| Dear sir/madam, Though blogs and social networking sites are new communication medium, there are lots of questions that we need to short out before moving from e-mail list to new set of technologies. The major concern is –commenting feature. There are instances people simply abandoning their blogs because of the trouble they have had by anonymous commenter. One instance is Kathy Sierra’s controversy. After Sierra’s controversy Tim O’Rielly has to start "support responsible commenting" movement to keep away people from posing threats through blogs. The longevity of blogging discussion is also a debatable issue. Twitter you have to limit for 140 characters. Another thing is searching and archiving in e-mail list is much easier than some of new media tools. Social networking sites are not allowed in most of the organizations. Experimenting with new tools is imperative. Post-modern thinking of death of the author is extending to death of the e-mail lists. (recently there is a long and vibrant discussion has taken place on this topic in web4lib forum based on the article -. Change or Die: Scholarly E-Mail Lists, Once Vibrant, Fight for Relevance by Jeffrey R. Young) |