{ 2007 08 15 }

Poignant

Ok, this was stolen from Jon‘s blog.

This comment made by Toni (who unfortunately failed to leave a URL) just hits the spot, I think.

 

You know the saying: There are no tyrants where there are no slaves.

You have a blog. You have the power. Let the “powers that be” cringe as they slowly realize their relentlessly fading influence in the blogosphere.

They might be the “parents” of Pinoy blogging, but that was just a fortunate function of being someplace at some early point in time.

But just as parents have to come to grips with the reality of quickly maturing “children”, so too does this “mafia” have to learn to give way to the youngblood of Pinoy blogging (or whatever term it may morph into in the future).

Ngayon, does this mafia exist? Oh, most definitely! But only in their minds, and only for a rapidly dwindling amount of time. 3… 2… 1…

The harder they feebly cling to immortality, the faster they’ll come face to face with their own e-mortality.

In this regard, I’m very happy with current trend in blogging right now. Instead of relying on industry experts or pioneers for know-how, tips and basics, many newcomers have stepped up and given their two cents about how blogging should be done. The fact that these people are expressing their ideas about how people should run their blogs despite their relative youth in terms of blog age shows that the startups definitely have a greater sense of empowerment.

I dare say, the blogosphere is now mature.

People like Allen of Silkenhut and Karlo of Pinoy Blogero show that even new bloggers can be sources of information now. And yes, their blogs are getting plenty of hits. They’re new, not affiliated with any of the current big players in the blogosphere, but they are gaining influence. Yes, the influence that they’re getting may not be similar to your idea of elitist influence, but it’s influence nonetheless.

It’s great to see that we have a revolution in our midst. The writers are reclaiming the blogosphere. We’re veering away from a padrino and cliquish culture to a more egalitarian and meritocratic system.

From Gibbs Cadiz‘ blog:

Where is it written, exactly, that if we do get to speak about local blogging before a crowd, we automatically become its representative, spokesperson, living embodiment, image model? Why should this be so? What canon of blogging am I violating if, say, I get invited to share my experience about blogging for theater and the arts, which is this site’s niche, and I fail to mention that, oh, there are other bloggers and “blog-initiated activities” out there? In what way, for that matter, was Ms. Toral wrong in using examples close to her heart, borne out of her efforts and hard work and that she had expertise on, when talking about this activity?

The framework of the blog community has already been defined by the powers-that-be. How does that make you feel about being a blogger?

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Posted by benj on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007, at 4:14 pm, and filed under blogging.

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