tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post2024585926141852211..comments2023-11-05T05:01:58.563-05:00Comments on Ward Six: Blogging Is BetterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-12727759883513480822008-04-25T23:25:00.000-05:002008-04-25T23:25:00.000-05:00Another note to readers: SifBlog and Waffle Town t...Another note to readers: SifBlog and Waffle Town t-shirts are available at Cafepress!M. Sáflohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783971214731543500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-58482665034937397432008-04-24T08:47:00.000-05:002008-04-24T08:47:00.000-05:00Note to readers: a tote bag with Ginger's comment ...Note to readers: a tote bag with Ginger's comment on it is now available at Cafe Press!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-72994711086193012872008-04-23T21:38:00.000-05:002008-04-23T21:38:00.000-05:00Speaking of writing and merch, as we did in class ...Speaking of writing and merch, as we did in class today, CNN.com has just added t-shirt icons to some of its "Latest News" headlines. Clicking on the icon takes one to an area of the site where t-shirts with the associated headline and CNN logo are available for purchase. For example, "Arms cache found in girl's treehouse" is just $15 plus shipping. And that's where voters are getting their election news. Crazy.Ginger Heatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837259481002216077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-74872917041662474472008-04-21T14:42:00.000-05:002008-04-21T14:42:00.000-05:00Of course, as the transition from print to online ...Of course, as the transition from print to online continues, the gatekeepers will just transition themselves over too. There are already lots of schemes going on behind the scenes that determine things like ranking in search engines (over my head, but I remember seeing recent articles about it).AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077988599467518893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-84263404936645019792008-04-21T04:26:00.000-05:002008-04-21T04:26:00.000-05:00Indeed! I found myself nodding even more than I di...Indeed! I found myself nodding even more than I did during your post about praise/criticism. Damn the gatekeepers! But for blogging I'd have no way of self-indulgently informing people about what I cooked for dinner last night...I'd personally rather Nigella than Rushdie's readership though ;)hungryandfrozenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077401868108124070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-17803025916528991772008-04-20T23:08:00.000-05:002008-04-20T23:08:00.000-05:00Hear, hear. This internet thing is far more diffus...Hear, hear. This internet thing is far more diffuse and diverse than any newspaper or magazine can hope to be, and that's its strength. I can get everything online, ranging from YouTube commenters (spectacularly stupid) to, say, James Wood (really smart). And I can choose where, on that spectrum, I'd like to stop and read. <BR/><BR/>Good writing will usually be found. If it's online and it's good, it will become known. But newspaper editors can (and do) keep the conversation within a tight boundary. A matter of available space and limited attention. So often, I open the thinning book pages of the local "quality" paper, only to see reviews of books I've heard about online months earlier. It's all so dull and predictable now, in the paper world. Gimme electrons! Save the paper for the actual books, not the reviews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-30414827181821750922008-04-20T22:46:00.000-05:002008-04-20T22:46:00.000-05:00I would add Book Forum to the list. I haven't seen...I would add <I>Book Forum</I> to the list. I haven't seen <I>Rain Taxi</I> in some time, so I can't speak for the quality of the reviews contained there, but both publications do a good job of bringing books "under the radar" to public attention, albeit to a small audience.Monketahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16929642116584255310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-72406239847218216292008-04-20T21:28:00.000-05:002008-04-20T21:28:00.000-05:00Indeed, sir.Indeed, sir.ed skooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03031257497473281838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-31293183226391237802008-04-20T21:27:00.000-05:002008-04-20T21:27:00.000-05:00Yeah. It's hard to muster the thumb control on th...Yeah. It's hard to muster the thumb control on this mobile phone, so I save it for the comment and cut short the name. Plus, I'm an internet superstar, and I have to be incognito while my site is on hiatus; it's in my contract. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-70756413854059939792008-04-20T20:22:00.000-05:002008-04-20T20:22:00.000-05:00So Matt you're down to one letter now eh? ;-)So Matt you're down to one letter now eh? ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-60031599025911333122008-04-20T19:41:00.000-05:002008-04-20T19:41:00.000-05:00Amen, over and over. I've learned about books on ...Amen, over and over. I've learned about books on these internets I'd never have found otherwise. And online is the only place to get news that matters, the only place to find actual meaningful information related to important decisions - health, politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com