I started this Wordpress theme because there is a lot of hype about the death of blogging, and how lifestreaming is the new form of expression. I think it’s funny when I see blog posts about the death of blogging, because that type of post is a typical link bait tactic used to get more blog readers. The death topic is very polarizing because you will get opponents to both sides.

A lifestream website is a leech of all the activities that you do on the internet. Since microblogging, like Twitter, is becoming so popular, blogging alone is becoming much less appealing. Simply because you can do less and still get the same benefits. The benefits of course are promotion, authority, and relationships…

A typical lifestream will contain blog posts, tweets, videos, pictures, music… basically anything with an RSS stream can be added. Everything that you do on the internet within your communities will be automatically aggregated to your lifestream. There are quite a few software packages that are being developed to create lifestreams, but I choose Wordpress. You get all the benefits of the Wordpress blogging plugins and add-ons. This means that not only is your lifestream website a leech, but also will syndicate your content too.

I also use Wordpress because I find that most lifestreams are limiting in that I can’t update the content once it is on my lifestream. To me, microblogging is very limited. I find 140 characters to be overkill. I understand why it is 140 characters but to define a meaning and a message in that is hard. This is why, I want to be able to add my view on my content. Why did I Tweet that, Why did I add that Youtube video to my playlist… Wordpress allows me to do that.

I just started with the lifestreaming concept, but have years of experience with syndicating and mashing data, so I can see how lifestreaming can be used for business, news, and community.