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Breaking News! The Blog Is Dead?

This is indeed a Breaking News. But Bloggers, please do not get shocked by reading the title!

No! The Blog is not dead, but it is equally dead!

Now let me put it in another way: “The Blog Is Not Dead but it’s down!”

The so-called “Dead” or “Down” thing or story is a BIG story in itself!

Just a few days back yet another death happened in the family of Google Its prestigious social media platform a competitor to Facebook, Google Plus is dead.

Yes, death is inevitable and it happens in and around us on a daily basis.  But the death of such platforms will surely give much pain to its millions of users.

Philipscom Web Page Was Down (Dead) For Four Days

For almost four days my web page has disappeared from the light of the world!

Or let me put it this way:  “The web page was not visible on the World Wide Web!”

Yes, it went down!  This happens sometimes due to some technical errors with the hosting platforms.

The technical word that the bloggers or the web hosters give to this phenomenon is “This Page is Down” or some say”  “It is under maintenance, Try sometime later”

But some hosters put this in a very sad way:  “This page is suspended

There are many reasons for this down thing or whatever you call it!  I am not going into the details of that issue.

Or, since I am a newbie in these technical aspects I can’t explain it further in a blog post like this!   This post is a different subject which comes up in my mind just a few days back!

The other day I read an article about how to get traffic or attention to your old posts?

And the writer said:  “If your blog page is filled with a number of posts there is every chance that those old posts go down the pit and nobody, not even the author may look into it or give attention to it.”

My thought went wild on that particular statement, Oh my… I have nearly 1000+ posts on my site and I need to give some kind of life to the old posts. Otherwise, many, especially our new contacts or visitors may not know about those posts.  Sometimes that may be worth reading than the latest ones.

So I decided to do some re-purposing process with some of my archive posts.  And the thought of starting from the Alphabet “A” thus I did some polishing job to one of the old posts titled: Here Comes “Ariel” The Knol Author Now A Blogger….   Just after doing the polishing job I posted a notification about this updated post on my Facebook wall that I generally do whenever a post goes live.

Ariel the Google's Knol Author now a blog author via pvariel.com Share on X

Immediately I received a mail-in my comment box from one of my esteemed readers!

She is, in fact, a recent online friend on my page! She is a curious reader too!  Reading the title of the post she is more curious about the word “Knol” and she expressed her anxiety in her comment.  I explained to her through my reply comment to some extent.

The Breaking News Is This:  “The Blog Is Not Dead But The Knol Is Dead”

Google’s Knol Story – A Bit Of It

This incident made me think again about the sad demise of Google’s Knol.  Yes, the blog is not dead, but the KNOL is dead!

Again coming to the word “KNOL, it’s new to many of my new friends’.   But it is an old word Google coined for its wonderful platform.  ‘KNOL’ is the short form of ‘knowledge’.   That was indeed a knowledge-sharing platform.

Google started this amazing platform with much enthusiasm and in fact, many of the famous authors, scientists, doctors, philosophers and many intellectuals gathered in this platform to share their knowledge in their respective fields. In the initial stage, it was flourishing like a big knowledge tree!

The blog is not dead, but the KNOL is...Read @ pvariel.com Share on X

They planned to develop it exactly like Wikipedia and that was going on well with lots of contents added to the platform every day.

Famous authors and intellectuals were the main users of that platform, hot discussions and debates were going on with its users and everyone thought that it will surely beat Wikipedia.

But sad to say Google decided to shut that shop after running for almost two years.

The reason they said is a scarcity of staff to manage such a huge platform. Maybe the income flow too was not that they expected.

Anyways, to tell you the truth, that was a wonderful platform I came across with many online friends.

In fact,  this platform a paved way for me to develop my hidden talents. The users, though they were high profile writers and researchers they were very co-operative and helpful.

I still have contact and relationship with many of them.  Two of my knol posts on Philately and Tree won knol awards. It is mentioned in the sidebar of my knol page,  to see that please Click on the above screenshot and expand it to read.

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Picture Credit. Partic Lahaye (The Knol Author, designed it for my Philately knol post.

Though Google did shut the door, fortunately, all our contents they saved and made arrangements to migrate it to the WordPress platform.

They had a tie-up with WordPress and allowed its authors to migrate it to WP or Blogger.com or other platforms.

