With the popularity and pervasiveness of microblogging (a.k.a.
micromedia) and activity streams and timelines, Twitter, Facebook,
FriendFeed and the like are competing for your attention and building a
community around the statusphere - the state of publishing, reading,
responding to, and sharing micro-sized updates.
This new genre of rapid-fire interaction is further distributing the
proverbial conversation and is evolving online interaction beyond the
host site through syndication to other relevant networks and
communities.
Blogs losing their luster?
In the ever-thickening cyclone of online conversation, blogs are losing the war against social media.