Comments on: Attack Of The Blogs (Yeah)! http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10933/attack-of-the-blogs-yeah/ A bunch of stuff I would have emailed you about. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:42:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: To Blog Or Not To Blog « MaisonBisson.com http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10933/attack-of-the-blogs-yeah/#comment-30759 To Blog Or Not To Blog « MaisonBisson.com Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:20:44 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/?p=10933#comment-30759 [...] We’ve all heard stories of bloggers who’ve lost jobs as a result of the content of their posts. And if you believe the Forbes story, the blogosphere is filled with teaming hordes intent on ruining established companies and destroying the economy (okay, I exaggerate). [...] [...] We’ve all heard stories of bloggers who’ve lost jobs as a result of the content of their posts. And if you believe the Forbes story, the blogosphere is filled with teaming hordes intent on ruining established companies and destroying the economy (okay, I exaggerate). [...]

]]> By: Bloggin' Outloud http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10933/attack-of-the-blogs-yeah/#comment-20874 Bloggin' Outloud Wed, 14 Dec 2005 03:50:46 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/?p=10933#comment-20874 <strong>Real Content: Forbes Repents</strong> Okay, okay. Enough search string silliness and headline humor. No more National Spotlights on Kansas News. (Who cares about Kansas anyway?) You've had it with caption contests and Don Surber references. You want content! And you won't be content with... Real Content: Forbes Repents

Okay, okay. Enough search string silliness and headline humor. No more National Spotlights on Kansas News. (Who cares about Kansas anyway?) You’ve had it with caption contests and Don Surber references. You want content! And you won’t be content with…

]]> By: Who’s Afraid Of Wikipedia? « MaisonBisson.com http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10933/attack-of-the-blogs-yeah/#comment-19173 Who’s Afraid Of Wikipedia? « MaisonBisson.com Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:04:06 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/?p=10933#comment-19173 [...] It all sounds the same as the Attack of the Blogs story in November issue of Forbes Magazine. That story began ominously: Web logs are the prized platform of an online lynch mob spouting liberty but spewing lies, libel and invective. Their potent allies in this pursuit include Google and Yahoo. But Forbes and Seigenthaler both conveniently ignore the fact that lies, libel and invective are common in other, older media. And Seigenthaler should know well the limitations of editorial authority over the millions of words published by hundreds of writers in a newspaper every day. Mistakes are made, and yes, counterfactual material is often slipped in. (Sadly, it’s also worth noting that real lynch mobs of the post-reconstruction South often enjoyed the support of their local newspapers.) [...] [...] It all sounds the same as the Attack of the Blogs story in November issue of Forbes Magazine. That story began ominously: Web logs are the prized platform of an online lynch mob spouting liberty but spewing lies, libel and invective. Their potent allies in this pursuit include Google and Yahoo. But Forbes and Seigenthaler both conveniently ignore the fact that lies, libel and invective are common in other, older media. And Seigenthaler should know well the limitations of editorial authority over the millions of words published by hundreds of writers in a newspaper every day. Mistakes are made, and yes, counterfactual material is often slipped in. (Sadly, it’s also worth noting that real lynch mobs of the post-reconstruction South often enjoyed the support of their local newspapers.) [...]

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