DISQUS

Andy Sternberg · 5 months ago

Lifestreaming is all about complacency. I admit -- I rarely blog anymore. But I rely on others who do. Complacency will kill the internets - we'll all be singing Row row row your boat in rounds if life is but a stream.

clarke thomas · 5 months ago

yes & no. If your blog is about you & your adventures then yes, give it up & lifestream(though I don't particularly like that buzzword)

if you're writing about a topic, & there's minimal personfication, then no. I read a lot of different blogs, which I don't think would be as interesting or as easy to follow if they were spread out all over the place. (E.g., foodie, storage, travel)

traeblain · 5 months ago

I'm glad you addressed this because I've been mulling this over in my mind for a long time. I agree that the blog shouldn't be erased or replaced with lifestreaming. I also agree that if you just had a blog as a diary of life then a lifestream is most likely ok. But I also think that the average everyday blogger should evolve as well. Blog sites that cover news/tech/music/politics/etc. are great they way they are being run, with these microblogging tools like Twitter supplementing their work. I also praise Scoble for his return to his long format blog, as that was how he got his following and what they want to read. Rubel's decisions to the short format may bite him in the end.

I also have a little problem with Rubel's choice of "Lifestream" for his new format. Looking at his Posterous site, I see it more as a short format blog (ie tumblelog -esque) than a true lifestream. It's my opinion that people that blog for the sake of blogging, or just because they enjoy the writing, or just for whatever should move to the short format style. Just like Rubel's Posterous or anyone's Tumblr. It's not only easier for people to digest, but it's easier to keep active and it sill allows you to post the long format posts from time to time. (But that's just my opinion...hehe) Rubel's so-called "lifestream" is just that, a mini-blog, a tumblelog, or a short format blog. It does not fit the definition of a lifestream. I know it's nit picky, but it sort of annoys me.

Keep up the good work, Mark!

Kevin Sablan · 5 months ago

I consider this blog to be one of the leading authorities in the world of lifestreaming, and in the about page, Mark defines lifestreaming as a "chronological aggregated view of your life activities both online and offline."

Based on that definition, I don't think you're being nit picky in the least. Rubel is an active Twitter user. He has a healthy, active set of Delicious bookmarks and leaves comments on other blogs. Posterous does not aggregate any of those activities, let alone any music Rubel listens to or video he watches. By Krynsky's definition, Rubel's new format is not a lifestream at all.

Mark Krynsky · 5 months ago

Trae / Kevin, after watching Steve's use of Posterous over the last few weeks I agree with both of you that Steve really hasn't utilized the service as a true Lifestream. He pretty much has been using it as a blog without any additional streams from any of his profiles on other services such as Twitter or Delicious. I think perhaps he moved to it and calls it more of a Lifestream based on the publishing toolset that Posterous offers. I have found several other people that seem to be using Posterous more as a Lifestream including Zee Kane: http://zee.posterous.com/ Guy Kawasaki: http://holykaw.com/ and Jason Calacanis: http://jasoncalacanis.posterous.com/ so it can definitely be used that way.

colocation · 5 months ago

I think it would be boring

Daniel_Honigman · 5 months ago

I think at the minimum,a lifestreaming service could be considered as a blog CMS, especially for folks who are just getting into most other Web 2.0 services. As you say, it's simpler, more elegant and the mobile element has tremendous potential.