Kuro5hin has been around since the early days of the internet. There are other forum-blog hybrids out there as well. As for why they haven’t taken over the internet, I think it takes a very specific type of topic and community for one to grow naturally. The forum-blog approach is well suited to applied philosophy, but I’m not sure what else.
Kuro5hin in its current state is a really good example of just how this format can degenerate once the main content contributors lose interest and go elsewhere.
http://www.kuro5hin.org/
Kuro5hin has been around since the early days of the internet. There are other forum-blog hybrids out there as well. As for why they haven’t taken over the internet, I think it takes a very specific type of topic and community for one to grow naturally. The forum-blog approach is well suited to applied philosophy, but I’m not sure what else.
Kuro5hin in its current state is a really good example of just how this format can degenerate once the main content contributors lose interest and go elsewhere.