to blog or not to blog

this from the bbc today:

"If you believe the hype, blogs are as significant as the invention of the printing press for their ability to change the way the world will be seen. If on the other hand you believe the counter-hype, blogs are a self-indulgence which pander to dull people's misguided beliefs that they have something interesting to say."

which one? maybe a little bit of both. something in the middle, more like... people who need a chance to voice something and don't really care if people find it interesting or not (but think it's nice when someone does).

ever notice how the british say "the bbc" but we americans say just "abc"?