Comments on: No Competition in the German Tech Blogosphere Anymore http://notsorelevant.com/2008-05-25/no-competition-in-the-german-tech-blogosphere-anymore/ no expert in technology Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:31:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Carsten Pötter http://notsorelevant.com/2008-05-25/no-competition-in-the-german-tech-blogosphere-anymore/#comment-7385 Carsten Pötter Tue, 27 May 2008 19:38:02 +0000 http://www.notsorelevant.com/?p=679#comment-7385 First, thanks a lot for the long reply. I appreciate that. Second, I really, really like netzwertig.com. :) Though as much as I understand the need to establish a recognized tech blog, an authority even, which has the chance to influence discussion outside of the small blogosphere, I wish there was at least one other, similar blog that had a different agenda and opinions. Unfortunately there is none. First, thanks a lot for the long reply. I appreciate that. Second, I really, really like netzwertig.com. :)

Though as much as I understand the need to establish a recognized tech blog, an authority even, which has the chance to influence discussion outside of the small blogosphere, I wish there was at least one other, similar blog that had a different agenda and opinions. Unfortunately there is none.

]]> By: marcel weiss http://notsorelevant.com/2008-05-25/no-competition-in-the-german-tech-blogosphere-anymore/#comment-7373 marcel weiss Tue, 27 May 2008 00:52:13 +0000 http://www.notsorelevant.com/?p=679#comment-7373 Thats a fair point you make. Let me add a few thoughts: we at netzwertig.com are not the mainstreammedia. I link out as much as I can and I encourage the other authors to do so as well (not that they don't already on their own). I also highlight good articles elsewhere every workday morning; I'd prefer articles in german blogs, but you know..quality comes first. So if you run a good, thouhtful german tech blog chances are high you'll get some linklove now and then from us. It just happens now that there aren't really that much well written and thoughtful techblogs here -besides for example Thomas' blog which you mentioned already-. So, yes, right now most of the best or at least well-known germanspeaking techbloggers have combined forces so to speak. this will allow us to build something big, something that hopefully will go beyond the german blogosphere and will get recognized in the msm as well. that's my goal anyway. in the short term the discourse in the german techsphere will almost certainly get hurt by the concentration, I agree with you there, though we still have to see how much and if at all. but think long term. Like I said I'm more than willing to go out of my way to help small but thoughtful techblogs to get heard. Why? Because I'm a strong believer in the importance of a healthy public discourse. And the bigger the audience I can talk to the better the chances for helping me to finally get some discussing started over here. :) (oh and world-domination too, forgot that one, sorry) Thats a fair point you make.
Let me add a few thoughts:
we at netzwertig.com are not the mainstreammedia. I link out as much as I can and I encourage the other authors to do so as well (not that they don’t already on their own). I also highlight good articles elsewhere every workday morning; I’d prefer articles in german blogs, but you know..quality comes first.
So if you run a good, thouhtful german tech blog chances are high you’ll get some linklove now and then from us.
It just happens now that there aren’t really that much well written and thoughtful techblogs here -besides for example Thomas’ blog which you mentioned already-.
So, yes, right now most of the best or at least well-known germanspeaking techbloggers have combined forces so to speak. this will allow us to build something big, something that hopefully will go beyond the german blogosphere and will get recognized in the msm as well. that’s my goal anyway.
in the short term the discourse in the german techsphere will almost certainly get hurt by the concentration, I agree with you there, though we still have to see how much and if at all.
but think long term. Like I said I’m more than willing to go out of my way to help small but thoughtful techblogs to get heard. Why? Because I’m a strong believer in the importance of a healthy public discourse. And the bigger the audience I can talk to the better the chances for helping me to finally get some discussing started over here. :)

(oh and world-domination too, forgot that one, sorry)

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