The opportunity cost for Facebook and Twitter is much lower than blogging, especially when most blogs were meant to target friends, relatives and co-workers. Re

The opportunity cost for Facebook and Twitter is much lower than blogging, especially when most blogs were meant to target friends, relatives and co-workers. Really, if blogging was meant to be taken as social networking, there's no point in setting up something outside of what all of your friends are doing unless it's a special case. And, right or wrong in terms of openness, that's what's happening. As per "special cases:" most blogs left tend to be dedicated and area-specific, meaning that a blogroll is somewhat pointless. Look at Smitten Kitchen: it's a highly targeted website about a specific area, not a general purpose "Hey guys" website. No blogroll, no need for one. If you're doing small-kitchen cooking, great. If not, you probably know about Serious Eats. The few weblogs left are analogous to 'zines, when everybody else was mailing letters and talking on the phone. "Revolution girl-style now" indeed.