You Can't Judge a Blook

In NewsGator’s never-ending quest to bring subscribers the newest in web content (and vocabulary), we have logged a new category under Books: Blooks.

So what is a blook, you ask? Essentially it’s a book in blog form. It’s similar to the serial novel concept that was popular before video games and television. Tom Wolfe serialized his Bonfire of the Vanities in Rolling Stone magazine awhile back, and Stephen King’s The Green Mile was originally released as a serial.

One of the things most fascinating about RSS and syndication technology in general is that it constantly lends itself to new applications. The “blook” seems perfect for the blogosphere, and perhaps it will become another alternative for fiction writers to get people to read their work without going through a publisher.

Our first Blook entry is titled Hackoff.com, described as “an historic murder/mystery set in the Internet bubble and rubble” by author Tom Evslin, who calls himself a “retired serial CEO” at his website. In the first chapter, the CEO of a dotcom is found in his office … well, I’m not going to spoil it for you. Subscribe to Hackoff.com and find out for yourself.

And if you find other good “blooks,” let us know so we can add them to our taxonomy.