Fred seems like a very successful and intelligent person whose opinion is respected in his blog readership.
I couldn't help but think that having a successful blog readership altered his opinion of the value of different social media.
I felt it was very narrow of him to 'reject' the possibility that a direct person to person private letter can hold more gravity for the parties involved than a comment on a blog posting. Most people do not like to discuss private matters, meetings etc. on a public forum.
Most people do not have 'followers' who will alter their plans based on a blog posting. It is a much more casual reading forum than email--which is a very direct form of communication in the same vein as postal mail.
Email isn't going anywhere, it may just take a slightly different form and become more convenient. The social network messaging features are not quite as useful as email yet, and by the time they are, they will essentially be email providers themselves, in addition to their networking attributes.
I followed a lighthearted blog called 'Everything I like causes cancer'. The posts were short, and amusing. My favorite was a description of a scenario in which a 'long haired tree trimmer' seems to be cutting branches from the ground with his mind.
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