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Re:Why the Kids Don't Blog and Grandma's on Facebook by J3L2404 on Thursday December 16, 2010 @11:32AM (#2012555)
Kids don't blog because most don't write in essay form and are trending towards shorter form, shorter attention span communications.

Grandmas are signing up for FB in record numbers to see pictures of their grandchildren, which they obsess over.

Re:Why the Kids Don't Blog and Grandma's on Facebook by flogic on Thursday December 16, 2010 @11:35AM (#2012568)
Well most people don't blog. We just don't have that much to say.
Re:Why the Kids Don't Blog and Grandma's on Facebook by J3L2404 on Thursday December 16, 2010 @11:48AM (#2012612)
I hope that is not true. I think it is more a matter of organizing your thoughts into something you deem presentable to an audience. Maybe the Dunning-Krueger effect explains the generally low quality of many blogs - Potentially high caliber bloggers are overly self-critical and don't publish, for others the converse.
Re:Why the Kids Don't Blog and Grandma's on Facebook by flogic on Thursday December 16, 2010 @05:31PM (#2014096)
Maybe. There are a number of things I don't find original enough to be worthy of a blog post or don't have enough data to feel comfortable saying. There are a few rare things but they fall under the terms of the exclusive lease my employer has on my brain.