“Value added” is one of the buzz phrases caked all over twitter. I didn’t understand what exactly value added meant until I read this post:
Around the blawgosphere, I’ve noticed that many blawgers are posting about stories and decision, providing quotes or descriptions, and then moving to the next story. What happened to the analysis? Have blawgers decided that it’s enough to be another aggregator of news on a particular area of the law, without adding any value to their posts? So it seems.
These are good blawgers, people who have brought much to the discussion that has made us better, more thoughtful and intelligent lawyers, who are now doing as little as possible to keep up their posts without adding anything beyond the basic information. That’s not good enough.
And it’s so true. Original content (and analysis) is why we love blogs (Dooce, Above the Law, Teasingly Diverse, Go Fug Yourself, etc. etc. etc.) So, in the spirit of “adding value”, I’m adding some commentary to the Mornin’ category, and writing more.
The decision to write more occurred to me a few days ago while reading But No Thanks: I thought, “Wow, I haven’t written anything is good in a hot minute…” or ever. Close enough.
So in addition to 30 days of video blogs, expect more written blogs too. It’s Value Added Month!