The winter edition of Reconstruction is now online with a collection of essays about the Theories and Practices of Blogging.
Global Culture is featured in the Why I Blog section, among a fascinating list of peers addressing the fundamental question about our craft. It is difficult to understand how a medium that has little monetary rewards is having such a profound impact on our society, but as I explained in hackers & work culture:
increasing number of people are moving away from their mandated jobs and investing their own time to develop all kinds of personal projects that provide real entertainment. They do it because they can, because they have resolved their most basic needs in life and can afford to be distracted a few hours a day. The Protestan Ethic is becoming obsolete and no longer provides a true incentive for people to participate in the capitalist machinery.
The collective wisdom compiled by guest editors Michael Benton and Lauren Elkin provide an incredibly useful reference about the art of blogging and the impact it is having on our digital culture.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Jorge Aranda // Nov 27, 2006 at 5:13 pm
Great news, and even better ideas in that Why I Blog section! Thanks for sharing.
2 Michael Benton // Nov 28, 2006 at 12:29 am
Juan thanks for your contribution to the issue and the plug here at your site.
Jorge–glad you liked it!
3 Manuel // Dec 5, 2006 at 1:18 pm
Congratulations!
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