Say it ain't so

In the backgroud: Rocketman (live and accoustic), by Jason Mraz

What Blogs Cost American Business
Adage.com reports that in 2005, employees will waste 551,000 years reading them.
http://adage.com/news.cms?newsId=46494

[Really? I wonder if the surplus from all those unused vacations would cancel out that deficit?]

Could it be - that the human nature embedded in that lure to read somebody else's diary, the basic premise on why people read and (most definitely) write blogs? The percentages are split between those who maintain web logs for correspondence/journal purposes, those notable ones that have a very specific angle (e.g. Political, social, cultural etc... or even one focused on wayward Bangkok street dogs), or perhaps those blogs that are a hybrid of both - less structured yet aiming to show some semblance of credibility over the random musings.

(Ehem... Er, throat's dry.)

It is website management for the less tech-savvy. It is convenient and cutting edge. It is a medium fast permeating into that journalism sphere - the fact that the debate of "blogs as journalism" is present only validates the magnitude in which the idea tipped into the core of this culture.

On my first post, my reasons for were stated - and more reasons were added as I trudged on. Blogs are in that same avenue as the advent of sliced bread. But reading them at work? Industry-related ones being reviewed on work time goes toward the education portion of the day, and for that reason I wouldn't consider it wasted time. But if you saw a Pepsi can, which would trigger you to visit the updates on a blog dedicated to that girl in the Pepsi commercial - that remains in question.