Notes on Blogging

James Joyner | Thursday, July 15, 2004

Terry Teachout has a list of fifteen very astute observations and predictions about blogging. The first is oh so true:

It’s almost impossible to explain what a blog is to someone who’s never seen one. That’s the mark of a true innovation.

Indeed, I’ve tried to explain it to people who have seen one and find it difficult.

Hat tip: Will Baude, who offers his own comments on many of Teachout’s.

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.

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