Jason Kottke, probably my all-time favorite blogger, has been trying "something new" recently:
In the interest of growing the site beyond its current boundaries (i.e. me having to be seated in front of a computer 24/7/365), I'm trying something new on kottke.org. Starting tomorrow and continuing through next Tuesday, Joel Turnipseed will be editing the site.
While Joel has done a phenomenal job thus far, especially in his recent interview with Boing Boing's Cory Doctorow, I don't know if I am a fan of his style. His posts are simply too long.
One of the reasons kottke.org has been at the top of my list stems from the fact that most of Jason's posts are short, bite-sized blurbs about links. He calls them remaindered links. I like to think of them as examples of what all bloggers should do: link to the interesting content while still adding something to the conversation yourself. Granted someone needs to create the longer content, but a blogger doesn't always have to create it.
So my advice to future kottke.org editors is to keep things smart and short, for the most part.
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