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...something akin to journalism - some do it well, some poorly - but there's a whole vast universe that picture leaves out. That universe is people who are blogging not to reach a large audience, necessarily [or] to supplement their income. They're doing it to express themselves, to find out what it's like to write in public and to tell something of their own lives and experiences...
...describe the effect of bloggers is to say that "blogging allows us to think out loud together." What sort of effect has this had on society? People find that writing sharpens their thinking. On the Web, you also have the opportunity - through links, blogging communities and other social environments - to compare what you're saying with what others are saying and to read their responses. That's a big plus. (See pictures of celebrity blogger Perez Hilton...
What's next for blogs? Text blogs will not change that much. They are a mature and established form, and people who write on the Web will continue to find them useful. Video is in a state of huge growth; video blogging and podcasting are extensions of blogging in different directions. Personally, I find it much harder to consume a lot of video, but I'm middle-aged at this point. I'm sure there are people who are going to figure out how to do things with video online that I can't even imagine...
...provide transportation over these long distances. Most of the villages where students live did not have electricity until a few years ago, and most children are the first in their families to attend school. As an English medium school (all subjects are taught in English), it struggles to find teachers that can teach in English, because most qualified instructors live in Bhuj, the nearest urban center, which is 40 kilometers away. Even if teachers are willing to travel the distance, the pay is meager, forcing them to hold a second job after the school day ends. Sadhu Vaswani faces competition...
...those of us of a younger generation, Cronkite was never paternalistic. He didn't like many of the changes in network news, but he was always generous. In the end, what endeared him to so many was that he always seemed like a man you were as likely to find walking down Main Street as knocking back drinks at Toots Shor's or manning his yacht, asking all around him, "What's the latest news...