Comments on: A Necessary Symbiosis between MSM and Bloggers http://themoderatevoice.com/20520/a-necessary-symbiosis-between-msm-and-bloggers/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:24:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/20520/a-necessary-symbiosis-between-msm-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-128984 DLS Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:10:36 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/newspapers/the-new-york-times/20520/a-necessary-symbiosis-between-msm-and-bloggers/#comment-128984 "kudzu was imported to the south and midwest, and planted by droves. It took over"<br><br>Kind of like entitlements and Presidential-candidate promises.<br><br>(or cancer) “kudzu was imported to the south and midwest, and planted by droves. It took over”

Kind of like entitlements and Presidential-candidate promises.

(or cancer)

]]> By: runasim http://themoderatevoice.com/20520/a-necessary-symbiosis-between-msm-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-128983 runasim Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:01:33 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/newspapers/the-new-york-times/20520/a-necessary-symbiosis-between-msm-and-bloggers/#comment-128983 Very thoughtful post.<br><br>From reading blogs, I have the impression that the blogosphere has yet to decide what it wants to be. Maybe a better way of putting it would be to say that I don't discern much plannning for what it wants to become.<br><br>Not hat every blog has to fit a formula. In fact, I think there is too much clustering and not enough variety. Among political blogs, the vast majority seem to be the equivalent of 547's. or <a href="http://MoveOn.org">MoveOn.org</a>. Since strong emotons are what appears to draw an audience, I'm wondering how much risk there is that blogs will become just like te worst example of MSM, suffocating the best, most thoughtful. <br><br>Just musing.<br>Like the post says, things are in a state of constant development. Very thoughtful post.

From reading blogs, I have the impression that the blogosphere has yet to decide what it wants to be. Maybe a better way of putting it would be to say that I don't discern much plannning for what it wants to become.

Not hat every blog has to fit a formula. In fact, I think there is too much clustering and not enough variety. Among political blogs, the vast majority seem to be the equivalent of 547's. or MoveOn.org. Since strong emotons are what appears to draw an audience, I'm wondering how much risk there is that blogs will become just like te worst example of MSM, suffocating the best, most thoughtful.

Just musing.
Like the post says, things are in a state of constant development.

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