Weblogs: Back to the basics?

On August 22, 2005, in In English, Trends, Weblogs, by Hans Mestrum

Are we going back tot he basics with weblogs? So stripping all the scripts, blings, nics-to-have features? And just go back to simple logs? Could be. It is a trend of time: back to the basics. Gives more authenticity people think. Nowadays people like the simple, even not-ready things. For example correcting errors in postings. Not deleting them, no let people now what it was by the strike-through option.
frEdSCAPEs is now going to implement this KISS trend and thinks it is time for a change. You can read why he wants to go back to the basics. Because he thinks that weblogs will change overtime to be just:

- informative
- entertaining
- basic
- fast
- able to run on every platform

He is going to use another platform with which he thinks he can get the most of this functionality. He has chosen for: Radio Userland.

What do you think of Fred’s ideas? Will blogs change to Keep-It-Simple_Stupid? Do weblogs have functions in which functionality must be more than basics?

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