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Jeremy posted a little information from a discussion he’s been having at work lately.

In the discussion he argues that weblogs will replace message boards for really interesting (and sticky) discussions… (maybe even this year).

I’d say that I’m not sure this is going to happen that quickly, unless someone like Yahoo! really gets behind it. There’s still a huge technology hurdle to cross, as it’s really not that easy to install weblog software like MovableType, even though the instructions are great. Installing the software on a server requires an interest in learning a little about programming or server administration at the least. It’s not a ‘killer app’ yet by any means.

Posting to a message board is a snap…

Don’t get me wrong, weblogs are able to take over message board popularity, but it’ll require someone like Yahoo! to really get behind it and start getting the masses on to them. Until that time, it’ll still be a niche content production platform.

That being said, Salon and RadioUserland are doing a great job of getting people using them. Live Journal and Blogger are as well… but it’ll take someone like Yahoo! to get it into the masses hands.

I say “Go for It!”