Booming blogs

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | August 21, 2003 | Beth Gillan

[KB Zogby]

But the blogs that really took off were the pundit blogs, filled with passionate debate and colorful insults. Freewheeling and full of attitude, they're a far cry from the carefully reasoned - some would say boring - opinions expressed on newspapers' op-ed pages.

[KB Zogby]

Good article about blogging and blogs.

[dirtboy]

But the blogs that really took off were the pundit blogs, filled with passionate debate and colorful insults. Freewheeling and full of attitude, they're a far cry from the carefully reasoned - some would say boring - opinions expressed on newspapers' op-ed pages.

It's hilarious that the Inquirer would say this, as they used to run my letters to the editor on a regular basis until my opinions drifted too far off the Inquirer's political reservation. I can't even stand to read their op-ed section, unless I'm having trouble sleeping.

[randog]

I can't even stand to read their op-ed section, unless I'm having trouble sleeping.

Same with my local paper. The editorial invariably starts with, "We as a community need to spend more money on (insert liberal cause-du-jour here)."

[gcruse]

The hard thing, initially, with blogs is getting readers.
One way to do that is to put one's blog address in
one's tagline, but I would never do that.

[headsonpikes]

I'm avoiding hits, personally.

[Prodigal Son]

Is there any particular reason why you exerpted the article?

[gcruse]

I get invalid URL...

[headsonpikes]

That's part of my strategy. ;^)

[gcruse]

It works very well.