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- 1911wolf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Paid journalists posting on a major media web site isn't a "blog".
- dpk87, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I don't want to be a blogger. There, I said it.
- Nougat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Please. Make it stop.
http://digg.com/tech_news/Fight_that_blogging_urge - swenzel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Business2.0 has a problem. Blogs like Techcrunch and Co. are faster and killing big TW magazines. Quality and journalism don't matter in the fast paced Web 2.0 world anymore.
- ahawks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Actually company blogs, depending on the market space they're in, can be a really great way to communicate with the community and customer base.
- attila, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4EXCERPT:
IWM: "Are you offering staffers any incentives to blog?"
Quittner: "We're doing something that is novel for Time Inc. Our bloggers will be directly remunerated on the basis of their traffic. They'll be paid a modest CPM. Time Inc. will sell advertising on the individual blogs. So the bloggers will get to participate in the revenue they generate." - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4But the question is, who is going to read them? Theres already too many blogs out there, nobody cares what you had for breakfast.
- chris9902, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3well said. I don't think any gives a ***** anymore. It's all about video now.
- tuqqer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Right. Everyone wants to blog.
And everyone wants to be an actor.
Also: everyone needs to have a mission statement. - wolf530, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I think y'all are missing the point... The editor is trying to get his writers to be more accessible so that people can communicate more directly with them. By doing so, he will engender an audience that is more tied to the magazine. If the readers feel they can influence upcoming stories, they'll be more likely to buy subscriptions.
- spanner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2When everyone wants to be a blogger, its time to get out of blogging.
- meepus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Forcing people to blog a certain number of times a day will detract from the quality of their writing in their articles. If you make people continually churn things out instead of pacing them according to their abilities, they'll start cranking out vanilla, boring, and most importantly BAD writing.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I dont want to SEE what people had for breakfast either. Unless they wake up with a mouth full of wet flour.
- attila, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's a great analysis.
- positron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Then, as a journalist and one who understands journalistic integrity, you should also understand that there is a servere lack of it in today's traditional media. That is not to say that there *is* an abundance of journalistic integrity among the blogosphere, but rather that (smart) people understand it is their own responsibility to fact-check the information they gather from blogs. In contrast, (even smart) people take for granted the notion that journalists wouldn't lie or otherwise misrepresent facts. In addition, many people today do not understand the differences between journalism and punditry/commentary, nor do most media outlets seek to clarify this distinction.
- Nougat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Wow, and you've posted nothing in several months.
- 1911wolf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1That's fine and all, but it's not a blog and the paid journalists wont magically become bloggers.
BTW, nice name. ;) - meepus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1As a journalist, and someone who appreciates that real journalism (it's necessary to differentiate in today's world) involves substantiating facts with research... I find it disturbing that journalism and quality are no longer relevant. The less relevant these things are made, the easier it will be to deceive Average Joe.
- monergism, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0There is no reason for a company to blog. This is why they have official press releases.
Geeky shops can blog because they don't hire PR firms. I suppose a PR firm could fake a blog in which case you are reading polished unpolished work. Great. This benefits no one. - gd007, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1i am a blogger too : http://blog.funnydomainnames.com/
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