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Some days ago on Wired, appeard a controversial article about the blogging importance for the internet of late 2008, well written by Paul Boutin. Some say blogging is the news of 2004, and the tool to use for the past 3-4 years, but not anymore, since microblogging services like twitter, pownce and others has taking the face of the blogging programs.

To quote Paul’s original  “Writing a weblog today isn’t the bright idea it was four years ago. The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. Cut-rate journalists and underground marketing campaigns now drown out the authentic voices of amateur wordsmiths. It’s almost impossible to get noticed, except by hecklers. And why bother? The time it takes to craft sharp, witty blog prose is better spent expressing yourself on Flickr, Facebook, or Twitter.“(read entire article here).

My question is what about the country differences? what works for US or Western Europe doesn’t go well in Asia or Africa, or even Eastern Europe, including Russia here. What do you think, it’s better to stop blogging and start texting/ sms ?

Update: opposite view, why blogs will rock in 2009 here

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As the second election tour will be held this Sunday in most of the Romania’s cities, the candidates campaigns gets more aggresive and more to the limits. Although Sorin Oprescu, one of the two candidates for the main city and capital of Romania, Bucharest is independent, the “smell” of PSD – the Social Democrat Party is more present in his TV spots. Ofc, when we talk about tens of billions of euros to be invested in the city development, projects and infrastructure, nothing is too much when it’s about winning the major position in the town. The same applies to Vasile Blaga, candidate from Democrat- Liberal Party, backed up by the President of Romania (who attacked two weeks ago without notice or reason the independent Oprescu ) ; both political figures are one month / 4 years bloggers, friends, helpers and anything you want or need. Ofc, they need your vote this Sunday! Good luck choosing!

Here’s the Sorin Oprescu buldog TV ad:

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