Adum Druckman

September 6, 2001 5:51 AM

Adum Druckman does a nostalgic then-and-now by comparing today's weblogs to its earlier incarnation, the clunky personal homepage. While I appreciate Druckman's yearning for yesteryear, I think he needs to browse around more -- there's still plenty of clunky old pages out there to charm him. But it does make me pause and wonder where will weblogs go next? Your thoughts?
posted by debrahyde (8 comments total)

Things change.
posted by Postroad at 6:18 AM on September 6, 2001

...pause...wonder...
posted by xiffix at 6:34 AM on September 6, 2001

"Clunky charm"?......... Huh?. I think I just found a name for my band. Must be a slow week over the the Dee-Troit Times.

If spinning gifs, clashing colors and shitty layout are your forte, have at it my friend.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 7:01 AM on September 6, 2001

do weblogs have to go anywhere next? after all, diaries and gossip have been around forever.
posted by mis at 7:07 AM on September 6, 2001

Kevin -- Clunky Charms? Go for it. Just remember me in your liner notes.

mis -- Adam's article came at a time I'm contemplating changes to my own site. I guess the intersection of the two making me think about what's a bell and whistle and what's innovative. Ideas are falling more into the bell and whistle basket at this point, proving that innovation is more difficult than I thought. And when the initial concept, as you said, is sound in its own right, does it really warrant innovation?
posted by debrahyde at 7:18 AM on September 7, 2001

Kevin -- Clunky Charms? Go for it. Just remember me in your liner notes.

mis -- Adam's article came at a time I'm contemplating changes to my own site. I guess the intersection of the two making me think about what's a bell and whistle and what's innovative. Ideas are falling more into the bell and whistle basket at this point, proving that innovation is more difficult than I thought. And when the initial concept, as you said, is sound in its own right, does it really warrant innovation?
posted by debrahyde at 7:18 AM on September 7, 2001

Kevin -- Clunky Charms? Go for it. Just remember me in your liner notes.

mis -- Adam's article came at a time I'm contemplating changes to my own site. I guess the intersection of the two making me think about what's a bell and whistle and what's innovative. Ideas are falling more into the bell and whistle basket at this point, proving that innovation is more difficult than I thought. And when the initial concept, as you said, is sound in its own right, does it really warrant innovation?
posted by debrahyde at 7:19 AM on September 7, 2001

Must be a slow week over the the Dee-Troit Times.

Actually, the Metro Times is one of those tabloid-sized give-away alternative-type papers.
posted by kindall at 9:17 AM on September 7, 2001