Comments on: Behaviors of the Blogosphere – Controversy Continues

By: HeartlandOutdoorsman.Com

HeartlandOutdoorsman.Com — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:58:05 +0000

Maybe the both of them should sign up for the next space shuttle- that’s where this nonsense belongs.
I’m with Andy on this- get over these 2 comics and move on………

By: Andy Merrett

Andy Merrett — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 15:57:22 +0000

Trouble is, we get to hear about their views even though we (OK I) had never relly heard or crossed their paths before. This gets put out onto the web as some major story, when really it’s just a spat between two self-promoted “A listers”. Sure, they’re successful at what they do, and yes some of this matters for ad revenue, etc., but surely there are more important things…

I won’t be unsubscribing from their blogs on this issue, ’cause I was never subscribed in the first place.

I’m sure a greater impact of international blogs will bring out international prima-donnas; and I have nothing against the American people (please don’t get that impression from me) – however, a wider, more varied culture won’t go at all amiss.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 15:45:09 +0000

I see “thin” as a reference to the Burger King remark. i.e. Burger King (Weblogs Inc.) is fast food, so you are supposed to eat it (visit their sites) and get fat. If they visit his sites as he “hopes”, they are “thinner”. That’s how I read it, anyway. ;)

As far as unsubscribing… if you subscribed, this is what you subscribed for: their views. That’s the point of their blogs. So, this issue isn’t something to unsubscribe for… unless, of course, you disagree with their views so much that you wish to no longer read their views! :)

By: Michael Martine

Michael Martine — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 15:11:19 +0000

Both blogging companies are American, and it appears the majority of blog stars are American, too. As an experienced American, I can tell you that we usually only like having to think about two ideas at a time (sometimes less). We love a good head-to-head fight (that’s why all our movies end with one, preferably in an abandoned warehouse). Enter Denton and Calacanis. They are competitors in the same space. Pride and proof of method are at risk. I like both of them and their network of blogs. Both are interesting studies in how to set up and run a blog network.

In the meantime, third and other choices, like Blog Herald, have dipped below the American “this or that” line of sight.

By: hugemore

hugemore — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 13:44:24 +0000

yes.Denton is right, I will try !

By: Comic Strip Blogger

Comic Strip Blogger — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:53:00 +0000

Nick Denton is right.

By: Mike Sigers

Mike Sigers — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:46:13 +0000

More of the ” supposed ” majority thinking that anybody listens to them, when in fact, the only one’s who listen are the masses who do nothing, buy nothing, act upon nothing, etc, etc.

Almost as bad as some Hollywood star or Boy Band member giving out political advice.

A-lists and the such are perception, at best. And most of the time, it’s their perception and they made the list.
Learned it from Trump, I guess.

Un-link from them and don’t mention them and in 6 months maybe they’ll be gone. Let’s try it.

By: IO ERROR

IO ERROR — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:30:47 +0000

Indeed. I rarely read a single blog on the so-called “A list.” This sounds like a whole bunch of hot air to me, and I’m giving it all the attention it deserves: none.

By: Andy Merrett

Andy Merrett — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:04:58 +0000

But Jason Calacanis misses the big picture.

Errr, and he doesn’t?

Try the big picture of millions of ‘ordinary’ people not on this self-obsessed, self-promoting ‘A-list’ who are really making the blogosphere something.

By: Lei

Lei — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 10:33:42 +0000

I don’t know this Denton guy from the gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe but after that “thin” remark, I’d like to stomp on him all the same. What the #@!#