Arianna Huffington with a quick blog review of the prof’s new book on the business of blogging. There’s something in the fact that herself and Glenn don’t share politics but do share the understanding that it’s the mutuality of networking between independent bloggers that gives blogging both it’s collective and individual power. She quotes:
“Power once concentrated in the hands of a professional few,” he writes, “has been redistributed into the hands of the amateur many… Millions of Americans who were once in awe of the punditocracy now realize that anyone can do this stuff — and that many unknowns can do it better than the lords of the profession.”
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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