Charlie Lowe ponders whether or not blogs will become the next email or IM craze for college students. I personally wonder if blogs can ever reach that level if students see them as being educational tools. I also wonder if something that is not synchronous can ever have the same level of immediate gratification that one gets from IM. Most of the complaints that I hear from students about blogs is the permenance of the medium. Students worry about accountability when their words are made public and "permanent" on the Web.
How popular will blogging become among teens? | Kairosnews