Comments on: In Online Publishing, the News is All Good

By: Newsmaven

Newsmaven — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:46:44 +0000

I bid $10!

Actually, I misread that “$1.23″ at first as “$1.23 million”, which got me to read the whole graf with more care, and then I got the joke.

By: Paul Gillin

Paul Gillin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:23:06 +0000

I think it’s important to note that most bloggers don’t do it for the money. They’re motivated by self-expression, finding people with similar interests, building a reputation for themselves, etc. It’s a terrible way to make a living.

Varg, what the hell are you talking about? Be specific, dude.

By: Varg Vikernes

Varg Vikernes — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:50:21 +0000

So quick to hang sh!t on newspapers and yet so flowery and breathless with your interpretation of the facts. Lovely.

By: Snuffy

Snuffy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:15:20 +0000

Dude, your website is at least worth $4. See? It’s up 100% just like that!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:36:01 +0000

The State of the Blogosphere report is eye-opening, I agree. I was struck by this line:

>>But as the Blogosphere grows in size and influence, the lines between what is a blog and what is a mainstream media site become less clear. Larger blogs are taking on more characteristics of mainstream sites and mainstream sites are incorporating styles and formats from the Blogosphere. In fact, 95% of the top 100 US newspapers have reporter blogs (see The Bivings Group).

Part of the solution? Or part of the problem?

Also interesting to see how little income people earn from their blogs. Personally, I will have to live to be 110 to see any return on Google Adsense. Then again, I have a niche audience. But income, yeah. In terms of where journaiists go from here, that’s the big question. (Sorry, I know there’s a typo there, but this page is kind of screwed up on Firefox 3.0 for Mac.)

By: Michelle Rafter

Michelle Rafter — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:29:39 +0000

Hey Paul: Thanks for the shout out. A clarification though: the WSJ didn’t launch anything, unless a redesign counts as a launch.

Best,

Michelle Rafter