# Brent Simmons on why we still need blogs:

Type: post
URL: https://www.jonathant.com/blog/brent-simmons-on-why-we-still-need-blogs/
Published: 2011-04-12
Updated: 2026-08-09
Author: Jonathan Tarud

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[Brent Simmons on why we still need blogs:](http://inessential.com/2011/04/11/use_cases)

Twitter and Facebook are great for organizing a revolution. Blogs are for explaining why we need one.