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Re: Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Well, I do consider my blog a journal, in the literal sense of the word. And i don't feel like I'm walking on egg shells. Dave brought up a serious issue. It may be one he takes more seriously than other folks, but I'm glad he does. The division we need to watch here isn't between honest and dishonest, but between professional and amateur. Blogging is mostly an amateur activity, even for professionals. Except for Andrew Sullivan, Mickey Kaus and a few others, hardly anybody makes a living from blogging. And in the case of Sullivan, the money comes from many people, not one company. To a large degree, we trust the absence of money in blogging. That's why when somebody is being paid by a company they're blogging about, it should be made clear that's what's going on, even if the pay has no influence. You want to keep the professional taint away. And again, I think we're just beginning to figure this shit out. It's not a sterile process. There are responses to this message:
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