I just ran across a post today that recommends people stop blogging and move on to other technology to communicate.  The article, linked here, comments that most blogs are relegated to the dark corners of the blogosphere because they just don’t have the traffic to get noticed anymore.  Also, what is mentioned is that those that do get comments, get hecklers more than anything.

To this I would say: “Bah”, you’re missing the point of blogging for a great number of people that actually use the technology these days.  The point about microblogging, countered appropriately by many in the comments, is invalid since most bloggers are out to either record their experiences for Google referencing on very specific topics, or are out to disseminate information to a very targeted crowd such as family or a close network of friends and colleagues anyway.

Furthering this point of view is the idea that blogs are no longer primarly “publicized” by means of Google or aggregation sites.  They are publicized by means of other bloggers, social network utilities and content aggregation sites like FriendFeed or MyBlogLog.

So, as I continue my exploration of blogging and it’s function in my life, I continue to see a lot of use for it.  I can’t imagine, for example, how I would post these thoughts in a Twitter style microblog.  Nor could I see creating the entries I put in my various blogs into the limited “notes/blogging” services of MySpace or Facebook.

Well, the installation of Wordpress MU went fairly smoothly, although a problem that I think was with my ISP caused me to have to download it straight to my webserver for the installation.  After that, the setup was insanely easy, although I managed to “Archive” my main site by accident, locking me out until I did a database fix.

Anyway, I have to say that I’m very happy with the interface.  I’m also very happy with the rich set of themes, widgets, and the rich community surrounding the product.  The requirements for hosting your own are very low, unlike some of the others I’ve tried in the past.  We’ll see how actively I can use this now.

Signing off to get some sleep…   I know, I know, it’s still REALLY early for a techie.