Social Media

The Difference Between Blogging and Facebook

The following is an article which was obtained from http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/tag/blog/

 Rachel Conliffe blogs about the differences between Blogging vs Twitter and Facebook. Rachel did the re-design of this blog and I credit that re-design as one of the reasons why I am now the number 1 blogger. During the design phase Rachel provided some insights into blogging from a design perspective that I hadn’t thought of, we implemented those and they have been a big success. the blog is ever evolving…and Rachel continues to provide great advice.

Anyway, that is just preamble as a way of saying she knows what she is talking about when it comes to Social Media, Blogging and design. Listen to what she says:

·                    Blogging requires more thought, reasoning for opinions, refining, details, deep expression and reflection than tweeting. Tweets are valuable for quick (incomplete) thoughts and light conversation but we often need more than that. Tweets are snacks between meals, signposts to feasts. The real banquets are blog posts. Drew McLellan, Sean Coates, Jon Tangerine

·                    Blogging helps you find like-minded people to talk to and work with and a sense of community (David Rhoden, Rian van der Merwe)

·                    Blog conversations don’t force you into an artificial relationship like “Facebook friend” or “Twitter follower” (David Rhoden)

·                    Blogs are in a database that you own and control – you can edit it or throw it away at any time. (David Rhoden, Anthony Killeen)

·                    Facebook and Twitter aren’t a replacement for your own personal history of things you want to say online. (David Rhoden)

·                    Comments and discussions are there in context. (Anthony Killeen)

·                    Blog posts are better indexed by search engines. When was the last time you Googled a question and got a Tweet or Facebook status update which answered it? (David Rhoden, Jeremy Cook)

·                    Blog posts are more educational, spread knowledge and are helpful to newbies. (Clive Walker, Rafael Dohms, Court Ewing)

·                    Blog posts are timeless: they don’t expire. (Rafael Dohms)

·                    Blog posts showcase your thinking as a professional and get your name out there. (Rafael Dohms)

·                    Blogging takes more courage: tweets are easier to correct. Blogging opens you up to real critique and criticism. Joe Leech)

There was a sense that true blogging was (and still is) about honesty, learning, growth. It was about opening yourself up to critique and trolls but also finding cheerleaders, mentors and fellow journeyers. There was a sense that we’re missing out on good insightful blog posts being written, and a proliferation of “Top 10 ways to get people to link up to your blog”.

There was a sadness that blog comments aren’t so lively any more: the comments are disparate, brief and shallow.

I know that every time I blog, I feel rewarded: I’ve thought things through, I’ve learnt things and I’ve worried a teeny bit about what other people are thinking in response.

The best text information I find online is still via blog posts.

The best way I find out about deep thoughts friends or strangers have online is still via blog posts.

The best place to find tutorials, help and ideas is still via blog posts. I may get there via Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest, but they’re signposts to the real content.