On the surface, a blog is pretty simple and straightforward; a collection of posts by one or more authors that are about one (or more) related topic. In a nutshell, that’s what Doobybrain.com is. But behind the scenes, a blog is a complicated array of connections, communications, and computer-assisted intelligence that, if non-existent, would make blogging a complicated affair.
Happily, I don’t normally have to deal with the whole computer side of blogging, but it is nice to know sometimes how Doobybrain.com gets to be running so smoothly especially with the surge in readership. If you feel the same way, then you’ll want to check out WIRED’s Flash flow chart about the life cycle of a blog post.
The Flash graphic was made by London-based Build.
And since it was such a pain in the butt to get the SWF file off of WIRED’s server, I’ve done it for you so you can just right-click and save it to your computer for viewing. Download the file here.
