Sunday, December 01, 2002

Between the frames: half thoughts, an unresolved think-ette, at Invisible Shoebox. I'm almost finished the Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics) and have found it very useful. Last night I was reading his thoughts on what happens "between" the comic frames- enormous or tiny jumps in both space and time can happen in that thin ribbon of white. This made me think about the spaces between blog posts. Time is dealt with differently in blogs to time in comics, of course- the date/time stamps fixes the words to a particular moment. But things happen between entries- again, large or small movements in thinking and it is interesting to chart the jumps that happen between several posts on a page- particularly when the topics are related. You are often able to watch an idea develop or unfold, or a story being resolved or fleshed out. Often what has happened between posts is that a reader has offered some insight- either in the comments page or via email. Feedback from readership can have a very direct and very immediate impact on the content of a blog. (thanks, Jill!) 8:59:03 AM    comment []

"Blog" watch: A (selective) reader at Driver 8 reviews the earliest use of the word by on-line media outlets and features a selected list of articles from those same outlets employing "blog". 2:25:44 AM    comment []