A week or two ago, Samuel Rose over at Smartmobs asked: Whiter Grid-Blogging?. As some may recall, the concept of grid blogging was kick-started right here. I was pleased by this act of blog archaeology, especially as it concentrated on what for me was the main aspect behind the idea - that of being people-centric as opposed to tool-driven:

"It seems like grid-blogging has gotten left in the dust. Meanwhile, blogging software employs new tools, like technorati and del.icio.us and other tags that tie blog subjects together. But, in my opinion, the activity of "Grid-blogging" seems to have the potential to tap into the "wisdom of crowds" even more directly than tagging folksonomies. A grid-blog focuses many minds on a specific topic."

Grid blogging was a humble recognition of the need to explore ways of developing speech patterns for a mutated (me)diasphere. A tactic to offer concerted multiple views on common and/or impelling issues. A way of thinking perspective-rich participatory cluster media in opposition to the oligarchy of poor thought often found in mass media.

After a couple of grids, I let go. A community of Christian blogs adopted grid blogging for faith-based activities, which made sense really and reminded me of how I'd grown up close to the Vatican.

Once I came across a few posts from some guys that had just encountered fatherhood and were having a beta dad grid blog, which I thought was pretty cool. Then I saw this flyer.