A few years back that was a serious discussion on the pages of many other similar platforms and social media.

In short, that shutting down made me start my own blogs.  “A blessing in disguise”.   I wrote this information because of your curiosity to know what “KNOL” is.

I am sure many of my new friends here too do not know what knol is! So this brief information will give an idea.

You can read more about Knol at this link: PVAriel The Knol Author   And More  HERE

While writing this post I received yet another notification via Google+ in that Ryan Hanley the famous blogger mentioned about this serious subject in one of his Facebook notification.

Yes, the ‘blog death’ can happen at any time if you are using a rented platform!

For example, take the case of Google’s Knol platform and its premature death (mentioned above).

That was indeed a great headache to many of its users.  In fact, all of its users were in a dilemma after hearing Google’s decision to wind up the platform.

This type of death occurred not only to Knol but to various other platforms too, even from Google and various other social media platforms which disappeared within a short span of its creation.

Google’s own ‘Orkut’ buzz and various other platforms are fitting examples of this phenomenon.

So if we use a rented platform for our contents there is a chance of disappearance or death!

However, if we are on our own land it won’t get ruined instead we can do some maintenance and bring it to restoration.

Blog death’ can happen at any time if you are using a rented platform.via pvariel.com Share on X

Yes, even if it faces some kind of calamity we can definitely fix it! (Example this page faced one such phenomenon recently as mentioned above) So beware of using rented platforms for a long time.

In fact, it is a wonderful medium to share our feelings or for that matter, anything you prefer that can be kept open to the public or we can keep it as only for a secluded group or community.

Though in the beginning blogging started as a passion or hobby, slowly the business community took note of the vast marketing opportunities hidden within and now they occupy a major part of it.

Take the case of any business firms’ (small or big),  though they have different websites they will be creating a separate blog page to get in touch with their clients instantly and also to inform about the latest developments, product or resource launch.

In short,  as long as the industries or the business firms prevail so long will the blogs stay or live.

Also, see the infographic below: It gives an amazing statistic about the present blogging arena!

A Statistic On Blogs

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Infographic Credit: BHW Geek

According to Wikipedia, 248 million blogs in existence,  not to mention 271 million active Twitter accounts tweeting half a billion times a day.

In short, every half a second a new blog is created somewhere in the world!

Amazing indeed! How then can anyone say, blogging is dead?  Yes, the BLOG is not dead.  It is here to stay!  Long Live Blog And Blogging!

Please watch this related video by Larry Port CEO of RocketMatter.com

Check out this related post on this subject:Breaking News

 

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Yes, we are living in a competitive world and everyone wants to stand out on top.  In the field of blogging too this is the same story.

So make sure that your contents are worth debatable and usable!

Notice that the World Wide Web is filled with all sorts of content. Let us make it a point to stand out among them.

As someone said in a discussion thread,“the Internet is filled with a lot of crap!”

Yes, in fact, a majority of content now available on the internet is crap!

No doubt such content will die soon!

So let us stand out with our quality products for the benefit of our readers and clients.

In short, blog or blogging is not going to die. It is here to stay!

Every day thousands and thousands of blog posts are appearing on the world wide web spaces.

More and more encouraging notes and publications are publishing on this subject called blog and blogging.

So Many Questions

How to start a blog?   How to get traffic to your blog pages?  How to promote your blog/web pages?

How to monetize your blog pages? and so many similar types of articles are published every day and it is consumed by many.  How to write a quality post?

This is a big question all blog authors face now, especially the newbies.

Here is an answer to that! Yes,  Here is a piece of timely information, the latest in line with this subject,  an eBook was written and published by one of my online friends Theodore Nwangene.

You can download this free ebook from the pages of Amazon.  The download link is given at the end of this post. Read this small Review on that wonderful eBook:

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This is an excellent eBook which talks A to Z of blog writing. The author Theodore well-presented 21 vital aspects a writer should look into very seriously before presenting it to the world.

I am sure the purchase of this eBook will clear all your doubts, fear, anxiety, etc. about writing contents for blogs as well as to make an eBook or for that matter a printed book filled with any information.

This is no doubt a must-read book for all writers especially the one who eagerly wait or want to become a writer/blogger.

I recommend this book to all newbie bloggers since it gives or shares almost everything a blogger needs to know before venturing into the field of writing.

