Some of it is impulsive and not well considered. Mine tends to be on the more slow and thoughtful side, though not always. I can be as impulsive as anybody. Often that’s fun, or important.

Anyway, I believe there is a difference in kind between blogging for buzz and blogging for less selfish and shallow effects. Wish somebody would name both.

It is my belief that the rapid pace of blogging for buzz causes one to include too much emotion, and not enough thought and consideration into one’s prose. A slower, more deliberate approach to discussing the issues, with attention to including a wider audience (via search engines, for examples and counter-point), would greatly increase the overall effectiveness of blogging as a means to discuss and uncover the truth.

A good healthy dose of the more traditional news rules (such as verifying ones sources), which are necessarily skipped in the rush to post, can’t hurt either.

What do you think, Doc?