I don't think the novelty of blogging will ever wear off. It might peak in the near future, but it's certainly here to stay as a medium for personal opinion, writing, photo-sharing, etc.
As for Google, I think you're right. Blogs have, to a certain extent, polluted general search results. I'm not sure Google is ready to filter blogs out of general search in favor of their own blog search, but they will soon.
I've found Google's blog search to be excellent, and superior to Technorati, because it returns fare more relevant bloggers with greater credibility, whereas technorati simply returns results to any schmuck with a keyboard and an internet connection.
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I don't think the novelty of blogging will ever wear off. It might peak in the near future, but it's certainly here to stay as a medium for personal opinion, writing, photo-sharing, etc. As for Google, I think you're right. Blogs have, to a certain extent, polluted general search results. I'm not sure Google is ready to filter blogs out of general search in favor of their own blog search, but they will soon. I've found Google's blog search to be excellent, and superior to Technorati, because it returns fare more relevant bloggers with greater credibility, whereas technorati simply returns results to any schmuck with a keyboard and an internet connection.
I don't see any reason why they shouldn't be.
Eh, Walt Mossberg is legit.