The author presented a good number of connected links in relation to writing.

I am so glad that I could land on this page to obtain a copy of it.

This is indeed a wonderful guide to a new writer! Thanks, Theodore for sharing this wonderful and informative piece in the form of an eBook.

I appreciate you for the pain you have taken to make it more usable and adorable copy for the newbie readers. I also appreciate my friend Lorraine Reguly of Wording Well for the efforts she put into this eBook to make it in a more readable form.

Thanks, Theodore for the wonderful effort he put in to create an educative tool to the newbie writers. Expecting more such challenging pieces from him in the future to the benefit of the readers around the world.

An excellent eBook which talks A to Z on blog writing! Check out @ Philipscom @PVAriel Share on X

Keep it up, my friend. Keep up the good work.

You can download this informative eBook by clicking on this link: 21 Writing Hacks.

 With the help of such writings may the blog pages roll on and on…!  Let it not die!

Let it roll on… Long Live Blogging!

With best regards

For Philipscom

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Philip Verghese Ariel

Published on: Nov 6, 2015 @ 02:53

Updated on November 30, 2017

Updated on: Apr 4, 2019 @ 00:53

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66 Comments

  1. Quick Cash System
    Quick Cash System

    Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though you relied on the video to make your point. You obviously know what youre talking about,then why waste your intelligence on just posting videos to your blog when you could be giving us something informative to read?
    Thanks,
    – Maria Annis
    Quick Cash System recently posted…Quick Cash SystemMy Profile

    November 6, 2015
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    • Hi Maria,
      Thanks for the visit and the valuable feedback.
      Keep sharing
      Have a wonderful and profitable week ahead.
      ~Philip

      November 9, 2015
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    • Hi Maria,
      Thanks for the visit and the feedback. And ha, of course for the findings.
      Keep visiting.
      Have a good day
      Best Regards
      ~Philip

      November 11, 2015
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    • Hi Mohammed,

      Thank you so much for your visit and for the uplifting feedback.
      Yes, Thank God Blog is not dead! in fact as you said its kicking indeed!
      May you have a wonderful and profitable week ahead. :-)
      Best Regards
      ~Philip

      November 9, 2015
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    • Hi Mohammed,
      Welcome to my page :-)
      Thanks for the valuable time here.
      Keep visiting.
      Have a wonderful day. :-)
      Regards
      ~philip

      November 11, 2015
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  2. Hi Phillip,
    This piece is reflective. It reminds us about the state of blogging. Its now an important part of online marketing.

    If we blog with good content there is no doubting the fact that we are going to enjoy productivity.

    Thanks for sharing this detailed stats from the Infographic. Bloggers should re-think and give more value to what they do!

    I left the above comment in kingged.com as well
    Sunday recently posted…Breaking News! The Blog Is Dead!My Profile

    November 6, 2015
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    • Hi Sunny,
      Thank you so much Sunny for the visit and valuable insight you put in to this post.
      Yes, I fully agree with you that the good result or the productivity of a content mainly depends on its quality.
      Yes, the infographic statistics gives some facts about the present blogging world.
      Thanks for the wonderful feedback at Kingged too!
      Keep sharing Sunny. May you have a profitable week ahead. :-)
      Best
      Philip

      November 9, 2015
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  3. Hi Philip

    It feels good to be back here on your blog after my 6 week blogging break. The title of this post caught my attention and I am glad that I was able to read it.

    It is very insightful and I am glad to know that we both agree blogging is not dead and it is here to stay. So many of us have done great writing and have some of the best content but so true once they go into the archive no one really remembers them, including us the writer.

    I have freshened up a post or two in the past and reblogged them just because I thought them to be so valuable and that my new readers needed to know about them.

