The Three C's of Convergence

Comments about blogging fly out of the mouths and keyboards of numerous media experts each day. A visit to Poynter Online brings articles about blogging from respected critics. They all throw ideas around about what blogging actually means for journalism and for society. They predict the evolution of blogging and sometimes even the end of the blogging era. (John 3:16). My interest in this arena is the future. What will they be like? I’m operating under the assumption that they will change or evolve. Because, why wouldn’t they?

Technology is constantly evolving. Manufacturers constantly strive to make things faster, prettier, smaller and stronger. When I look around at people’s ipods, a relatively new item, I can already see a difference in them. Some look huge compared to others. Some hold more music than others and now they come in different colors. Early ipods only carried music, and now they can carry photos and some even have video. It’s not only ipods. Video, television, radio and even the telephone have all evolved since their creation. It only makes sense that blogging will evolve along with its counterparts.

So what will blogging be like in the future? Well some people think blogs don’t have a future. They think the act of blogging will become a trend or passing fad, like those hypercolor t-shirts. Do you remember those? I wanted one so badly. Anyways, I digress. Others think blogging will be completely different than it is now. The word blog might have a completely different connotation, or meaning. Maybe the question of credibility won’t be an issue in the future. Maybe blogging will wipe out journalists all together. I have no idea, but the possibilities are endless. All I do know is I’m excited to see what happens.