Comments on: Blogs Without Links Are Not Blogs

By: Dwight Silverman

Dwight Silverman — Sun, 07 May 2006 17:56:00 +0000

I think the Who said it best:”Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss.”The revolution will be assimilated, and the new guard starts behaving like the old guard. Couldn’t you see this coming?

By: kalbzayn

kalbzayn — Fri, 05 May 2006 21:42:00 +0000

My favorite part about Seth’s post about how strong bloggers don’t link is that he not only links, but then pastes an entire article written by someone else.What does that mean that we can assume about Seth?

By: Mojotek

Mojotek — Fri, 05 May 2006 15:51:00 +0000

Wow, I had no idea this was becoming an issue with the self-proclaimed “A-List” bloggers. I wonder how that will play out in the long run if they actually sort to this type of buffoonary.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 05 May 2006 03:38:00 +0000

Heck, Kent, don’t let Big Bloviating Egos like that determine whether you’re going to blog or not–because then you’re letting them determine just what “blogging” is, and it becomes a self-determining prophecy…a blogging net filled with lonely islands populated by BBEs.And I still wonder just how these folks think people find *them*? By just randomly typing things into their address bars? What they’re implying is that it’s okay for others to link to *them*, but They Are Above It All.Piffle.

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Fri, 05 May 2006 03:30:00 +0000

Totally right, Kent. If a blog without comments isn’t really a blog (as I’ve argued) then a blog without links is even less of a blog. As your other commenter implies, doing this reflects the same sort of arrogant attitude that many people get from mainstream media — the “I know everything there is to know about this” attitude. Except print media have an excuse — they can’t link. Bloggers have no excuse but their own vanity or laziness.

By: RichardQuerin

RichardQuerin — Fri, 05 May 2006 03:16:00 +0000

Hi Kent,Blogs without links are… magazine articles. I think that some of these guys are hoping that the environment around blogging coalesces into another version of the print industry. Wannabe magazine columnists I guess. Aren’t they missing the point/power of linking entirely?