However I think the argument should be positioned differently, and this is based on my belief/experience over the last 15 years of the web. Blogs in my opinion are just advanced websites with their key feature distinguishing features being that they are social by comparison with traditional database-driven websites.

History proves this theory as today's websites evolution mimic's a similar technological transition that occurred in the late 90's and early millennium when we switched from websites developed 'page by page' to database driven CMS's. The reality is that what blogs do that was so special is increasingly being absorbed into standard (common) CMS platforms.

So my question is, how long until the term 'blogs' can only be found on Archive.org as a term of reference like database driven websites which eventually became just plain old 'websites'?

While I framed my question from the other angle, we’re basically asking the same question.

While I framed my question from the other angle, we’re basically asking the same question.

However I think the argument should be positioned differently, and this is based on my belief/experience over the last 15 years of the web. Blogs in my opinion are just advanced websites with their key feature distinguishing features being that they are social by comparison with traditional database-driven websites.

History proves this theory as today’s websites evolution mimic’s a similar technological transition that occurred in the late 90′s and early millennium when we switched from websites developed ‘page by page’ to database driven CMS’s. The reality is that what blogs do that was so special is increasingly being absorbed into standard (common) CMS platforms.

So my question is, how long until the term ‘blogs’ can only be found on Archive.org as a term of reference like database driven websites which eventually became just plain old ‘websites’?

very relavant post and blogs have really moved past being simply blogs. MANY people use WordPress.org as their official website. I know I used it when I needed a quick site up. It seems the capability of it has become a CMS of sorts for the social media space.

This brings up another, broader point beyond blogs but in the way that companies look at technology and interaction. Used to be companies led with CMS, CRM, ERP investments and tacked on “ancillary” social components after. Now, am seeing signs of the opposite with social leading the technology with ties to CMS, CRM afterwards.

Beyond the technology of any of this, still the biggest inhibitor is cultural adoption of interaction which is the overall point of your post in essence.

very relavant post and blogs have really moved past being simply blogs. MANY people use WordPress.org as their official website. I know I used it when I needed a quick site up. It seems the capability of it has become a CMS of sorts for the social media space.

This brings up another, broader point beyond blogs but in the way that companies look at technology and interaction. Used to be companies led with CMS, CRM, ERP investments and tacked on “ancillary” social components after. Now, am seeing signs of the opposite with social leading the technology with ties to CMS, CRM afterwards.

Beyond the technology of any of this, still the biggest inhibitor is cultural adoption of interaction which is the overall point of your post in essence.