Bloggers Running Out of Things to Say Take a Vacation

Over the past couple weeks it has become relatively apparent that there isn’t much news on the web. Why is that? Well in contrast to last year when the Facebook platform pushed us through the summer, this year it’s business as usual which means not much news. Typically the rest of the country goes on vacation in August but journalists and bloggers are known to continue at essentially the same pace.

This year it feels like the story is different and as I see more posts popping up about blogging being exhausting (which it is), I’m also seeing more bloggers tweeting bout their time away in the carribean or elsewhere. I’m starting to think that it may just be a good idea to follow-suit. Take a look at the headlines and you’ll notice that there really isn’t much going on but speculation and rumors.

One example is the rumor of the iPhone nano which is expected to hit stores in time for the holidays. How will it work? We don’t know. What does it look like? No idea. We can just tell you that it’s going to happen (or not) and there will be millions of them sold (if it exists). In an industry where you stay up until 3 am to see if any news breaks or make sure that you don’t miss the opportunity to break a story, it’s difficult to jump away from the computer.

What happens if you miss that big story? Well, apparently it doesn’t really matter. When you return things will be back to usual and that readership base that you thought would go running for the doors will still be around. Personally, I haven’t run out of things to say but you’ve probably noticed that there is less news on here and more analysis. That’s not a choice, that’s simply a result of the lack of buzz.

So for the rest of you bloggers out there, I think it’s time to take a break. Anybody have a beach house I can go hang out in for a few days?

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