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Tuesday, December 07, 2004



When in Doubt, It's from Shakespeare" and "...Or the Bible" ...

The Blog, The Press, The Media: The Business Of Blogging
Explosive growth means Web logs are suddenly in Madison Avenue's sights
Just a year ago, blogs were viewed as a collection of off-the-cuff ramblings in cyberspace read mainly by online devotees. Then, as the election season heated up, bloggers gained new prominence, writing up-to-the-minute news and politics nuggets that the mainstream media struggled to match. Suddenly, millions of Americans were turning to political blogs such as instapundit.com and journalist Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish. And blogs about everything from art-world gossip to macroeconomics are drawing audiences, too. A new medium, though still a work in progress, is coming into being.

Daily Dragon [ ]
• · I had hoped that people would be able to conduct themselves in a civilized manner, but apparently that was too much to ask. 2004weblogawards: Trading a little bit of principle for notoriety!
• · · Sydney radio listeners are tuning out of the commercial networks and heading back to the ABC Look who's catching Jones
• · · · Obsessives could be an asset to society: Anoraks, geeks, nerds - there's no shortage of insults for enthusiasts who take their interests just a bit too far. But a new report suggests these fanatics are a growing force in society. Rise of the anoraks ; [Waikiki Wiki ]