    Thanks for the inspiration. Great job. Have a blessed weekend. :-)

    Yvonne I. Wilson recently posted…6 Simple But Smart Ways To Live In AbundanceMy Profile

    November 7, 2015
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    • Hi Vyonne,
      Thank you very much for the kind visit and for the insightful feedback.
      Yes, We need to check our archives every now and then and to bring back them or freshen them for the benefits of our new readers. That will give a fresh look or catch up with the present trend, we can add few latest ingredients too!
      Thanks again for your valuable time here again after your blogging break.
      Keep going
      Keep sharing
      Best
      ~ Philip

      November 12, 2015
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  4. Hi Philip ,
    now I know what Knol is :)
    Thank you for this interesting story about Knol.
    It is really important to have our own blog and hosting.
    The Infographic is interesting as well . Blogging seems to
    be like a kind of new Magazine :) People find the Bloggers
    and content which they like to read.This means you are right,
    we all need to give good quality to the reader and I think
    blogging wont die :)
    Thank you ,interesting to read
    Erika

    November 8, 2015
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    • Hi Erika,
      Nice to see you here again!.
      Hey, in fact your comment on the said page made me to write this post.
      Thanks a lot for expressing your anxiety about the knol.
      Hope you now got an idea about Knol.
      And yes, always depending on some platform is a risky job!
      whereas we have our own platforms it will be more safe.
      Nice to read your insightful feedback here again.
      Keep visiting
      Keep sharing
      Have a great week ahead
      ~ Philip

      November 12, 2015
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  5. Thanks for the clarification. When I read the title my first thought was that you had given up on blogging. Glad to see that’s not the case. The blogosphere has certainly changed since Knol. There can be no question that it is here to stay. I’m glad for that and for your presence.

    November 8, 2015
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    • Hey Gayle,
      Nice to see you here again.
      Yes, oh a BIG NO! Not to give up!
      But I am here to stay with the blog and blogging!!! :-) :-) :-)
      When people like you are here on the blog sphere Blog or blogging is not going to die!
      Thank you so much for your kind presence.
      Keep sharing!
      Best Regards
      ~Phil of AC

      November 9, 2015
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    • Hi Edward,
      What a joy to see you here again!
      Indeed the time at AC and Knol was really remarkable,
      And ha we are all around here in the blogsphere with
      some kind of different activities, no doubt Blogging
      is here to stay!
      Thanks for your kind presence here.
      Keep in touch
      Have a good day
      ~Phil of AC & Knol

      November 9, 2015
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    • Hello Atish,
      Good to see you here again.
      As said that was indeed a wonderful platform!
      But what to say it is dead and now
      Knol is part of history!
      Thank you very much for your valuable time here.
      Best
      ~Philip

      November 9, 2015
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  6. Mukesh Negi
    Mukesh Negi

    Thank you so much for the amazing post. Thank God! Blog is not Dead! first was also thought that blog is almost dead

    Thanks Philip Verghese for sharing awesome post.
    Mukesh Negi recently posted…6 Ways to Create Effective PPC CampaignMy Profile

    November 8, 2015
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    • Hi Mukesh,
      Happy to see you on this page for the first time.
      A warm welcome to you. :-) Thanks for your wonderful feedback,
      Keep visiting
      Have a great week ahead :-)
      Best Regards
      ~Philip

      November 9, 2015
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  7. Vashishtha Kapoor
    Vashishtha Kapoor

    Really stunning and inspiring.
    I am happy that the blog is UP now.
    I never knew about KNOL before.
    THanks for making me to know about what exactly it was.
    Have a nice day sir
    Keep rocking.
    :)

    November 9, 2015
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    • Hi Vashishtha,
      Good to see you here again after a gap.
      Hope you are doing well with your exam and pages! LOL
      Yes, in fact this note’s main purpose was that to give some idea to people like you (the youngsters) about that wonderful platform managed by the Giant search engine called Google!
      Hope you got some general idea about it, if you visit the connected links you will get more information about Knol. :-)
      May you too have a wonderful week ahead.
      Keep sharing
      Best
      ~Philip

      November 12, 2015
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      • Hi
        Yeah. You have put everything in a really interesting way.
        I was taking a look in the KNOL history.
        Hey, you started blogging because KNOL was discontinued?
        You’re really an inspiration for me sir. Motivated. :)
        I was unplugged for a couple of months and yes I admit that.
        But now I will be here.
        Cheers.
        Have a nice day sir
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        December 2, 2015
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  8. Hey Philip,

    I’ve heard of Knol before. I believe it was from one of your blog posts, but I never participated in it.

    But you’re right. It’s to your advantage to start your own blog which is coined “A Self Hosted Blog” versus the free ones because you never know when the doors will be shut.

    I was curious about the title. I thought you were going to give up on blogging LOL.. I should’ve known better.

