The Media Drop

Daniel Drezner writes about blog influence on the media. Or, more specifically, blog readership by those in the media. The survey results that Drezner discusses also bring up one of the more amusing discussions for bloggers - media bias.

The elite responses are somewhat more liberal than the overall responses, but the difference is […]

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Tonight I came across this post over at J-Log, which talks about the newspaper habits of younger people - or, more specifically, lack of newspaper reading habits. What bothers me most about this is the ignorance of how the younger set has embraced the Internet as a channel to receive news and information.
Individuals aren’t […]

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Okay, I probably learned more than this, but…
This post over at Little Green Footballs is of interest like no other. Why? It confirms the existence of actual organization for those sometime known as “trolls“.
For all intents and purposes, it’s almost like some government or corporate structure whereby “trolls” decide who is going to […]

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For no other reason that I was thinking of posting one and Rox already did so.

1. “Amber (Super Dups remix w/ Ward 21)” - 311
2. “Red Alert” - Basement Jaxx
3. “Monster Eye Land” - Mix Master Mike
4. “Whoa!” - Black Rob
5. “Cold World” - Genius

6. “Caribbean Queen” - Billy […]

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On Saturday, the American Journalism Review posted this article, entitled “The Expanding Blogosphere,” by Rachel Smolkin. Smolkin gives details on a lot of the “A-List” bloggers, including Glenn Reynolds, Mickey Kaus, Andrew Sullivan, and Kevin Drum. Buzz Machine’s Jeff Jarvis says “The people are now talking,” when describing the growth of blogging as […]

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Diane de la Paz of the Tacoma News Tribune writes about how problems with the FCC have one radio station, KISW 99.9 FM out of Seattle seemingly “toeing the line” between what the FCC is allowing on the air and what is going to keep them from getting fined - while still keeping their audience […]

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In case you hadn’t heard, Tom Mangan of Prints the Chaff has decided to retire from blogland, at least from his main site. Between moving, work, and other things Tom wants to do with himself, it just wasn’t working out. Plus, he states he only has a dialup connection where he’s living. […]

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Back in April, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, Instant Live LLC, announced a patent they had received which means they now “have exclusive rights to the recording and instantaneous distribution of media on-site at a show.” Not just Clear Channel shows, but all live shows in the United States. If you record […]

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I just started laughing this morning at Rox’s post that starts “I refused to stand in line all night to see a movie.” I figured that was inspiration enough to put up this review that I was slacking off on since yesterday.
Taking Fridays off is a good thing - taking Fridays off and going […]

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A lot of the criticism bloggers receive is because of their writing skills - or perceived lack of them. Last night, I found something just as bad as what a lot of people go after bloggers for - on a “mainstream” news outlet’s site. Originally, I wanted to use it for a blog […]

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