The blog and the social media elitists

While trying to find a topic to discuss in this week's blog I came across a blog discussing whether or not blogs fit into the ever-expanding realm of social media. I find it interesting that there are people who don't see blogs as an aspect of social media. Personally, I see blogs as an important part of social media that a business should have within its arsenal.

Why wouldn't blogs be considered a part of social media? The informal nature of a blog encourages both reader and writer to have a more open dialogue. While this notion of open dialogue has been adopted by more traditional forms of media, which might make blogs seem more like traditional media than they actually are, one could argue that traditional media is trying to appear more like social media.

Maybe social media elitists (if they even exist) want users to believe that social media is a new creature that has yet to be tamed, and that blogs are simply too old to be a part of social media.

I think the fact that anyone can blog and be heard makes the blog an integral part of social media that we should not discredit. The relevancy of the blog cannot be denied. This assignment highlights that fact.