DMN Exclusive: Blogs are Important
Start paying attention to blogs. So says Michael Robinson, senior vice president at Levick Strategic Communications LLC, in a story that maybe should have run three or four years ago. Levick is a Washington, D.C.-based firm that helps companies pinpoint “high-authority blogs” that have “credibility to move markets and influence public opinion.” One of Robinson’s clients is Chip Babcock, a local lawyer who has handled cases for Oprah and Dr. Phil. Two thoughts, after reading Cheryl Hall’s piece:
- I don’t know why, but reading a story that explains what a blog is, in late 2007, sort of reminded me of those commercial for the Jitterbug cell phones, the ones for older folks, with giant numbers and someone who stores numbers in your phone for you. Technology is scary!
- I need to get a job where my primary duty, maybe my only duty, is clicking around online and telling people what blogs to read. I guess I sort of do that now. But I bet Robinson can invoice for more.
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Perhaps the DMN’s a little gun shy in weighing in on technology after that whole cuecat thing.
Dude, technology IS scary. I can barely program my alarm clock without hyperventilating. And if you could text-message with those big-ass Jitterbug phones, I’d TOTALLY get in line for one.
That aside, I was amused to discover – purely by accident, as all technology-related “discoveries” are in my world – that the DMN had its own music blog just the other day. Has anyone else seen that? (Judging my the comments left…not many.) What an amazing piece of **** they’ve assembled. I skimmed through an entire month’s worth of entries and I think all I read about were Carrie Underwood, a discussion on how Extreme were the best funk-metal band of their time (I kid you not), and “Dancing With the Stars.” Oh, and I learned that Loverboy are regrouping and have a new record. Because it’s high time we all be reminded how much they FIERCELY sucked, I guess.
It was actually worse than the Observer’s music blog prior to the Jonanna****canna. Amusingly bad. Much like the very un-hip-and-too-old-to-be-in-this-conversation older uncle I’m just a couple years away from being. (ugh)
my problem with blogs – although entertaining – is that once posted (and not necessarily suficiently sourced) and then re-posted on other blogs ad nausuem. all of a sudden these posts become FACTS. Scary.
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