Sunday, December 19, 2004
Triangle Blogging
Andy Wismar writes about the blog scene in the Triangle today. He notes that the Triad is the leader in the NC blog scene and wonders why a more tech-centric area like the Triangle has not kept up.
Only, he did not say it that nicely.
"How can Greensboro, often described as 'Raleigh without the PhD's' be this onto the scene, while myself, 50K other geeks at RTP tech companies, and umpteen thousands of NCSU, UNC, and Duke college students sit by idly?....imagine what would happen if a real city got motivated? "
Andy thinks that having advanced degrees and an understanding of microelectronics is a prerequisite for having a successful blogging community. I have both of those things, and neither has ever helped me blog.
Andy, building a blogging community is about individual insights, useful dialogue, and listening to others. It is not about having a PhD, a post hole digger to us blue collars in Greensboro.
Only, he did not say it that nicely.
"How can Greensboro, often described as 'Raleigh without the PhD's' be this onto the scene, while myself, 50K other geeks at RTP tech companies, and umpteen thousands of NCSU, UNC, and Duke college students sit by idly?....imagine what would happen if a real city got motivated? "
Andy thinks that having advanced degrees and an understanding of microelectronics is a prerequisite for having a successful blogging community. I have both of those things, and neither has ever helped me blog.
Andy, building a blogging community is about individual insights, useful dialogue, and listening to others. It is not about having a PhD, a post hole digger to us blue collars in Greensboro.
