I can't really disagree with anything in this New York Times piece. In fact, I'm not even sure it's a story to begin with. I see more and more an attempt to drive a wedge between social media platforms, but the truth is they remain complementary. Teen-agers, especially those in high-school, don't blog. Nor should they, when Facebook and Twitter and Tumblr do the job nicely, thank you very much. If they want more deliberative platforms, there are other avenues, but most teen-agers just aren't looking for that kind of conversation.
Question is, are blogs really waning, like the headline suggests? No. So why do media outlets like the New York Times continue to plead ignorance about blogs and social media, especially when they boast over 50 of them?
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