The Emirati Blogosphere

There is an interesting story in The National today on Emirati bloggers. The blog scene in the UAE - at least the English-language one - leaves a lot to be desired, but it is still cool to see it getting some attention and analysis.

The story talks to the writers of some familiar blogs like

and

. I would have loved interviews with the epic trolls Proud Emirati and A Blessing in Tragedy, both of whom have a brilliant talent for annoying foreigners through pitch-perfect obnoxiousness.

Spot On's poll yesterday said that 40 per cent of people are blogging less now because of Twitter. I have basically abandoned my personal blog since twittering began, but have made a solemn promise to start again. There is something about blogs that should stay alive long after the culture of monosyllabic grunts fades away.