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Self-obsessed gossip blogger: “blogging is dead to me”

October 23rd, 2008
Self-obsessed gossip blogger: “blogging is dead to me”

The blogosphere was stirred up by gossip blogger Paul Boutin. In a successful attempt for some linkbait, the Valleywag correspondent announced the death of blogging on Wired.com:

The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. Cut-rate journalists and underground marketing campaigns now drown out the authentic voices of amateur wordsmiths. It’s almost impossible to get noticed, except by hecklers.

He criticizes the immpersonal character of blogging and supports that with…

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