    The video was interesting. There’s a huge difference between the blogosphere back in 2006 versus the blogosphere now. It was a lot more simpler and you could get away with a lot of stuff. By the time I came into the blogging game, that’s when things started to drastically change. It was confusing and frustrating for me at first, but I was able to adjust well to it.

    Thanks for sharing Philip! Have a great week ahead!
    Sherman Smith recently posted…Why Your Blogging Goals Suck As A BeginnerMy Profile

    November 9, 2015
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    • Hi Sherman,
      What a joy to see you here again after a bit gap.
      I am glad to know a bit more about your blogging experiences,
      Yes, as you said, things in blogsphere changed a lot since 2006.
      Oh My, tremendous changes!!
      As the statistics says, a new blog is born every other seconds!
      That is indeed amazing! It is really tough to cop up with the new trend,
      but i am happy that you could overcome all those hurdles.
      Keep it up
      Keep going
      Have a great and profitable week ahead.
      Best
      ~philip

      November 12, 2015
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    • Hi Naman,
      Good to see you here again.
      Yes, I re-posted it there.
      Hope you enjoyed reading it
      May you have a wonderful day
      Keep sharing
      Regards

      November 12, 2015
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    • Hi Jan,
      What a joy to see you here on my page for the first time.
      Here comes a Warm Welcome to Philipscom.
      Thank you so much for the kind and uplifting word. :-)
      Keep visiting
      I do reciprocate
      Have a good day
      Best
      ~Philip

      November 12, 2015
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  9. Chery Schmidt
    Chery Schmidt

    Hello Philip, Yeppers before I started blogging I had a bunch Knol’s up, I couldnt believe it when I was notified that Google was shutting them down, Oh Well this was just another one of things that pushed me to Blogging..

    Good thing to or I would never have met you!! LOL
    Great Share my friend.
    Thanks and do have an amazing week ahead
    Chery :))

    November 10, 2015
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    • Hi Chery!
      Woo Hoo You are here again!
      I am so glad to see you on this land called Philipscom!!! LOL
      Yes, that shutting down was really a shock to all the know authors,
      one way as i mentioned that was a blessing in disguise :-)
      We could start our own pages.
      Keep sharing my dear friend
      I just dropped a comment on that wonderful road trip.
      May you have a great time ahead
      Best
      ~ Phil

      November 12, 2015
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  10. Hi Philip,

    I never heard the term KNOL until now. My goodness thankfully I never went that way. I always believed in having my own self hosted blog rather than rented space.

    So many things changed over the years since I started blogging. Google hit many of my friends with one thing or another. This is why I don’t like to depend on any rented space…even social sites. They are there, and they are wonderful to use, but you never know if they will go away.

    Love that infographic! When you think of how many blogs there are and how efficient it works for purchasing it is mind blowing!

    Enjoy your week ahead,

    -Donna
    Donna Merrill recently posted…Does Story Telling Work On Your Blog?My Profile

    November 11, 2015
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    • H Donna,
      Nice to see you here again.
      Hope you are doing well.
      Yes, it is good to know that you never travelled that route:-)
      That is really good, yes, having our own space is always good
      not much tension! yes, though the so called social media plotforms
      are good but we do not know they they shut their doors! Orkut was one such from Google.
      Anyways, very lately came to know about all these things. Good that we have our own lands!! :-)
      Oh my that infographic tells some amazing facts and figures about blogging. That is indeed amazing!
      Thanks Donna for your valuable time with a wonderful feedback
      May you have a great rest of the week
      Keep sharing
      Best
      ~ Phil

      November 12, 2015
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  11. Hi Philip,

    Interesting article, thanks – I didn’t know what “knol” was. You make a good point about using a self-hosted site. Before I knew better I wasted several good articles on “rented” space that either is no more, or kept getting taken down merely because I hadn’t changed what was actually “evergreen” information. Thank goodness someone enlightened me about self-hosted WordPress.

    To keep my old blog posts alive I use the free plugin “Revive Old Post”, formerly “Tweet Old Post” – although this isn’t without “dangers” as sometimes I see a totally irrelevant post “revived”. Fortunately there is an option to stop that in the plugin.

