist” and there info should def be taken with a grain of salt IMO.
Getting the true facts is why I love this website so much. Thanks Lexicon for always being there for the Fans. We need more websites to be run the way you guys take care of yours. HUGS
There are many legitamate blogs out there, your’s being one of them. Some take this form and run in what some (myself included) consider the wrong direction of misinformation either deliberatly or due to lack of knowledge and some put out downright lies. That is where the problem exists.
Fan sites such as this are wonderful to meet others that enjoy similar interests, and once again in the case of the Lexicon you strive to make sure the information you post is accurate, or at least clearly stating where information cannot be confirmed. That is why I continue to come here and will for the unforeseeable future. I know I can count on the Lexicon (and certain other fan sites, Twilight and HP related)to be balanced and informative.
Well, it is partly the magazines faults for going under. The ones that are going uncder the most seem to be the ones that cost 5-10 dollars a copy. For instance, I love quilting, but the magazines for that hobby range about $6 a copy for a about 100-105 pages. I’m not going to pay $6 for 100 pages of adds. Which is mostly what magazines consist of these days. Thats another reason no one wants to buy magazines anymore, all the ads. And subscribing to a magazine is expensive too… a subscription to National Geographic is about $35-40 a year and for the Economist it’s even more. So the internet is not the only thing to blame, especially since a lot of News sites or newspaper sites make you pay a price to view their content. The Chicago Tribune is one of them. Yes everyone can go to CNN and look at their content free of charge, but how long can we expect that to last?
Blogs really can’t be considered for news… UNLESS they are a legitimate blog… such as Twilight Lexicon! There are plenty of Blogs that are just out right lies… but there are some that are used to educate those who need who are looking something up and don’t want to have to pay for a magazine for one little problem. It’s hard to say which you like more though, paper or internet, especially since both can be very resourceful.
Lexi Bloggers:
I have been following you for years, and am always impressed that you are brave enough and facile enough to take on the “journalist” hat. You report, editorialize and inspire. You are very clear and open about your point of view. You don’t just copy stuff from other sources and post them on your site. You create a quality ocntent and also host a safe forum for Twilighters to make connections and talk about Twilight. You are amazing. Thank you.
Individuals are losing their privacy. Anyone can look you up and find out where you live, your income, info on spouse, children.
I was recently informed of a public site, I’d never signed up for. I had to “opt out” if I didn’t want my personal information published. Info included where I shopped, the books I liked to read, my political affiliation, and the price of my home- amongst other very private matters.
Celebrities are stalked, and we can find out in an instance where they are at any given moment.
We live in an instant society. We want it all and we want it now, regardless of whom is impacted.
The lexicon is a shelter for those who want the news, minus the gossip. I can come here and not be innundated with mindless info on whom is dating or not dating whom, where they are eating lunch, and what they are eating.
Yes, the Lexicon is a part of the socioeconomic era, but it is not to be numbered with the gossip rags and pointless blogs.
Bravo to you ladies (and gentlemen) for your hard work, and for staying on the moral path.
Amen sistah
Y’all are doing great. Remember that we all love you and deeply appreciate what your’re doing for us all. Thank you!
This guy is really lucky !
microblogging is funstuff just like regular blogging,:`
microblogging is nice but it also limits how much you can say about your daily activities:.:
How is it that just anybody can write a blog and get as popular as this? Its not like youve said something extremely impressive –more like youve painted a pretty picture above an issue that you know nothing about! I dont want to sound mean, right here. But do you actually think that you can get away with adding some fairly pictures and not really say something?
Microblogging is now timely to express their point of view of communication, has become the main trend of the electronics industry