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April 11, 2005
Profile of owner of the 101 sites
Greensboro News & Record profiles Roch Smith Jr., the owner of Charlotte 101 and Greensboro 101, which I did not mention earlier.
In the past, it has been nearly impossible to prove to local advertisers that local people are reading a particular Web site. If Smith can prove to advertisers that those blogs' readers are local and interested in local products, he'll have a shot at success.
Tip: Ed Cone, who is a source in the story.
Posted by eubie at 8:26 PM permalink
Bloggers and MSM
This is a piece from February still worth noting: WSJ -- The Blogs Must be Crazy: Or maybe the MSM is just suffering from freedom envy by Peggy Noonan.
Points I liked:
Blogging changes how business is done in American journalism. The MSM isn't over. It just can no longer pose as if it is The Guardian of Established Truth. The MSM is just another player now. A big one, but a player.
Bloggers, unlike reporters at elite newspapers and magazines, are independent operators. They are not, and do not have to be, governed by mainstream thinking.
Some brilliant rising young reporter with a growing reputation at the Times or Newsweek or Post is going to quit, go into the blogging business, start The Daily Joe, get someone to give him a guaranteed ad for two years, and become a journalistic force. His motive will be influence, and the use of his gifts along the lines of excellence. His blog will further legitimize blogging.
Posted by eubie at 8:17 PM permalink
Good reading from ACBJ -- April 11
The Business Review of Albany -- Rising gas prices don't slow RV sales
Baltimore Business Journal -- Jos. A. Bank says no to kids,' but maybe to women's wear
BizDemographics -- Norfolk most dependent on government jobs, ACBJ study finds
Charlotte Business Journal -- Lowe's takes NBA over NFL
Cincinnati Business Courier -- H-1B backlash: Federal program meant for hard-to-fill jobs, but critics cite company misuse
Denver Business Journal -- Federal court ruling hits 'junk fax' industry
San Francisco Business Times -- Rising economy injects new blood into venerable business clubs
Posted by eubie at 7:42 PM permalink