    Enjoy the rest of your week, Joy
    Joy Healey recently posted…Sizes Of Social Media ImagesMy Profile

    November 11, 2015
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    • Hi Joy,
      Good to see you here on my page,
      There was a slight confusion who this is!
      The new avataar pic is really a refreshing one :-)
      Thank you so much for the valuable insight you brought in with the note.
      Yes, having our own self hosted page is always good instead of a rented one.
      Thanks again for sharing about reviving our old posts by using plugins.
      I need to check that plugin, but when i hear about plugin i am slightly afraid,
      once it happened that while adding a new plugin immediately something happened
      and the page went down. we need to be more aware while using plugins. anyways
      thanks for telling about this wonderful plugin called “Tweet Old Post”
      Keep sharing
      Have a great rest of the week
      Best Regards
      ~Philip

      November 12, 2015
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  12. “Yes, the blog is not dead, but the KNOL is dead!” Boy, I had forgotten all about Knol. I had never used it, so I did not really notice the difference when it went away.
    David Ghostwriter recently posted…Are you a #writer? Take this quiz.My Profile

    November 11, 2015
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  13. Oh my! Dave is here again!
    What a joy to see you here :-)
    It is really good to know that you never used it!
    In fact you were in the safe zone!
    Anyways that was a wonderful platform used by
    many. but sad to say Google stopped it.
    Thanks David for the kind visit and feedback.
    May you have a great week ahead. :-)
    Best
    ~philip

    November 12, 2015
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  14. ikechi
    ikechi

    Hi Philip

    This is a great content and I love the concept of your title.

    You are so right about using a rented space for content. This has a disadvantage as one can lose all his work to such platform. I have never knew about KNOL but I do love the way you use that experience to portray your point.

    Thanks for sharing. Take Care

    November 12, 2015
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    • Hi Ikechi,
      Thank you so much for your kind presence on my page again. :-)
      Yes, a rented space is indeed a rented space and anything can happen to it at any time LOL
      It has its own advantages and more disadvantages.
      Yes, Knol was a wonderful platform from Google, but sad it disappeared in few years time.
      Thanks again for the kind visit and for the insightful feedbac.
      Keep in touch
      May you have a great time of blogging. :-)
      All good wishes
      ~ Phil

      November 27, 2015
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  15. Hello Phillip,

    I remember Knol. I never used it though. This reminds me of the Squidoo situation. I had some lenses with them and they moved them to Hubpages so, I didn’t lose my content. I think sites like Knol and Squidoo are good for if you want to write content that does not pertain to your blog posts. Sometimes you want to write about different topics but you don’t want to change the niche of your blog. Plus, it can be hard to maintain many blogs with many different topics. Plus, everyone doesn’t want the responsibility of a blog. I believe that if you plan on doing business you need a blog. It all depends upon your needs.

    Knol and Squidoo really weren’t considered blogs. They were more like pages. Some people who used Squidoo and Know already had blogs they just used them to get more traffic to their blogs.

    Thanks for sharing this with us!
    Maketta recently posted…Do Viral Marketing Websites Really Work?My Profile

    November 12, 2015
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    • Hi Maketta,
      What a joy to see you here again after a gap. :-)
      Hope you are doing well.
      Yes, Knol, Squidoo, AC (Associated Content) – now managed by Yahoo are of course not blog pages but platforms.
      Nice to know that you know about KNOL but never used. Good, that was indeed a great initiative by Google to develop an alternative to Wikiepedia, but due to various reasons they could not continue it and the closed its door.

      Yes, blogs are an unavoidable or an essential part for any business, these days almost all business org keep a blog to update about their products and other resources. It can easily convey the current developments via blog than a web page.
      Sorry Maketta for the late response to your valuable insight.
      Keep sharing
      May have a great day
      Best
      ~ Philip

      November 27, 2015
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  16. Hi Phil,

    Wow! A blog every half second? And most die in the graveyard. So happy you’re up and running again and that you’re dispelling the silly notion that blogging is dying. No way. It’s growing, and it’s never been better, especially when you’re connecting with inspired folks like yourself PV.

