I think I was expected to say that blogs would kill The New York Times and that Big Media -- as in 'Big Media, the homogenous monolith' -- was screwed. Which is just silly. Even I am not that stupid. Big Media does a perfectly good job of screwing itself without the help of blogs! (See Blair, Jayson.)

In the special report published today, BusinessWeek Online says: In more ways than ever before, people are incorporating the Net into all corners of their lives. Czech other links (right toppish corner)

New Media The Wild World of "Open-Source Media"

Web logs, or blogs, offer everyone a platform for political commentary, diary writing, and sharing links. And the best are truly influential
· A Directory of Wonderful Things [*BusinessWeekOnline]
· Local Weblogs Gawk, Stalk -- But Balk at Minting $$ [OJR ]

The Wired 40

Meet the masters of innovation, technology, and strategic vision - 40 companies that are reshaping the global economy.
Highlighting companies driven by innovative thinking, not marketplace brawn.
· [01]Media Dragon [02]Google [03]Nokia [03!]Yahoo! [Wired]