tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506514005426983269.post7588960356796518992..comments2023-10-28T08:02:44.565-05:00Comments on illusory tenant: Local bloggers are over, says local bloggerillusory tenanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506514005426983269.post-30812995120896695242009-06-09T10:39:39.140-05:002009-06-09T10:39:39.140-05:00Heh heh. My first thought was that it's a fine...Heh heh. My first thought was that it's a fine line between "OMG, they're selling smack down the street! and "OMG, they're selling smack down the street!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506514005426983269.post-54153665743060613752009-06-09T10:26:14.663-05:002009-06-09T10:26:14.663-05:00The hookers know where the business is: Coast Guar...The hookers know where the business is: Coast Guard Island.illusory tenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506514005426983269.post-73835420972190464282009-06-09T10:14:48.139-05:002009-06-09T10:14:48.139-05:00I think the takeaway is, "Why are professiona...I think the takeaway is, "Why are professional journalists wasting their time seeking answers to transcendentally stupid questions like, 'So why do blogs have a higher failure rate than restaurants?'"<br /><br />A better question might be, "Why are multi-million-dollar professional <a href="http://data.jsonline.com/News/HomicideTracker/" rel="nofollow">news gathering organizations</a> being completely outpaced by <a href="http://oakland.crimespotting.org" rel="nofollow">random Internet nerds</a>?"<br /><br />Methinks the answers to both are closely related.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506514005426983269.post-47760500621034348552009-06-09T08:25:25.106-05:002009-06-09T08:25:25.106-05:00I've wondered why the legacy media didn't ...I've wondered why the legacy media didn't try to cultivate bloggers as, in effect, unpaid stringers.Terrence Berreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867275234105879358noreply@blogger.com