"blogosphere"

[cos]

greyhame recently linked to some discussions on blogs about hating the word "blog". Personally I don't mind the word at all, and I even refer to livejournals as "blogs" sometimes. But I think they have a point when they talk about "blogosphere" being a silly word. Every once in a while I write something where I need to use a word for that concept, and though I usually end up writing "blogosphere" it's usually after spending thirty seconds trying to think of ways to avoid using that word. So, I skimmed through Rox Populi's comment thread where people were suggesting terms we could use instead. And then I cracked up:

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Personal Accounts

Comments

[dr-memory.livejournal.com]

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

I can't look away. I hate you.

[dr-memory.livejournal.com]

THE POWER OF THE SIDEBURNS COMPELLS YOU

[lachesis.livejournal.com]

Lapels and chest hair and sideburns, oh my...

[adaptively.livejournal.com]

The utter angularity of their outfits makes me afraid of tripping and impaling myself on them.

Just what I needed.

Another irrational fear. ;)

[lachesis.livejournal.com]

they have outfits you could make quadratic equations out of!

well, YOU could. :)

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

I can multiply your pain.

http://www.nyheter.nu/kultur/

[dr-memory.livejournal.com]

Figures one of my friends would actually know the origin of that... thing.

[cos]

You realize what you've made me imagine?

Bush going on tour with an opening band, "The Private Accounts", with Ashcroft as lead singer.

[bluesleeper.livejournal.com]

I believe you mean, "personal accounts". Do you dare doubt the ways of the Ownership Society?

[wanderingdavi.livejournal.com]

I understand not liking the word blog. It's unpleasent to say. Honestly, it's just a dull word that drags on and on and on.

BLOOOOOG

This is why I use LiveJournal. I mean, aside from it being the best. It's a very happy word. Even the shortened version (El-Jay) which looks rediculous typed out, is fun to say. LiveJournal is easily verbed to LiveJournaling, though Blogging has the same charactarisitc, so it's not really an advantage either way.

My $0.02