Back in the day, we had this thing called the Usenet. It was very cool, and we (and our friends) spent many long hours voyeuring on a group called alt.fun.with.luc (newsgroup still exists, though Luc has a blog now). As Californians, we didn’t get the obsession with cheese, but we got the concept. So what, you say, what does this have to do with me? Why am I reading this? Well, little grasshopper, in the day, newsgroups were a bit like blogs. Which is why we drifted into this world so readily — we were preconditioned. On one level, MediaBistro’s article on blogs and their influence (and, sometimes, lack thereof) is a bit of the emperor and his new clothes. On the other, because we believe the blog concept hasn’t really permeated the public consciousness, it’s a cautionary tale on how blogs can be used for good and evil — you know, beware advertisers bearing gifts and all that.
- alt.fun.with.luc
- altfunwithluc
- Blogging Fads: Are blogs the great new way to get news, or just the best new way to spread buzz?
Hi,
Ah, yes, the good old days of Usenet when people actually talked and still complained when someone posted a commercial or adult message. I just noticed your post and enjoyed the blog!
Luc (the alt.fun.with.luc guy)