Embeddable blog posts?
Anil Dash has a unique idea (via Steve Rubel), though I'm not sure if it'll take off or not -- embedded blog posts.
Anil figures that if people are always embeddeding photos and videos, why not let them embed the text of blog posts too? It seems like it might be a good idea.
The main problem I see is this:
A lot of bloggers prefer to link and comment about other posts (like I do) and wouldn't want to embed the full post.
A lot of other bloggers have a hard time embedding code due to WYSIWYG editors and their lack of HTML knowledge.
There's still a lot of bloggers left in the middle, so this idea still might find a big audience. Even if it doesn't end up becoming popular, you've gotta give Anil some credit for a very creative idea.
Another potential problem stems from the fact that the blog content you embed is still live. If the author updates it on their end, it automatically updates on your site. For many things, that'd be great! However, if the author decides to put up a XXX image instead, you've got problems.
As a blogger, is this something you could see yourself using -- either offering embedded code of your posts, or embedding other posts in your site?