Comments on: SBR14: Time to start a Scottish Bloggers Association? And an English perspective on independence http://scottishroundup.co.uk/2007/01/14/sbr14-time-to-start-a-scottish-bloggers-association-and-an-english-perspective-on-independence/ The best of Scottish blogging every week Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:24:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Naithin http://scottishroundup.co.uk/2007/01/14/sbr14-time-to-start-a-scottish-bloggers-association-and-an-english-perspective-on-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Naithin Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:56:46 +0000 http://scottishroundup.co.uk/2007/01/14/sbr14-time-to-start-a-scottish-bloggers-association-and-an-english-perspective-on-independence/#comment-64 Am a for it. Oor politics is in an afie sotter richt noo Naithin Am a for it.
Oor politics is in an afie sotter richt noo

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]]> By: Deacon Barry http://scottishroundup.co.uk/2007/01/14/sbr14-time-to-start-a-scottish-bloggers-association-and-an-english-perspective-on-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Deacon Barry Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:55:14 +0000 http://scottishroundup.co.uk/2007/01/14/sbr14-time-to-start-a-scottish-bloggers-association-and-an-english-perspective-on-independence/#comment-65 One difference between here and the US is time. They've been blogging since about 2003, whereas most blogs here seem to date from 2005-2006. They didn't have much impact on the presidential election, but by heck they had an impact in November. It takes time to build up a netroots movement. Another difference is that the blogs were providing virtually the only media opposition to the Republican government, which gave them the fuel of publicity. Whether the same model of political blogging will work in Scotland is debatable, given the different political set-up. I'm sure that in two years we'll have a thriving Scottish political blogscene. I just don't know what it'll look like. One difference between here and the US is time. They’ve been blogging since about 2003, whereas most blogs here seem to date from 2005-2006. They didn’t have much impact on the presidential election, but by heck they had an impact in November. It takes time to build up a netroots movement.
Another difference is that the blogs were providing virtually the only media opposition to the Republican government, which gave them the fuel of publicity. Whether the same model of political blogging will work in Scotland is debatable, given the different political set-up. I’m sure that in two years we’ll have a thriving Scottish political blogscene. I just don’t know what it’ll look like.

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