    Ryan
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    November 13, 2015
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    • Hi Ryan,
      What a joy to see you here again! :-)
      Thanks for the wonderful feedback.
      Yes, every half second business is
      really an amazing thing!
      But sad the majority go into the graveyard!
      So sad to know that!
      Yes, blogging and its activities are growing day by day.
      That is what we are here again! :-)
      Keep Going with more vigour and enthusiasm!
      Good Wishes
      Best
      ~ Phil

      November 27, 2015
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  17. Hi, Philip Verghese ‘Ariel’ I am here today from PAC…Feels sorry to listen about that google shut the door of that platform anyways the blog is not dead its alive. I understand now what is knol. Great information shared we should be careful and avoid using any other platforms as it looks risky. Thanks for sharing.

    November 14, 2015
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    • Hi, Sazia,
      Good to see you here from PAC.
      Thanks for your visit and feedback.
      Good to know that the post helped you to get some information about knol.
      Yes, the free and rented platforms are risky and as said we need to be careful in this area
      Keep visiting
      Have a good day
      ~ Philip

      November 27, 2015
      |Reply
  18. Hi Brother Phil,

    I am late here with the comment. Actually, I wrote a comment on this post from my mobile but due to some reason, it does not show up here. I think the loss of connectivity in my mobile was the problem. Anyway, good to see this post and the catchy title.

    Regarding blogging, I don’t think it will disappear from the scene ever. But it will change its form in one way or the other. For example, In future, most of the blogs may have its equivalent in the form of apps and a blog without an app may be considered as an unimportant one.

    Also, I was not aware of the “Knol” pages you mentioned in the post. Good to have some information about that now.

    Hoping to read more posts soon.

    Keep Sharing.

    Have a great blogging journey.

    Reji Stephenson
    Reji Stephenson recently posted…Ideas for writing a blog postMy Profile

    November 15, 2015
    |Reply
    • Hi Reji,
      Good to see you here again,
      I understand your late coming and the problem you faced with the cell phone,
      This happened to me too, after typing the comment by mistake press some button it disappear!
      Anyways you are here today with a wonderful insight into the subject.
      Yes, blogging and blog activities are not going to die, instead it will continue in some for or other
      as you mentioned its now the time for Apps. everything thru Apps. Yes, as you said if we are not
      moving with the trend ours will become an outdated one LOL
      So lets update our things with the current trends!!! :-)
      Nice to know that you got some information about the disappeared Google’s Knol.
      Thanks again for your food wishes and valuable feedback.
      Keep in touch
      Have a great time of blogging ahead
      Best Regards
      ~Phil

      November 27, 2015
      |Reply
  19. microjob usa
    microjob usa

    Hi Philip,

    Nice to read this amazing post!
    Oh my God, I really got surprised to read the wonderful title, in fact that lead me to land here today via the Google Page!
    Yes, this is my first visit! :-)

    Good to know that Blog is not DEAD! Instead, it is LIVE and Kicking too!! That is really wonderful and GREAT! :-)

    I am from a home based business community called “Global Web Workers”. Yes, to earn extra income have become widely accepted all over the world, and is spreading like forest fire. Above all, they create a good image for the new job and because of a good reputation,
    they attract clients.

    The best home business is one for which you will commit to work on consistently to grow it.
    Keep in touch.

    Have a wonderful day.

    With Regards,

    -Marissa
    microjob usa recently posted…microjob usaMy Profile

    November 15, 2015
    |Reply
    • Hi Marissa,
      Thank you very much for your maiden visit.
      Glad to know that you liked the post,
      Yes, thanks for sharing about your activity.
      Keep visiting
      May you have a great week ahead
      Best
      Philip

      October 12, 2016
      |Reply
  20. Wow! That was new to me as well. I wasn’t aware of this KNOL thing before.
    Yes, we need to share quality content as well or else we are lost in the crowd.
    There is nothing to debate about or doubt on it.
    Thanks for sharing this knowledgeable post.
    ~ Pankaj
    Pankaj Dhawan recently posted…Visitors or Money: What am I looking for?My Profile

    November 16, 2015
    |Reply
    • Hi Pankaj,
      Good to see you here on my page!
      A warm welcome. :-)
      Thanks Pankaj for the feedback.
      Yes, quality is the thing here! :-)
      Keep visiting.
      Have a good day.
      ~ Philip

      November 27, 2015
      |Reply
  21. Desmond Garry
    Desmond Garry

    If some one wants expert view on the topic of blogging afterwards i advise him/her to pay a visit this web site, Keep up the nice job.
    Thanks for sharing
    Desmond

