Comments on: Can the leopard change its spots? http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/can-the-leopard-change-its-spots/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:33:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: RT http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/can-the-leopard-change-its-spots/comment-page-1/#comment-79 RT Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:18:33 +0000 http://colinwalker.me.uk/?p=73#comment-79 'Blogging' as a term is probably here to stay, but as Michael says the meaning will evolve. The terms is succinct but it is off putting to newcomers. 'Social Media' is a new term but is a combination of existing words. I don't feel this is such a turn off to the outsider. Time will tell if these terms survive and are still relevant by the time the Olympics reach London. Last blog post..<a href="http://www.romathomas.co.uk/articles/index.php/communication-audits/">Communication audits - improving your organisation</a> ‘Blogging’ as a term is probably here to stay, but as Michael says the meaning will evolve. The terms is succinct but it is off putting to newcomers. ‘Social Media’ is a new term but is a combination of existing words. I don’t feel this is such a turn off to the outsider. Time will tell if these terms survive and are still relevant by the time the Olympics reach London.

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]]> By: Michael Martine http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/can-the-leopard-change-its-spots/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Michael Martine Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:34:23 +0000 http://colinwalker.me.uk/?p=73#comment-78 Colin, great idea to combine these issues of blogging and social media together. I think that we need to allow the definitions of the words to evolve if we're not going to throw the words out (which the universal "male" in English has shown is a very difficult thing for any man... or woman to do). I don't see the word blogging to be changing any time soon, but as blogging becomes more social and integrated with other tools and evolves, it is the meaning behind the word that will change. Colin, great idea to combine these issues of blogging and social media together. I think that we need to allow the definitions of the words to evolve if we’re not going to throw the words out (which the universal “male” in English has shown is a very difficult thing for any man… or woman to do).

I don’t see the word blogging to be changing any time soon, but as blogging becomes more social and integrated with other tools and evolves, it is the meaning behind the word that will change.

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