Comments on: ‘Manly’ Maney Says Blog Novelty Will Wear Off

By: Lexie

Lexie — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 16:29:16 +0000

“Blogs are Just a Great Bore,” Roland S. Martin, BlackAmericaToday.com

â€œBlogs ARE boringâ€¦through the MSM,” Lexie J. Smith, Lexical Light

Read the rest here….

http://texlex.typepad.com/just_keep_swimming_just_k/2005/06/quotblogs_are_j.html

By: DarkStar

DarkStar — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 12:29:08 +0000

They canâ€™t deal with the fact that there is another medium that people may prefer, and which may be actually better than theirs.

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However, if he, or anyone else, seriously believes that blogs will disappear, or will lose influence, they arenâ€™t thinking clearly.

Q.E.D.

Question #1: How many newspapers are there in a typical region?

Question #2: How many blogs are there that focus on “news” or “news events”?

Question #3: How often do blogs “break news” rather than comment on news?

Question #4: Does anyone else besides me notice that The DrudgeReport, is mainly links to MSM news sources?

4a. Does anyone think that the MSM outlets sometimes “leaks” information to Drudge about what is coming up in their media?

4b. How often does Drudge really “break news”?

By: James Shott

James Shott — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 02:45:38 +0000

The arrogance and angst of journalists vis a vis blogs is palpable, isn’t it?

They can’t deal with the fact that there is another medium that people may prefer, and which may be actually better than theirs.

But to the point of blog futures, I think that he is right in some measure. The novelty will surely wane.

However, if he, or anyone else, seriously believes that blogs will disappear, or will lose influence, they aren’t thinking clearly.

By: SCSIwuzzy

SCSIwuzzy — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 18:04:14 +0000

“I donâ€™t think its just men who have problems with bloggers. Maureen Dowd doesnâ€™t think too highly of them either…”
MoDo’s NOT a man?!? LOL

By: DarkStar

DarkStar — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 17:38:14 +0000

By “in general” I mean that many bloggers go on and on about blogs replacing or overtaking or doing the job the MSM should be doing. At least that seems to be the hype of the “internet bloggers”.

LB’s is more of her commentary with links to support her view. The queen does have disdain for the MSM, but I don’t sense anything more than that.

I blog because I got “called out” by Ambra. I can be strong in opinion, and I can be confident and at times cockey, but I’m just another “nut” spouting off.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 04:25:28 +0000

nice hat, did you see the parting shot Okrent laid on MoDo and especially Krugman? ROTFLOL.

By: tvd

tvd — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 03:26:59 +0000

Why is DarkStar always on point?

…even if he is too conservative for me

By: nice hat

nice hat — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 01:27:52 +0000

I don’t think its just men who have problems with bloggers. Maureen Dowd doesn’t think too highly of them either and routinely mocks them.

By: SCSIwuzzy

SCSIwuzzy — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:17:05 +0000

Blogs are over hyped and, in general (?), the inflated sense of self worth is irrating.
I resent that remark! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to enter my ego in a size contest between Michael Moore and the HMS Queen Mary 2.

By: RedBeard

RedBeard — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:44:00 +0000

Inflated sense of self worth? Huh? [RedBeard scratches head]

By: La Shawn

La Shawn — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:41:23 +0000

DarkStar, blogger, that’s blog treason!

Wait a minute, are you talking about me? Probably not. Right?

By: DarkStar

DarkStar — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:29:13 +0000

Blogs are over hyped and, in general (?), the inflated sense of self worth is irrating.

By: Allan Yackey

Allan Yackey — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:57:32 +0000

Up until the arrival of video tapes home movies were not very common. It was a big process to make a home movie. The equipment was big, bulky noisy and expensive.

Showing them was an even more awkward process. The room had to be dark, you had to set up a screen and a different big bulky film projector.

The film speeds were so slow that any effort to make an indoor movie involved a light bar with at least four photoflood lights. Each was 150 watts or so as I recall. You had to have an extension cord plugged into an electrical outlet. The lights got hot enough to burn anything that touched them, and they did not last long.

Am I showing my age?

By: La Shawn

La Shawn — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:57:45 +0000

Oh no! I was thinking about home videos from the 1960s. Back in the 40s, 8mm was used?

By: Buck

Buck — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:55:43 +0000

Other Maney Quotes:

“Microsoft? They’ll never get off the ground.”

“George Bush Will be Re-Defeated” in 2004″

“The Boston Redsox will never win the title.”

“The Internet will never catch on.”