Is blogging over?

The Financial Times says so:

When the world’s least fashionable political party discovers a social trend, it is surely a sign that it is peaking.

... and...

A political consultant once complained that his bosses’ reliance on focus groups handed power to people who were prepared to sit around for hours talking about politics with strangers, in return for a free sandwich. Similarly if politics is increasingly shaped by the blogosphere, it will mean more power and influence for a sub-section of the population willing to waste hours trawling through dross on the internet.

Shoot. What am I doing to do now? Radio?

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