Comments on: The Rocky blogging story

By: Bill Hobbs

Bill Hobbs — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 21:17:40 +0000

I found you via the Rocky Mountain News story. I’m not a Coloradan, though I’d like to be. I do write a lot about the Taxpayers Bill of Rights on my blog (I’m advocating for a similar thing here in Tennessee).

My blog is
http://www.hobbsonline.blogspot.com and there’s a TABOR item at the top.

Bill
Nashville, TN

By: resurrectionsong

resurrectionsong — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 18:05:52 +0000

Before I Begin…

…let me Bow to the Brilliance of Kate (whose Big fest of B words is pretty impressive). B is for…

By: Walter In Denver

Walter In Denver — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 17:23:25 +0000

The Rocky on Blogs

The Rocky Mountain News published today a feature on local blogs and blogging. Here’s the opening: Welcome to the world of blogging:

By: Ryan Waddell

Ryan Waddell — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:35:13 +0000

I’m trying to get my roommate to write a story on blogging. It’s kinda nice having an “in” to the journalistic community… maybe if he writes a piece in his little paper, it’ll get picked up by some of the bigger papers in the city too.
Having said that, I don’t really care about recognition that much… it’s just cool having readers that comment when I make an interesting post.

By: Matt Moore

Matt Moore — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:32:10 +0000

Just keep blogging, it’s only a matter of time till you get your fifteen minutes. I’ve now been mentioned in a magazine and a newspaper, but I’ve got to catch Andy, he was in Reuters.

By: Ryan Waddell

Ryan Waddell — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:29:37 +0000

I totally understand about being addicted to blogging. I’m constantly thinking “This is blog material” and I always forget to blog the things when I get home. I need a Blackberry that is blog enabled. Or, I need to set up a WAP interface to Movable Type so I can blog on the go.
Congrats on being quoted though, I wish someone would contact ME about bloggin… hehehe

By: Matt Moore

Matt Moore — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 14:48:28 +0000

Paradoxically, yes.

By: Walter

Walter — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 14:46:25 +0000

Can a blog be sober when the author isn’t?

By: The General

The General — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 13:31:44 +0000

Let me be the first to comment and say nice job. I like the article and its nice to see blogging mentioned in the local media.

I would’ve been to pumped to go to bed too.

I also agree with what you said about the quotes from the journalism prof. I disagree with him, as you did, that blogs aren’t competition for mainstream media and that we only provide “insight into the audience” of mainstream media. Blogging may not be journalism but its more than a bunch of people talking about the news or the news covered by the mainstream media outlets. Yes, its fascinating how armed with tools like technorati and blogdex you can get an idea of what other people are talking about but that is a side-effect or feature of how blogging works its not the root of what blogging is about.

Anyway, congrats on being mentioned in print.

By: Fort Blog

Fort Blog — Mon, 15 Sep 2003 13:15:44 +0000

Blogging in the RMN

As Matt of TBOTCOTW hinted at here and mentioned here and here there is an article in Rocky Mountain News about blogging today. The article mentions several Denver area bloggers. For the most part I think the RMN reporter, Mark…