What defines a good blog ?
gmatthews | 28 February, 2007 16:33
I define a good blog as having three characteristics:
1) It must be concise and to the point. It should be something I can scan in two to three minutes and take away a nugget or two. I dislike long blogs, full of opinions without data or facts or links. If someone wants to write an essay, they should publish it as a white paper or an article. Blogs are for quick reading.
2) It must offer fresh insight into a topic or take a current idea or trend and offer a different view. I don't want to read blogs that are just a rehash of other people's thoughts or diatribes about them.
3) It should provide links to websites and other blogs where I can learn more about whatever the blogger is discussing. This is either to reinforce the content, validate it, or provide opposing thoughts. It should let me quickly determine through these links and references whether what is said is an opinion or a fact.
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