Thanks to Nizam Zakaria for the interview he conducted with me via email. Quite a long one - good questions, picking my brain about what i think about blogging and where the practice is headed. Just an excerpt:
bq. NZ: Would you agree that Weblogs have increased the masses of content out there? But there are so many contents out there, so how does one differentiate between relevant contents and the ones that shouldn't be published in the first place?
bq. Aizuddin: I believe in the freedom of speech. As long as you're honest and sincere in your writing, there should be no distinction between content. But what I've found going around a lot lately is that some bloggers try to pass off their opinions as "fact" and that's a definite no-no. If it's an opinion say so. If you're not sure, but think you're right, say that you think you're right, but admit that you could be wrong. If there's any doubt, don't pass off what you know as a fact. How do you know what you know is really fact or just opinion? Do research before you publish something. Publish the findings (e.g. links) of your research to back up what you've said.
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