[CHARLITE]

"It puts more dance in their step than a new pair of wingtip shoes." !! Love that phrase! :)

[JennysCool]

$410 million for "About.com"?

Suckers!

[CHARLITE]

Good companion pieces to this one:

http://www.nationaljournal.com
CRY HAVOC! AND LET SLIP THE BLOGS OF WAR

Vaughn Ververs and William Powers offer dueling takes on the meteoric rise -- and sudden success -- of bloggers in this week's "Talking Heads" and "Off Message," respectively. Ververs explains how The Hotline caused a rift in the blogosphere and frets about the trend's impact on journalism. But Powers says don't fear: Like the 1990s tech boom, this too shall pass. Talking Heads http://nationaljournal.com/ververs.htm

· Off Message - Why Blogs Are Like Tulips http://nationaljournal.com/powers.htm