With Twitter and Facebook, some bloggers seem to be losing interest in blogging. Though I don’t understand how blogging can be replaced by FB and Twitter, I see that some bloggers are shutting down their blogs and moving to other web 2.0 platforms or discarding the social media itself. I don’t understand how blogs can be replaced by Twitter or Facebook. Facebook has become too crowded and it’s getting so tough to keep track of the friends’ updates. Twitter has turned out to be a big chat room and it’s only the link/news sharing aspect that I like about it. You can’t use Twitter to blog your thoughts in 140 characters. And micro-blogging has become a farce term, as people use too many 140-character-messages to post their thoughts and it isn’t micro-blogging in the word’s sense (watch this funny video on Twitter too).
But blogging is here to stay, because we all love a bit of individual space, a unique identity of our own in the virtual space. And now the whole noise about micro-blogging overtaking regular blogging is losing base. As one of the blog post title in Tech Crunch says – “Blogging Vs. Microblogging: Twitter’s Global Growth Flattens, While WordPress’ Picks Up“.
Why am I cribbing about blogging now? Because I wanted to take a moment to write about my favorite writers from the blogosphere and why I admire them so much. And they make me want to improve the way I express through a language which was alien to me about 7 years back. Here are those people:
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Dilip D’souza @ Death Ends Fun
A writer par excellence, Dilip uses very simple language to strike a chord in our thoughts. There is no juggling of words that you would need to refer to the dictionary to understand. He also pauses striking questions before us and brings in fresh and original perspectives.
Recent favorite – Ranjodh, Nitin, Jaspreet, Raju
Pritz @ Life is Beautiful
I met Pritz through the blogosphere and she has become a good friend since then. She writes about simple things in life that we mere souls do not usually look at or think about. Simple thoughts about simple things in a simple life. That’s what makes her writing so beautiful.
Recent favorite – A Fairytale
Kuffir @ Kufr
Standing firm and tall for something that you believe in is an admirable quality, which is why I read this blog. Kuffir writes largely about caste, politics, social injustice and issues concerning Andhra and beyond. His points and responses are so sharp yet never vulgar or insulting anyone. You may agree or disagree with him, but you can’t ignore the questions he ask.
Recent favorite – kancha ilaiah on telangana
Joshua Newton @ Josh Cafe
I’m not much in favor of his Malayalam screenplay writing as you must have seen in this blog earlier, but I’ve been a fan of his English blog from a long time. Actually it is through Pritz’ blog that I came to know about Josh’s blog “Reportage”. His blog posts sometimes has a story to tell and sometimes its about human emotions. Whichever it is, his writing will strike an emotional chord in the reader.
Recent favorite – Such a long journey
Vinod Joseph @ Winnowed
Author of Hitchhiker, a much discussed novel, and a regular blogger. Vinod is not the type who shies away from commenting on social and political issues like many of our celebrity writers (humor is many of them rely on for popularity).
Recent favorite – Religious Fundamentalists Stick Together Irrespective of their Faith
Amit Varma @ India Uncut
For the short, simple and witty posts. He has a sarcastic take on almost everything that goes around.
Recent favorite – Dear Shah Rukh Khan
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And it’s not just the text blogs that I like in the blogosphere. More to come in the next day.