From the desk of AWC member, Kendra Bonnett

Is Blogging Dead? How Blogging and Social Media Work Together.

I ask this question rather tongue in cheek because although I see articles proclaiming the death of blogging and how Twitter is the new blogging platform I know this not to be the case. Clearly a lot of people don't fully understand the division of labor between blogs and social media.

I decided to address the issue as I see it: With blogging as the author's central online platform for building a base of followers (readers) and social networking tools/sites as the means to get out to where the prospective readers might be milling about.

I posted the first article in two parts...because I blog on two sites--Story Circle Network's Telling HerStories and Women's Memoirs. I've received some good responses...enough to encourage me to keep writing about this topic. I'd like to share both links with my friends here on Linkedin. I'm listing the links in the order that I recommend you read the pieces. And as always, your insightful feedback is greatly appreciated.

Part 1: http://storycircle.typepad.com/scn/2009/08/blogging-is-deadin-case-you-hadnt-heard.html

Part 2: http://womensmemoirs.com/2009/08/is-blogging-dead-and-should-i-care/