    November 26, 2015
    |Reply
    • Hi Desmond,
      Good to see your presence here.
      Thanks for the compliments.
      Keep visiting
      Have a good day.
      ~Philip

      November 27, 2015
      |Reply
  22. Hi Phil,
    What an eye catching and terrific Head line!!
    In fact your title brought me here! :-)

    In fact. it was about to finish my day, except before end my eye ball caught the attention of this amazing title, indeed a rare title, By reading this enormous article I could learn few more thing in the field of blogging and I could pick and improve my experience in the same field.
    Thanks for sharing this amazing and informative post.
    Great Day.
    Petra Hatton
    Gekijoban Oran Koko Hosutobu recently posted…Gekijoban Oran Koko HosutobuMy Profile

    November 27, 2015
    |Reply
  23. Rachel
    Rachel

    Hey Philip,

    I had seen the title of this post and got pretty curious as to what it had to say. I really enjoyed the statistics from the infographics. It is always so fascinating with so many people out there wanting their bit of internet attention. The short film certainly nailed the idea of sticking to a niche and knowing your audience. Something that I have long struggled with but have come to terms with in the sense that I am going to do it my way. I am here for the long haul, if it takes me a little longer to generate an audience that is not confused by my style then so be it.

    But I am rather glad blogging is not dead, I have just arrived and am no where near wanting to look for something else that may interest me.

    I am glad you sorted out KNOL for me. Before my time. And can I just say well done – 700 posts is an amazing amount. Really enjoyed the post. Thank you.

    Rachel.

    December 1, 2015
    |Reply
  24. Hi Philip

    This is my first comment on your blog.

    Vow! an amazing post. Everyone would be curious to read it after looking at the title.

    Great job. Thanks for sharing!
    Sonal Talwar recently posted…4 Key Pillars of Perfect HealthMy Profile

    December 1, 2015
    |Reply
  25. Christina Lynn
    Christina Lynn

    Hi Philip Sir,

    A bunch of information to each time by this blog,
    And when I saw the title, I really shocked!
    Oh My God! “The blog is dead” Oh NO!
    After reading the full text,I realized that Nothing Happened to BLOG!!
    Indeed an impressive article is this!
    Thanks for sharing such an impressive, interesting and informative post.
    I really enjoy reading it!
    Keep writing and tell us too about it! :-)
    Good Day. :-)
    ~ Christina Lynn
    Christina Lynn recently posted…Download SHAREit for PC (Official), Android, iPhone & WPMy Profile

    December 7, 2015
    |Reply
  26. Very interesting topic.
    Comments, Oh NO are not Dead at all!
    It is alive and as someone said its kicking! :-)
    I like the helpful information you provide in this post.
    A lot of informative tips are packed into your page,
    and I’ll bookmark your blog and will visit here as often as possible.
    Keep us informed with such value-added posts.
    I’m reasonably certain I’ll be informed lots of new stuff right here!
    Best of luck for the next!
    – Georgi

    May 28, 2016
    |Reply
  27. Kimsea Sok
    Kimsea Sok

    Hi, Philip.
    thanks for sharing this interesting article. :-)
    Yes, BLOG is not dead, instead it is very much Alive and yeah, it’s Kicking!!!
    Thanks for the download link of the eBook.

    I downloaded the book and will read. I have promised Theodore to review the book.

    Till now, I read some part of the book and it’s amazing indeed!
    Thanks for giving an idea (Review)about it.
    Have a wonderful time of sharing and caring

    October 12, 2016
    |Reply
  28. Thanks a lot Philip, for the kind mention about my eBook and the wonderful Review. :-)

    I really appreciate your supports to see that my book launch is a success.

    You have a very good blog here, I’m loving it :-)

    Let’s rock!
    Keep sharing

    October 12, 2016
    |Reply
  29. Lorraine Reguly
    Lorraine Reguly

    Thanks for the shout-out!

    I edited Theodore’s book and also helped with the formatting.

    More bloggers are becoming self-published authors nowadays! It’s great!

    October 12, 2016
    |Reply
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    Alberto Martine

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    Alberto

    April 9, 2019
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  32. Hannah Winson
    Hannah Winson

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    Indeed very interesting points you made thru this post.
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    April 10, 2019
    |Reply
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    September 11, 2019
    |Reply
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    Johnnie Paris

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    October 28, 2019
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