Tietje - the blog.

I have been thinking recently about my blog. Its a great thing to have, and it is fun to write about certain topics–but is it necessary?

With awesome tools like Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Digg, Ustream.tv, and Qik, who needs a blog anymore? I feel like they are almost a thing of the past for people like myself who are just trying to stay in touch with friends and family in different places. Many of the social networking sites that I listed above work together seamlessly. For example, when I start streaming live video off of my iPhone via Qik, it automatically sends a Tweet on Twitter which in turn updates my Facebook status. Facebook also has a Flickr app, as well as a plug in to iPhoto to make uploading photos to Facebook a piece of cake. When I digg a story on Digg.com, Facebook automatically publishes that story onto my Facebook wall. Everything just works together.

People give Facebook a bad name for some reason, but when you use it to its full potential (which means not having Christmas trees, cartoon characters, and other ridiculous apps) it is an amazing tool to keep in touch and network with friends and family. Think about some of the tools it has itself without incorperating other networking sites at all. It has an email feature. You can create and manage groups and message all the members at the same time with the click of a button. It integrates with Twitter. Commenting on status’, photos, and other actions is a piece of cake.

Pretty much our entire family uses Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr (except for Dad, who I wish used Twitter and Facebook more often). Because of this, I am considering deleting my personal blog. Click here for an article on this very same subject.

What do you all think?