Blog Is Blog (english)

An open letter to researchers, the media, and interested organizations:
A blogger's response to recent reports and studies about "blogging."

Blog！點止係「網上日記」咁簡單！

Blogs encompass "on-line diaries," but certainly is more.

Following the spectacular growth in Hong Kong's blogging culture, the media have caught on and begun reporting the trend. Notable write-ups include:

1/　BreakThrough: The Study of Online Diaries and Youth.
2/　Cable TV News One (April 28, 2005; New Growth Points (新增點)
3/　Sing Tao Daily (May 4, 2005; page A21)

What is also noteworthy, unfortunately, is that most of the sources quite simplistically equated blogs with "on-line diaries," and proceeded to present blogs to the public as "a tool used mainly by young people to chronicle daily-life."

Well, blogs have already enjoyed a few years' stretch of popularity, and have been applied in virtually all imaginable ways. Blogging in Hong Kong has also shared a similar path of growth and diversification.

We feel that the manner in which Hong Kong's media have elected to define blogs in an artificially narrowed context is misleading the public and, in the process, suffocating blogging.

In the light of the situation, we, a group of concerned bloggers, feel the urge to clarify what is "blogging" in the face of such shoddy journalism, and correct misunderstandings from the public.

1. Blogger.com describes blogging as:
   What is a blog?
   According to the information at Blogger.com, the definition of a blog is as follows:

   A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world.

   Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules.

   In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Or not.

   Since Blogger was launched, almost five years ago, blogs have reshaped the web, impacted politics, shaken up journalism, and enabled millions of people to have a voice and connect with others.

   More information:
   Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia： Blog

   There is yet no common consensus on the Chinese term for "blogging." We feel that "on-line journals" is a more more descriptive label than "on-line diaries."

   A few weeks ago, Business Week carried a cover-story on blogging, which may serve as an excellent reference for the reporter.
   (Cover Story - Blogs Will Change Your Business )

　　

2. This letter is signed by:
   1. Just a Sidekick…
   2. ．．．亂想
   3. Digital Anthology☆正在經驗
   4. 園長日誌
   5. 網絡暴民 Jacky's BLOG
   6. Regina (Absolut Regina)
   7. Cloudless :: a photoblog in hong kong
   8. SPUTNIK IN PANDA PLANET
   9. Madthiu’s PALACE
   10. 豬欄
   11. ADO 世界盡頭
   12. 奕日回憶錄
   13. 為什麼?
   14. Yat's Blog
   15. Stannum 餘弦棧
   16. 純屬虛構
   17. shans' place
   18. Crazylegz's Underground Lair
   19. The Dustless Workshop 無塵工作室
   20. MK 的記事簿
   21. The Dukedom of Aberdeen 香港仔公國
   22. WISWYG in Vancouver
   23. STACKEY
   24. 輕描淡寫
   25. 死火手記
   26. Wilson Shum
   27. EastSouthWestNorth
   28. ANIMErxn://Blog
   29. 自在四樓想像空間(Realm of Free Imagination)
   30. Left & Right
   31. moliuology
   32. 月下放歌
   33. Marvin Hui
   34. Shizugi-日與夜的記憶
   35. weewhale adventures - a Victoria Harbour concern group/whale
   36. Zengyi Zhao
   37. Simon World
   38. HKMacs
   39. henryporter
   40. David Wong of Walk the Talk
   41. 魔改公子的夜星殿
   42. Pan Admun Republic of Western Blog
   43. 阿土仔Oscar
   44. 天佑的自由天地
   45. 文艺青年集散地
   46. Life Has Killed Me
   47. Dream a little dream
   48. 傳說中的地通拿
   49. ＊小麥菲大件事＊
   50. 徘徊於單行道 BI-The-Way, Tarrying…
   51. a sound blog project– soundmarking landmark: remapping tourist spots
   52. 五師兄字
   53. Griffon's Den
   54. 了了居
   55. Riddle of My Story
   56. 嬲記三文治
   57. 亭思間
   58. 由20歲開始的記錄
   59. 樹上飛馬
   60. ZipTim
   61. 瞎掰，主治楊偉
   62. linxco's blog
   63. jovisky~~草飛之階
   64. RAN
   65. Sun Kit
   66. Clement T
   67. MB
   68. OkOel
   69. 機工場
   70. 入水神龙
   71. 夢網上電台
   72. sunnychanorg
   73. Keyword-ism
   74. Dream House
   75. TinTin
   76. RiverRich
   77. ComicParty 動漫派對
   78. 羽房
   79. Life is a journey
   80. 這世界上的另一個我
   81. I Love newman
   82. Durian Club 榴槤俱樂部 Podcast
   83. bigcoin da Vinci
   84. Devil Beside
   85. ＨＩＭＭＥＬ～小人國人形館～
   86. DigitalDownload
   87. Tower of Romance
   88. Rescue me or Bury me!!
   89. 平凡‧愛‧無期
   90. 清心@私放送
   91. mini desserts
   92. 妄想格外劇
   93. verygoodandbeautiful
   94. 文仔~無憂無慮
   95. Macow go back Macau
   96. Nefuis Live
   97. 別緻Bee
   98. Sleepless Cat | 貓貓夜未眠
   99. 籠中鳥
   100. 洛謀
   101. 理工博客
   102. 啾啾的部落格
   103. Transcendent Emperor
   104. 阿提嗑斯想不開。
   105. The Wanted Drummer's Syndicate
   106. 迴旋人生

   You too can resign by e-mailing us: HongKongBloggers@gmail.com.

   1/ Subject: Blog Is Blog
   　2/ Your name or your blog's name
   3/ Your Blog's URL

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