More on blogging

According to a number of folks who blog about blogging, it's our fault. "Bloggers have undermined the blogosphere."
Or, maybe, it's your fault - "You all are not clicking on the links like you used to."
In any event, it's changed.
For the worse?
"blogging has changed, but the blogging scene is in some ways in better shape than it was three years ago."
Want to know why? According to a poll conducted by smart people, Measuring Engagement of the Social Web: ‘07-’09 | PostRank Blog:

• you (we) are responding to more content later: 
  
• distribution of content is becoming truly distributed.
• the weak ties that everyone brings are helping the content to travel further and over longer periods of time

Further, we learn, "there has been a decline in hat tipping." We should be linking to other bloggers, calling out their good works, and building a spirit of community.
So, reflecting on all of that, I think I understand how this blogging thing is supposed to work:
First, I read a few local bloggers:

• Jeff at Wormtown Taxi writes today that The revenue hunting holiday Click It or Ticket campaign is kicking off now. He's cynical about the State Police's enforcement effort, regarding it as a revenue-generator more than a public safety program. 
• Nicole's post also notes that, because Massachusetts doesn't have a primary seat-belt law, police can't stop you just because you're not wearing a seat belt.

Then, I add my own notes:

• I support a primary seat belt law because I believe that seat belts are an important safety feature in all modern cars. 
• My experience has been that, while wearing a seat belt, I'm better able to avoid accidents. This has happened on several occasions, where I needed to swerve to avoid a collision. My seat belt kept me in my seat, such that I could keep control of the car.
  
• Of course, Massachusetts drivers, who wear their bad driving habits as badges of honor, insist on their right to put the rest of in danger because they want to do something stupid.
• [Disclaimer: my son is a sergeant in the Massachusetts State Police. My views do not necessarily reflect his or that of the State Police.]

Then, we add another link, Dee's Worcester Is MAJOR!™: Cellphone: Banned While Driving in MA! When?.
And, close with a quip:
The car in front of us was a Honda hybrid, the kind of car you'd expect to see while driving through Northampton. We followed this car for several miles, from one side of the city to other, until it finally turned off at a side road in Leeds. "That driver set a good example for saving energy," I said to my wife. "They conserved electricity by not using their directionals once."
And a link to a funny picture:

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